2010 Maine Code
TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES
Chapter 521: OFFICE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE
5 §20023. Education

Part 25: SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

Subchapter 2: PREVENTION

§20023. Education

To the fullest extent possible, the Commissioner of Education shall coordinate all elementary and secondary school alcohol and drug abuse education programs administered by the Department of Education and funded under the federal Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 with programs administered by the office. The Commissioner of Education shall participate in planning, budgeting and evaluation of alcohol and other drug abuse programs, in cooperation with the Substance Abuse Advisory Group, and ensure that alcohol and drug abuse education programs administered by the Department of Education that involve any community participation are coordinated with available treatment services. [1991, c. 601, §16 (AMD).]

The Commissioner of Education, in cooperation with the Substance Abuse Advisory Group, shall prepare a plan to ensure the coordination and consolidation of alcohol and other drug abuse education programs and must present the plan to the director by January 1, 1992. The plan must be consistent with requirements of the federal Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 and this chapter. [1991, c. 601, §17 (AMD).]

Nothing in this section interferes with the authority of the Department of Education to receive and allocate federal funds under the federal Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986. [1989, c. 700, Pt. B, §46 (AMD); 1989, c. 934, Pt. A, §3 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

1989, c. 700, Pt. B, §46 (AMD). 1989, c. 934, §A3 (NEW). 1991, c. 601, §§16,17 (AMD).