An Act Relating to Secondary School Construction Projects
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §15905, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1993, c. 324, §3, is further amended to read:
4. Rules.
The state board may adopt or amend rules relating to the approval of school construction projects. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection relating to the approval of major capital secondary school construction projects under this chapter are major substantive rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
The state board is encouraged to review school construction rules regarding costs per square foot, consider other measures for containing building costs and report on these efforts to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters during the First Regular Session of the 115th Legislature. On or before February 1, 1994 the state board shall adopt rules for approving movable equipment costs for school construction.
Sec. 2. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2007.