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2010 Maine Code
TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION
Chapter 221: SCHOOL RECORDS, AUDITS AND REPORTS
20-A §6004. Annual student count

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20-A ME Rev Stat § 6004 (2010 through 124th Legis)
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Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

Subchapter 1: STUDENT RECORDS

§6004. Annual student count

The following provisions apply to the annual counting of students. [1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]

1. Duty of superintendent. By April 15th and October 15th the superintendent of each school administrative unit and the principal of each private school shall inform the commissioner of the number of students attending their schools and in the case of public schools the number of students residing in their school administrative unit. This information shall be supplied on forms provided by the commissioner.

[ 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW) .]

2. Student count. Students shall be counted as follows.

A. A student residing in the school administrative unit may be considered in attendance on April 1st only if the student:

(1) Attended school at least 75% of the time between October 1st and April 1st, if enrolled by October 1st; or

(2) Attended school at least 75% of the time between the date of the student's first enrollment and April 1st, if not enrolled by October 1st.

Excused absences and absences due to illness shall not be considered absences under this subsection. [1983, c. 862, §57 (AMD).]

B. Students who attend school under section 5205, subsections 2, 3 A, 4, 5 and 6 must be counted in the school administrative unit in which they attend school. [2009, c. 508, §2 (AMD).]

C. [1989, c. 534, Pt. E, §2 (NEW); 1989, c. 596, Pt. E, §1 (RP).]

[ 2009, c. 508, §2 (AMD) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). 1983, c. 806, §59 (AMD). 1983, c. 862, §57 (AMD). 1989, c. 534, §E2 (AMD). 1989, c. 596, §E1 (AMD). 2009, c. 508, §2 (AMD).

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