CHAPTER 118

H.P. 457 - L.D. 624

An Act To Amend the Procedure by Which Maine Education

Assessment Scores Are Interpreted

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6202, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:

1-A.__Interpretation.__The statewide assessment program results may be interpreted in a manner that takes into account the particular role within a school administrative unit of regional special education or regional alternative education programs or schools approved by the commissioner in accordance with section 2501 or section 7253.__For these programs or schools, the results may be interpreted by assigning the student and the scores of the student to the school in the community where the student resides.__The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.__Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2- A.