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§15905
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE
Chapter 609: SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
§15906

§15905-A. Approval of nonstate funded projects

1.  Approval authority.  The commissioner must approve each nonstate funded project.  
[PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §87 (NEW).]
2.  Rules.  The commissioner may adopt or amend rules relating to the approval of nonstate funded projects.  
[PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §87 (NEW).]
3.  Local vote.  Prior to approval by the commissioner, each nonstate funded project, except a municipal school construction project pursuant to subsection 4, must receive a favorable vote in accordance with section 15904, except that section 15904, subsection 4 does not apply.  
[PL 1999, c. 95, §1 (AMD).]
4.  Municipal schools.  In a municipal school unit where the responsibility for final adoption of the school budget is vested in the municipal council by municipal charter, a nonstate funded project may be approved without a referendum vote if the charter does not require a referendum.  
[PL 1999, c. 95, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 395, §A87 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 655, §10 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 95, §§1,2 (AMD).
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