CHAPTER 309

H.P. 779 - L.D. 1136

An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Legislative

Youth Advisory Council

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

Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4067 is enacted to read:

§4067. Permission for participation in school activities

The department shall develop and disseminate a standard form to be used by school administrative units to authorize participation by children in the custody of the department in school athletics, field trips and other extracurricular activities.__This form must be signed once each year by a representative of the department following the enrollment of the child in a school and forwarded to the school administrative unit attended by the child. This form provides the necessary legal permission for the child to participate in such activities.__A child in the custody of the department must secure the signature of a caretaker on permission slips for specific activities as do other students in order to ensure notice to the caretaker of the child's participation in those activities.