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2012 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION
Chapter 501: CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF TEACHERS
20-A §13007. Certification fee; disposition of fees

Universal Citation:
20-A ME Rev Stat § 13007 (2012 through 125th Legis)
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Part 6: TEACHERS

§13007. Certification fee; disposition of fees

1. Fees. The commissioner shall assess fees for initial and renewal of teacher, education specialist and administrator certificates. The fee is $100 for the initial certification process for those teachers and education specialists found eligible and those found ineligible. A renewal fee of $100 must be assessed for each active and inactive teacher and education specialist. The fee is $200 for the initial certification process for those administrators found eligible and those found ineligible. A renewal fee of $200 must be assessed for each active and inactive administrator. The commissioner shall assess a $35 fee for each additional evaluation of teacher endorsements beyond the initial endorsement. A fee of $15 must be assessed for duplicate certificates. A fee of $300 must be assessed for administrative portfolios.

[ 2005, c. 457, Pt. FF, §1 (AMD) .]

2. Accounting. The commissioner shall:

A. Collect and account for all certificate fees; [2011, c. 702, §1 (AMD).]

B. Report and pay fees collected pursuant to subsection 1, except those fees collected and credited to the National Board Certification Scholarship Fund pursuant to paragraph C and the National Board Certification Salary Supplement Fund pursuant to paragraph D, to the Treasurer of State to be credited to the General Fund; [2011, c. 702, §1 (AMD).]

C. Report and pay $50,000 in fiscal year 2012-13 and $75,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 and each fiscal year thereafter from fees collected pursuant to subsection 1 to the Treasurer of State to be credited to the National Board Certification Scholarship Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of Education; and [2011, c. 702, §1 (NEW).]

D. Report and pay no more than $150,000 in fiscal year 2012-13, no more than $240,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 and no more than $335,000 in fiscal year 2014-15 from fees collected pursuant to subsection 1 to the Treasurer of State to be credited to the National Board Certification Salary Supplement Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of Education. [2011, c. 702, §1 (NEW).]

[ 2011, c. 702, §1 (AMD) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1991, c. 528, §I5 (NEW). 1991, c. 528, §RRR (AFF). 1991, c. 591, §I5 (NEW). 2005, c. 457, §FF1 (AMD). 2011, c. 702, §1 (AMD).

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