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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 2704 (2026)

Joint committee

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A joint committee if established pursuant to section 2703:   [PL 1983, c. 806, §27 (AMD).]
1.  Membership.  Shall have an equal number of school board members and board of trustee members;  
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
2.  Powers and duties.  Shall have the following powers and duties:  
A. To select and employ teachers for the private school;   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
B. To fix teachers' salaries;   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
C. To arrange the course of study;   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
D. To supervise the instruction; and   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
E. To adopt, amend and enforce rules pertaining to other educational activities of the private school; and   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
3.  Secretary ex officio.  Shall have the superintendent of the school administrative unit in which the private school is located serve as the secretary ex officio if the school administrative unit in which the private school is located is represented on the joint committee. If the school administrative unit in which the private school is located is not a member of the joint committee, the joint committee shall select a superintendent from one of its participating school administrative units as secretary ex officio.  
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 806, §27 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2001–2002 · leading case: Logiodice v. Trs. of Maine Cent. Inst., 170 F. Supp. 2d 16 (D. Me. 2001).
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Logiodice v. Trs. of Maine Cent. Inst., 170 F. Supp. 2d 16 (D. Me. 2001). · cites it 2× “Even though the MCI-MSAD 53 joint committee exists, and although it has certain managerial powers pursuant to Maine statute, 20-A M.R.S.A. § 2704, apparently the joint committee has never exercised any of these powers.”
Logiodice v. Trs. of Maine Cent. Inst., 296 F.3d 22 (1st Cir. 2002). “A “joint committee” of three MCI trustees and three school board members was created in the initial ten-year contract and, once created, theoretically could have exercised broad powers over personnel decisions, curriculum, and MCI’s “other educational activities.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 2704(2) — 1 case
Logiodice v. Trs. of Maine Cent. Inst., 296 F.3d 22 (1st Cir. 2002). “A “joint committee” of three MCI trustees and three school board members was created in the initial ten-year contract and, once created, theoretically could have exercised broad powers over personnel decisions, curriculum, and MCI’s “other educational activities.”
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