Code of Maine Rules
05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL
Chapter 25

EFFECTIVE DATE:
December 1, 1980 - Section 25.50(80-194 filed July 7, 1980)
AMENDED:
April 15, 1981 - Sections 25.01, 25.02, 25.03, 25.50, 25.75(81-69 filed April 10, 1981)
June 4, 1982 - Sections 25.25 &25.30 (EMERGENCY)(82-112 filed June 4, 1982)
April 20, 1984 - Section 25.60(84-109 filed April 12, 1984)
August 13, 1984 - Sections 25.91, 25.92 (84-275 filed August 8, 1984)
October 1, 1984 - Section 25.90(84-74 filed March 12, 1984)
October 1, 1984 - Section 25.90(84-274 filed August 8, 1984)
April 30, 1986 - Section 25.90(86-117 filed April 25, 1986)
November 2, 1986 - Section 25.80(86-403 filed October 28, 1986)
November 17, 1986 - Section 25.75(86-418 filed November 12, 1986)
December 27, 1986 - Section 25.90(86-463 December 22, 1986)
March 1, 1987 - Section 25.80(82-163 filed July 27, 1982)
September 9, 1987 - Section 25.55(87-321 filed September 4, 1987)
January 1, 1988 - Section 25.80(87-159 filed May 7, 1987)
January 11, 1988 - Section 25.75(88-8 filed January 6, 1988)
May 2, 1988 - Section 25.55(EMERGENCY)(88-139 filed May 2, 1988)
January 14, 1989 - Section 25.55(89-5 filed January 9, 1989)
March 21, 1989 - Section 25.80(REPEAL)(89-115 filed March 16, 1989)
October 21, 1989 - Section 25.90(89-424 filed October 16, 1989)
February 17, 1990 - Section 25.80(90-63 filed February 12, 1990)
February 17, 1990 - Section 25.05(90-64 filed February 12, 1990)
May 20, 1990 - Section 25.09(90-184 filed May 15, 1990)
November 10, 1990 - Section 25.75(90-489 filed November 5, 1990)
December 2, 1990 - Section 25.90(90-520 filed November 27, 1990)
October 29, 1991 - Section 25.70(91-409 filed October 24, 1991)
June 28, 1992 - Section 25.85(92-249 filed June 23, 1992)
August 1, 1993 - Section 25.04(93-274 filed July 27, 1993)
August 4, 1993 - Section 25.06(EMERGENCY)(93-284 filed August 2, 1993)
March 4, 1996 - Section 25.07(96-71 filed February 28, 1996)
March 4, 1996 - Section 25.08(96-72 filed February 28, 1996)
August 17, 1996 - Section 25.95(96-339 filed August 12, 1996)
September 23, 1996 - Section 25.90(96-386 filed September 18, 1996)
September 23, 1996 - Section 25.93(96-387 filed September 18, 1996)
September 23, 1996 - Section 25.94(96-388 filed September 18, 1996)
EFFECTIVE DATE (ELECTRONIC CONVERSION):
February 24, 1997
AMENDED:
August 31, 1997 - Section 25.96(97-284 filed August 26, 1997)
December 1, 1997 - Section 25.95(97-405 filed November 25, 1997)
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
December 17, 1997 - minor spelling, grammar, and layout; insertion of summaries at the request of the agency.
AMENDED:
January 28, 1998 - Section 25.10(1, 2) (Zones G and E) (98-40 filed January 23, 1998)
July 18, 1998 - Section 25.10(1)(Zone G) (98-289 filed July 2, 1998 - rendered VOID by injunction and Consent Order)
October 3, 1998 - Section 25.10(4) (Zone F) 98-418 filed September 28, 1998)
October 25, 1998 - Section 25.95repealed and replaced (98-436 filed October 20, 1998)
November 22, 1998 - Section 25.95(1)(B)(2)(a)added (98-478 filed November 17, 1998)
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
December 14, 1998 - Section 25.10(3)corrected to 10(4); history note from 95.10 to 10.
AMENDED:
March 1, 1999 - Section 25.10(7)(Zone A) added (98-481 filed November 25, 1998)
March 1, 1999 - Section 25.10(5)(Zone B) added (98-482 filed November 25, 1998)
March 1, 1999 - Section 25.10(6)(Zone C) added (98-483 filed November 25, 1998)
March 1, 1999 - Section 25.10(3)(Zone D) added (99-1 filed January 5, 1999)
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
January 26, 1999 - APA Office note added to Section 25.10(1); history notes corrected.
AMENDED:
May 18, 1999 - Section 25.82(99-219 filed May 13, 1999)
May 18, 1999 - Section 25.85(1)(B)(99-217 filed May 13, 1999)
June 1, 1999 - Section 25.85(99-38 filed January 26, 1999)
October 12, 1999 - Section 25.95(1)(B)(2)(a)(99-436 filed October 7, 1999)
November 29, 1999 - Section 25.94(2)(d) & (e) (99-492 filed November 24, 1999)
December 25, 1999 - Sections 25.04, 25.90(A,B,C), 25.94, 25.96; repealed 25.07 and 25.90 Summary (99-519 filed December 20, 1999)
December 27, 1999 - Section 25.06added (99-523 filed December 22, 1999)
February 19, 2000 - Section 25.93
June 26, 2000- Section 25.94(2)(d)
June 26, 2000 - Section 25.08
June 26, 2000 - Sections 25.91 and 25.92 repealed
July 29, 2000 - Section 25.90(B)(1)
August 21, 2000 - Section 25.93(F)(3)added (2000-351, 2000-352, 2000-353 filed August 16, 2000)
September 23, 2000 - Sections 25.10(1)(a), 93(A)(11), 93(E, F), 96(E) (2000-402, 2000-403, 2000-404, 2000-405 filed September 18, 2000)
October 22, 2000 - Sections 25.93(F)(1)(b)(i, ii, iv) added (2000-461, 2000-462, 2000-463 filed October 17, 2000)
November 19, 2000 - Sections 25.90(G), 25.95(1)(B)(2)(a)(2000-498 and 2000-499 filed November 14, 2000)
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
November 23, 2000 Sections 25.01, 25.08(F)
AMENDED:
December 24, 2000 - Sections 25.93(F)(1)(b)(v), (F)(3)(2000-535 and 2000-536 filed December 19, 2000)
December 26, 2000 - Section 25.09(2000-548 filed December 21, 2000)
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
January 19, 2001 - Section 25.93(F), punctuation only
February 14, 2001 - punctuation in Section 25.93(F)(3), and throughout for statutory references.
AMENDED:
May 23, 2001 - Section 25.75(2001-163 filed May 18, 2001)
May 23, 2001 - Section 25.94(2001-164 filed May 18, 2001)
June 19, 2001 - Section 25.94(2001-208 filed June 14, 2001)
July 6, 2001 - Section 25.40(2001-234 filed July 2, 2001 (EMERGENCY)
July 21, 2001 - Sections 25.06, 25.08(2001-258 filed July 16, 2001)
October 31, 2001 - Section 25.95(1)(B)(2)(a)
November 25, 2001 - Section 25.40(2001-503 filed November 20, 2001)
Section 25.90(B)(1)(2001-502 filed November 20, 2001)
Section 25.95(1)(D)(4)(2001-501 filed November 20, 2001)
April 29, 2002 - Section 25.94(2)(C, D)
June 24, 2002 - Section 25.15added
July 22, 2002 - Section 25.04
July 22, 2002 - Section 25.96
August 26, 2002 - Section 25.94(2)(C)- filing 2002-325
August 26, 2002 - Section 25.96(B)- filing 2002-326
October 13, 2002 - Section 25.95(1)(B)(2)(a)
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTION:
January 7, 2003 - duplicate number in Section 26.96(B)(3)(c)(i)
AMENDED:
March 24, 2003 - Section 25.96- filing 2003-75
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
August 13, 2003 - Section 25.96(B)(3)(b)(ii)(a), punctuation only
August 19, 2003 - Section 25.90(B)(1)
AMENDED:
September 16, 2003 - Section 25.93(F)(1)(b)(i), filing 2003-320
November 9, 2003 - Section 25.95(1)(B)(2)(a), filing 2003-408
November 25, 2003 - Section 25.85(1), repeal of titles for 25.91 and 25.92, filing 2003-447
December 17, 2003 - Section 25.40, filing 2003-467
January 26, 2004 - Section 25.90, filing 2004-21
April 27, 2004 - Section 25.07added, Section 25.08(B)(2) amended, filing 2004-129
April 27, 2004 - Section 25.08(B)(1)&(6), filing 2004-141
May 1, 2004 - Section 25.20added, filing 2004-113 (major substantive)
June 12, 2004 - Section 25.08(B), renumbered remainder of 25.08, filing 2004-207
June 12, 2004 - Section 25.93(B), filing 2004-208
September 20, 2004 - Section 25.93(F)(1)(b)(ii), filing 2004-407
October 4, 2004 - Section 25.95(1)(B)(2)(a), filing 2004-431
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
October 19, 2004 - history notes only
AMENDED:
January 1, 2005 - Section 25.94(2)(e) and (f), filing 2004-479
January 1, 2005 - Section 25.96, filing 2004-480
January 1, 2005 - Section 25.90(D)(3), filing 2004-570
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
April 12, 2005 - Section 25.07(A)(8), spacing only
April 12, 2005 - Section 25.08(A)(1)
April 12, 2005 - Section 25.08(C)
April 12, 2005 - Section 25.90(B), (H) and (J), history notes
April 12, 2005 - Section 25.94(2)(f)
April 12, 2005 - Section 25.95(1)(D)(4)
AMENDED:
April 25, 2005 - Section 25.02repealed, filing 2005-118
April 25, 2005 Section 25.93(F)(1)(b)(iv), filing 2005-119
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
May 9, 2005 - Sections 25.90(D)(3), 25.94(2)(e), 25.94(2)(f), spelling only
AMENDED:
June 20, 2005 - Section 25.93(F)(1)(b)(vi), filing 2005-229
October 3, 2005 - Section 25.95(1)(B)(2)(a), filing 2005-396
October 24, 2005 - Section 25.07(B)(4), filing 2005-422
January 23, 2006 - Section 25.02(1)added, filing 2006-21
January 23, 2006 - Section 25.08(B)(5), filing 2006-22
January 23, 2006 - Section 25.93(F)(1)(b)(iii), filing 2006-23
January 23, 2006 - Section 25.94(2)(e) and (f), filing 2006-24
January 23, 2006 - Section 25.96(B)(3), filing 2006-25
July 5, 2006 - Section 25.96(B)(2)(c) and 25.96(B)(3)(b)(ii)(2)(c), filing 2006-295
September 1, 2006 - Section 25.08(A)(3), filing 2006-279
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
September 13, 2006 - Section 25.93(F)(1)(b)(vi), spelling only
AMENDED:
September 17, 2006 - Section 25.95(1)(B)(2)(a), filing 2006-408
November 20, 2006 - Section 25.96(B)(1)& (E)(1)
January 1, 2007 - Section 25.96(B)(2)(d), 25.95(B)(3)(b)(ii)(2)(d)
May 6, 2007 - Section 25.96(B)(2)(e)and 25.96(B)(3)(ii)(2)(e), filing 2007-176
July 15, 2007 - Section 25.96(B)(2)(f) and (3)(b)(ii)(2)(f)
September 2, 2007 - Section 25.95(1), filing 2007-361
September 24, 2007 - Section 25.95(1)(D)(3), (E) and (F)(3), filing 2007-407
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
November 5, 2007 - punctuation throughout the entire Chapter
AMENDED:
January 1, 2008 - Section 25.02(2), 25.12, filing 2007-406
January 1, 2008 - Section 25.96(B)(3)&(3), filing 2007-522
January 1, 2008 - Section 25.96(B)(2)(a-f), filing 2007-523
July 22, 2008 - Section 25.20removed, absorbed into new Chapter 75, filing 2008-316
September 23, 2008 - Section 25.93(F)(1)(b)(iii), filing 2008-441
September 23, 2008 - Section 25.93(F)(1)(b)(iv), filing 2008-442
November 19, 2008 - Section 25.93(F)(1)(b)(i), filing 2008-551
November 19, 2008 - Section 25.93(F)(1)(b)(ii), filing 2008-552
November 19, 2008 - Section 25.93(F)(1)(b)(v), filing 2008-553
November 19, 2008 - Section 25.93(F)(1)(b)(vi), filing 2008-554
April 20, 2009 - Section 25.08(B), (F), filing 2009-166
July 20, 2009 - Section 25.45added, filing 2009-357
July 20, 2009 - Section 25.94(2)(b and c), citation corrections, filing 2009-358
July 21, 2009 - Section 25.65added, filing 2009-367 (EMERGENCY), expired August 6, 2009
July 23, 2009 - Section 25.65, filing 2009-370 (EMERGENCY), expired July 27, 2009
December 21, 2009 - Section 25.09(A)(2), B, and 25.90(A)(2) and D(2), filing 2009-661
June 1, 2010 - Section 25.08(A)(4), filing 2010-117
August 23, 2010 - Section 25.93(E)(4), filing 2010-366
August 23, 2010 - Section 25.95(1)(F)(6)repealed, filing 2010-367
September 20, 2010 - Section 25.04, filing 2010-428
September 20, 2010 - Section 25.97, filing 2010-429
August 22, 2011 - Section 25.08(B)(2), filing 2011-287
November 8, 2011 - Section 25.04(C)added, filing 2011-399
July 23, 2012 - Section 25.95amended, 25.97(A)(3) amended, 25.97(E) added, filing 2012-196
October 14, 2012 - Section 25.97(E)(4), filing 2012-286
July 25, 2013 - Section 25.11added, filing 2013-170
January 29, 2014 - Section 25.75, filing 2014-010
January 29, 2014 - Section 25.93(F), filing 2014-011
February 22, 2014 - Section 25.65added, filing 2014-021 (EMERGENCY)
May 19, 2014 - Section 25.65, filing 2014-094
August 10, 2014 - Sections 25.02, 25.40, 25.50, 25.55, 25.60, filing 2014-157
September 12, 2014 - Section 25.04(B)(3), filing 2014-220 (EMERGENCY)
March 9, 2015 - Sections 25.04, 25.97, filing 2015-023
March 9, 2015 - Section 25.08, filing 2015-024
March 7, 2016 - Section 25.45amended; Sections 25.50, 55, 60repealed, filing 2016-031
March 7, 2016 - Section 25.97, filing 2016-032
June 21, 2016 - Section 25.65, filing 2016-106 (EMERGENCY)
November 15, 2016 - Section 25.65, filing 2016-192
November 15, 2016 - Sections 25.08, 25.90, 25.97, filing 2016-193
March 12, 2017 - Sections 25.04, 25.93, 25.96, filing 2017-041
March 12, 2017 - Section 25.94, filing 2017-042
November 19, 2017 - Sections 25.04(E, F), 25.08(A), 25.40(B), 25.45(2)(C), filing 2017-179
October 1, 2018 - Section 25.04, filing 2018-145 (sunsets December 31, 2019)
8/21/2018- Section 25.70, filing 2018- 154