APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 22, 2023 256
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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H.P. 658 - L.D. 1022
An Act to Extend the Time Allowed Between a Regional School Unit Budget
Meeting and a Budget Validation Referendum
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1486, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2015, c. 463, §2, is further
amended to read:
2. Validation referendum procedures. The budget validation referendum must be
held on or before the 30th 45th calendar day following the scheduled date of the regional
school unit budget meeting. The referendum may not be held on a Sunday or legal holiday.
The vote at referendum is for the purpose of approving or rejecting the total regional school
unit budget approved at the regional school unit budget meeting. The regional school unit
board shall provide printed information to be displayed at polling places to assist voters in
voting. That information is limited to the total amounts proposed by the regional school
unit board for each cost center summary budget category article, the amount approved at
the regional school unit budget meeting, a summary of the total authorized expenditures
and, if applicable because of action on an article under section 15690, subsection 3,
paragraph A, a statement that the amount approved at the regional school unit budget
meeting includes locally raised funds that exceed the maximum state and local spending
target pursuant to section 15671‑A, subsection 5. If the legislative body of the regional
school unit at the regional school unit budget meeting approves an article pursuant to
section 1485, subsection 5, the substance of the article must be included in the printed
information displayed at polling places for the budget validation referendum.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1022, HP 658: 20-A.1482, 20-A.1486, 20-A.1488
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 256: 20-A.1486