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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 5810 (2026)

Tuition payments to receiving schools

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The following provisions apply to tuition payments.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
1.  Payment date.  Tuition shall be paid within 30 days of the billing date.  
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
2.  Nonpayment.  If tuition is not paid according to subsection 1, the superintendent of the school administrative unit, or the principal of the private school to whom payment is due, shall inform the commissioner. The commissioner shall pay the tuition due and shall deduct that amount from the state school subsidy to the school administrative unit owing tuition.  
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
3.  Online program tuition. 
[PL 2011, c. 353, §3 (NEW); MRSA T. 20-A §5810, sub-§3 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 353, §3 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1999–1999 · leading case: Bagley v. Raymond Sch. Dep't, 1999 ME 60 (Me. 1999).
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Bagley v. Raymond Sch. Dep't, 1999 ME 60 (Me. 1999). · cites it 4× “See 20-A M.R.S.A. § 5810. [¶ 4] Approximately half of the school districts in Maine satisfy their obligation by operating public elementary and secondary schools.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 5810(2) — 1 case
Bagley v. Raymond Sch. Dep't, 1999 ME 60 (Me. 1999). “See 20-A M.R.S.A. § 5810. [¶ 4] Approximately half of the school districts in Maine satisfy their obligation by operating public elementary and secondary schools.”
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