An Act To Update the Laws Concerning the Maine School of Science and Mathematics

Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §8201,  as amended by PL 1995, c. 485, §1, is further amended to read:

§ 8201. School established

The Maine School of Science and Mathematics is established as a public , chartered magnet school pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of providing certain high-achieving high school students with a challenging educational experience. The school is a body politic and corporate and is an instrumentality and agency of the State. The exercise by the school of the powers conferred by this chapter is the performance of an essential public function by and on behalf of the State.

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §8203, sub-§2,  as enacted by PL 1993, c. 706, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read:

Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §8204, sub-§1, ¶J,  as enacted by PL 1993, c. 706, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read:

summary

This bill updates the laws concerning the Maine School of Science and Mathematics to change the designation of the school from a chartered school to a magnet school and changes the title of "superintendent" of the school to "executive director" to avoid confusion with other statutory terms.