APPROVED CHAPTER
JULY 27, 2023 452
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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S.P. 104 - L.D. 204
An Act to Ensure Safe Access to Schools by Implementing Interlocking Door
Controller Technology
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §4015 is enacted to read:
§4015. Interlocking door controller technology
When constructing a new elementary or secondary school or renovating an existing
elementary or secondary school, a school administrative unit shall ensure that the school is
equipped with interlocking door controller technology. The State shall provide funds to a
school administrative unit to implement this section. For purposes of this section,
"interlocking door controller technology" means an area in between 2 doors separating the
interior of a school from the exterior and where both doors cannot be opened at the same
time.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
School Finance and Operations Z078
Initiative: Provides one-time funds to reimburse school administrative units for the cost of
installing interlocking door controller technology when constructing a new elementary or
secondary school or renovating an existing elementary or secondary school in fiscal year
2024-25 only.
GENERAL FUND 2023-24 2024-25
All Other $0 $187,500
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $187,500
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