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Proposed Rules and Rule Changes

As a state agency, the Department of Education is charged with adopting rules to implement laws passed by the Maine Legislature. This page lists the rule chapters to which the Department is proposing changes and the rule chapters the Department is proposing for the first time.

The Department adopts all rules in accordance with Maine's Administrative Procedure Act, which requires public and legislative notice of rulemaking and the submission of all major substantive rules to the Legislature for review and approval.

Chapter 33

• Rule Description: Rule Governing Physical Restraint and Seclusion
• Action Proposed: Rule Revision
• Notice: Administrative Letter 70, Nov. 9, 2011
• Comment Deadline: Dec. 16, 2011
• Rule Language: Proposed Rule (in Microsoft Word) | Rationale for Proposal (PDF)
• Note: The proposed revision to Chapter 33 follows a consensus-based rule development process. See the work of the Chapter 33 Consensus-Based Rule Development Group. See MRSA Title 5 §8051-B for information about the consensus-based rule development process.

Chapter 61

• Rule Description: Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects
• Action Proposed: Rule Change
• Notice: Administrative Letter 62, Oct. 26, 2011
• Comment Deadline: Nov. 28, 2011
• Rule Language: Proposed Changes (in RTF)

Chapter 64

• Rule Description: Maine School Facilities Program and School Revolving Renovation Fund
• Action Proposed: Rule Change
• Notice: Administrative Letter 59, Oct. 19, 2011
• Comment Deadline: Nov. 18, 2011
• Rule Language: Proposed Changes (in RTF)

Please note the Department has proposed two separate rule changes to Chapter 101.

Chapter 101

• Rule Description: Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth to Age 20
• Action Proposed: Rule Change, Proposed to Reflect State Statutory Changes
• Notice: Administrative Letter 60, Oct. 19, 2011
• Comment Deadline: Nov. 11, 2011
  • Comments and Responses
• Rule Language: Fall 2011 Provisionally Adopted November 29, 2011 (in Microsoft Word)

Chapter 101

• Rule Description: Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth to Age 20
• Action Proposed: Rule Change, Proposed to Reflect Federal Part C (Birth-to-2) Regulations
• Notice: Administrative Letter 64, Oct. 31, 2011
• Comment Deadline: Dec. 30, 2011
  • Comments and Responses
• Rule Language: Provisionally Adopted with Federal Part C New Regulations January 5, 2012 (in Microsoft Word)

Chapter 115

• Rule Description: Certification, Authorization and Approval of Education Personnel
• Action Proposed: Rule Change
• Notice: Administrative Letter 68, Nov. 2, 2011
• Comment Deadline: Dec. 5, 2011
• Rule Language: Proposed Changes Part I | Part II (in Microsoft Word)

Chapter 122

• Rule Description: Fund for Efficient Delivery of Educational Services
• Action Proposed: Rule Adoption
• Notice: Administrative Letter 65, Nov. 2, 2011
• Comment Deadline: Dec. 1, 2011
• Rule Language: Proposed Changes | Newly Enacted Statute (in Microsoft Word)

Chapter 140

• Rule Description: Public Charter Schools
• Action Proposed: Rule Adoption
• Notice: Administrative Letter 69, Nov. 2, 2011
• Comment Deadline: Dec. 2, 2011
  • Comments and Responses
• Revised Rule Proposal: Provisional Adopted (in Microsoft Word)

View all Maine Department of Education rule chapters on the Secretary of State's website.

Updated 01/18/2012

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