§8451-A. Programs A region shall provide programs of career and technical education. Programs of career and technical education are eligible to receive state subsidy pursuant to chapters 606‑B and 609. All programs of career and technical education offered by a region must be approved by the commissioner pursuant to section 8306‑B. The programs must offer […]
§8451-B. Authority for career and technical education region satellite programs An affiliated unit that wishes to operate a career and technical education region satellite program shall comply with the satellite program authorization requirements of section 8403-A. [PL 2017, c. 420, §6 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 420, §6 (NEW).
§8451. Career and technical education regions 1. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the Legislature that each career and technical education region shall provide career and technical education in accordance with this chapter and shall function as an extension of the secondary schools and middle schools located within the region’s boundaries. [PL 2017, […]
§8452. Cooperative board; formation Each career and technical education region is administered by a cooperative board organized as follows. [PL 1991, c. 716, §6 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 545, §5 (REV).] 1. Structure of cooperative board. The school boards of the units located in a region, at a joint meeting called by the commissioner, […]
§8453-A. Membership on cooperative board 1. Requirements. Each member of a cooperative board must: A. Represent a unit or group of units within the region; [PL 1991, c. 518, §21 (NEW).] B. Represent a unit in which the member resides; and [PL 1991, c. 518, §21 (NEW).] C. Represent approximately the same […]
§8453. Membership on cooperative board (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 80 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 518, §20 (RP).
§8454. Oath of office 1. Oath. Before taking any official action, a newly appointed member of a cooperative board shall take the following oath or affirmation before a dedimus justice or notary public. “I (name) do swear that I will faithfully discharge to the best of my abilities the duties incumbent on me as a […]
§8455. Career and technical education region considered a political subdivision A career and technical education region is a political subdivision within the meaning of Title 5, section 19002, subsection 6, and a quasi-municipal corporation within the meaning of Title 30‑A, section 5701, and all the provisions of those sections apply to it. [RR 1991, […]
§8456. Voter approval of cooperative board articles A region shall vote on articles submitted by the cooperative board using the procedures set forth in sections 1351 to 1354. For such purposes, references in those sections to “school administrative district” or “district” mean career and technical education region; references in those sections to “board of directors,” […]
§8457. Cooperative board authority 1. General powers and duties. A cooperative board has all of the powers and duties of a school board as provided in section 1001, subsections 1, 2, 4 to 7 and 11‑A to 19; section 1002; section 1256, subsections 1, 2 and 4 to 7; section 1257; sections 1313 to 1315; […]
§8458. Career and technical education director; chief administrative officer 1. Employment of career and technical education director. The cooperative board shall employ a certified career and technical education director who shall administer, in compliance with this section, the provision of career and technical education in the region. A. [PL 1991, c. 518, §26 […]
§8459. Superintendents’ advisory committee The superintendents of the units within each region shall serve as an advisory committee to the cooperative board. This committee: [PL 1991, c. 518, §26 (AMD).] 1. Right to attend cooperative board meetings. Must receive notice of and must be invited to attend all meetings of the cooperative board; and […]
§8460. Budget Each region’s budget must be prepared and approved as follows. [PL 1991, c. 518, §26 (AMD).] 1. Duties of the cooperative board. The cooperative board shall: A. Prepare and approve a budget for the region; [PL 1991, c. 518, §26 (AMD).] B. Hold a public hearing in each of 2 […]
§8461. School administrative unit method 1. Role of the school administrative unit. The legislative body of each unit in a region shall vote on the articles submitted by the cooperative board. A. The vote on the budget articles by each unit must occur at the same time as the vote on the unit’s regular […]
§8462. Regional budget meeting approval method 1. Method of notice. A regional budget meeting must be called by a warrant. The warrant must be signed by a majority of the cooperative board. The following procedures apply to the warrant. A. The warrant must specify the time and place of the regional budget meeting. […]
§8463-A. Enforcement of payment of assessment 1. School warrant; monthly installment. Following the assessment of each unit pursuant to section 8463, the school officials of each unit in the region shall place on the school warrant for payment the first of each month an installment equal to 1/12 of the unit’s share of the region’s […]
§8463. Assessment and appropriation of municipal funds Municipal funds must be assessed and appropriated for a region’s budget as follows. [PL 1991, c. 518, §29 (AMD).] 1. Operating, construction and debt service costs. Each region shall, in accordance with the region’s written agreement for sharing costs adopted pursuant to section 8457, assess each unit […]
§8464. Budget failure The following applies in the event of a budget failure as defined in section 8301-A. [PL 1991, c. 518, §29 (AMD).] 1. Submission of a contingency plan. If a budget failure exists after August 1st of any fiscal year, the cooperative board shall submit to the state board a financial statement […]
§8465. Bonding authority A region may issue bonds and notes for school construction purposes. For purposes of this section, school construction purposes include minor capital costs relating to maintenance of plant. The cooperative board shall decide whether the issuance of bonds or notes by the region for school construction purposes is necessary. The cooperative board […]
§8466. Transfer or lease of school property to a career and technical education region 1. Authority. A unit within a region may transfer or lease unused property of the unit to the region for career and technical education purposes. [PL 1991, c. 518, §31 (AMD); PL 2005, c. 397, Pt. D, §3 (REV).] 2. […]
