§3304. Tuition students in unorganized units
A school board may, when it seems advantageous and in the best interest of the students concerned, arrange for students who are entitled to school privileges in its school administrative unit, to attend schools maintained by the State in the unorganized territory, subject to the terms and conditions the commissioner may determine.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
1.
Charges.
[PL 1997, c. 535, §1 (RP).]
1-A.
Charges.
The per pupil tuition charge must be an amount equal to the state average expenditure per elementary pupil during the preceding year, as determined annually by the commissioner pursuant to section 5804, or the receiving school administrative unit's actual expenditure per elementary pupil for the preceding year as calculated by the commissioner, whichever is less.
[PL 2005, c. 115, §1 (AMD).]
2.
Income credited.
The tuition income shall be credited to the Unorganized Territory School and Capital Working Funds for the fiscal year in which it is earned.
[PL 1985, c. 490, §13 (AMD).]
3.
Payments.
The school board shall pay, prior to June 30th of the school year for which a schooling agreement is made any sums agreed on and shall charge these sums to the appropriations of money raised in that school administrative unit.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 490, §13 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 535, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 115, §1 (AMD).