20-A §15915. Energy service companies and 3rd-party financing
§15915. Energy service companies and 3rd-party financing 1. Initial agreement for energy conservation improvements. A school administrative unit may enter into an agreement of up to 20 years with an energy services company. For the purposes of this section, “energy services company” means a company or 3rd-party financing company that provides design, installation, operation, maintenance […]
20-A §15915-A. Telecommunications service agreements
§15915-A. Telecommunications service agreements 1. Service agreements. The governing bodies of school administrative units and career and technical education regions are authorized to enter into agreements for not more than 10 years with private entities such as telecommunications service providers to purchase telecommunications services, including services for interactive audio and visual communication and transmission of […]
20-A §15916. Federal construction aid
§15916. Federal construction aid The state board shall be the designated agency to administer any federal funds made available to assist in the construction of facilities for schools, educational programs or institutions of higher education. [PL 1987, c. 402, Pt. A, §135 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 402, §A135 (NEW).
20-A §15905. State board
§15905. State board 1. Approval authority. The state board must approve each school construction project, unless it is a small scale school construction project as defined in section 15901, subsection 4‑A, a nonstate funded project as defined in section 15905‑A or a permanent space lease-purchase project. A. The state board may approve projects as […]
20-A §15917. School facilities inventory
§15917. School facilities inventory 1. Inventory. [PL 2011, c. 171, §10 (RP).] 2. Data base established. The department shall establish and maintain a school facilities data base. The data base must be available for inclusion in the education information system maintained by the Education Research Institute and established in section 10. [PL 1995, c. […]
20-A §15905-A. Approval of nonstate funded projects
§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. […]
20-A §15918. Maintenance and capital improvement plan assistance
§15918. Maintenance and capital improvement plan assistance The department, within existing resources, shall support facility maintenance and capital planning training for school administrative units. [PL 2013, c. 506, §18 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 787, §11 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 506, §18 (RPR).
20-A §15906. Suits challenging school bond issues, security required
§15906. Suits challenging school bond issues, security required In any action challenging the validity of the issuance of bonds for a school construction project authorized and approved under this chapter, or seeking to enjoin the commencement, construction or completion of any such school construction project, the following shall apply. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ […]
20-A §15907. Payment
§15907. Payment 1. Payment of State’s share. The state allocation for debt service costs must be paid by the commissioner to each unit according to that unit’s debt retirement schedule and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. A. For all current and future debt service costs payable by a school administrative unit to the […]
20-A §15908. Design limits
§15908. Design limits 1. Technical assistance. In order to provide the technical assistance required by the state board in assessing proposed school construction projects, the department may contract for the services of a professional engineer whenever the department is not employing qualified personnel on a full-time basis. [PL 2019, c. 398, §39 (AMD).] 2. […]