State of Maine
Rule Chapters for the Department of
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05 071 Education - General
Ch. 4 Equal Educational Opportunity (a joint chapter with 94-348)
Ch. 4-A Procedural Rule: Equal Educational Opportunity (a joint
chapter with 94-348)
Ch. 7 Implementation of the Essential Programs and Services Funding Model
Ch. 13 Qualifying Examinations for Teachers, Educational Specialists,
and AdministratorsCh. 14 Education of Homeless Students
Ch. 18 Licensure of Residential Child Care Facilities (Joint rule
with 10-148 and 14-193)
Ch. 26 Rules Relating to Reorganization of School Administrative Districts
Ch. 28 Closing a School in the Unorganized Territory
Ch. 33 Rule Governing Physical Restraint and Seclusion
Ch. 38 Suicide Awareness and Prevention in Maine Public Schools
Ch. 40 Rule for Medication Administration in Maine Schools
Ch. 41 Offering Instruction Related to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and
the Use of an Automated External Defibrillator in Maine Public Schools
Ch. 45 Rule for Health Screening in Maine Public Schools
Ch. 52 Grant Application and Award Procedure: Fund for School Meal Equipment
and Program Improvement
Ch. 60 New School Siting Approval
Ch. 61 Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects
Ch. 64 Maine School Facilities Program and School Revolving Renovation Fund
(a joint chapter with the Maine Municipal Bond Bank, 94-376)
Ch. 81 School Transportation Safety
Ch. 83 School Transportation Operations Program
Ch. 84 School Bus Refurbishment Program (repealed)
Ch. 85 School Bus Purchase Program
Ch. 86 Maine Uniform School Bus Specifications
Ch. 101 Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth to Age Twenty-Two
Ch. 104 Education Programs for Gifted and Talented Children
Ch. 112 Professional Standards Board
Ch. 114 Purpose, Standards and Procedures for the Review and Approval of
Educational Personnel Preparation Programs
Ch. 115 The Credentialing of Education Personnel
Part I, Standards and Procedures for Credentialing
Part II, Requirements for Specific Certificates and Endorsements
Ch. 117 Rule Regarding the Duties of School Counselors and School Social Workers
Ch. 118 Purposes, Standards, and Procedures for Educational Personnel Support Systems (repealed as of July 1, 2018)
Ch. 119 Adjudicatory Proceedings on Certification Issues
Ch. 122 Grant Application and Award Procedure: Fund for the Efficient Delivery of
Educational Services
Ch. 124 Basic Approval Standards: Public Preschool Programs
Ch. 125 Basic Approval Standards: Public Schools and School Administrative Units
Ch. 126 Immunization Requirements for School Children (a joint rule with the
Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control
and Prevention, Ch. 261)
Ch. 127 Instructional Program, Assessment, and Diploma Requirements
Ch. 128 Truants and Dropouts Guidelines
Ch. 131 The Maine Federal, State, and Local Accountability Standards
(formerly "Rules for Learning Results")
Ch. 132 Learning Results: Parameters for Essential Instruction
Ch. 138 State Accreditation Standards and Processes
Ch. 140 Public Charter Schools
Ch. 147 Licensing of Privately Owned Business, Trade and Technical (Proprietary)
Schools
Ch. 149 Procedures for Obtaining Authorization for Institutions of Higher
Education to Confer Academic Degrees or to Offer Degree Courses/Programs
in the State of Maine
Ch. 150 Licensing Privately Owned Correspondence Schools
Ch. 161 Purchase and Storage of Hazardous Chemicals
Ch. 170 Evaluating Requests for Degree Authorization (Maine and Out-of-State
Institutions)
Ch. 180 Performance Evaluation and Professional Growth Systems
Ch. 221 Adult Education Administrative Cost Reimbursement
Ch. 222 Adult Career and Technical Education, and Workforce Training and
Re-training, Cost Reimbursement
Ch. 225 Adult High School Completion Programs
Ch. 228 Standards for School-Based Child Care Services and Parenting / Child
Development Education
Ch. 229 Adult Education Fees
Ch. 230 Adult Education Program Requirements
Ch. 231 Vocational Program and Funding Procedure
Ch. 232 Standard Criteria for Maine Secondary Vocational Programs
Ch. 236 Program Evaluation Requirements
Ch. 237 Live or Outside Work
Ch. 301 State Board of Education Members, Removal from Office by Governor
05 150 Blind and Visually Impaired Division
(Moved to 12, Department of Labor on July 1, 1996)
05 152 Office of Rehabilitation Services
(Moved to 12, Department of Labor on July 1, 1996)