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Please note that although we take due care to post the most current version of the rules here, they are not "official" copies of the rules for use in adjudicatory or evidentiary proceedings. If you need a certified copy of a rule, you may request one by contacting the APA Office.
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- 05 71 Education - General
- 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)
05 71 Education - General
- Ch. 4 (Word) Equal Educational Opportunity (a joint chapter with 94-348)
- Ch. 4-A (Word) Procedural Rule: Equal Educational Opportunity (a joint chapter with 94-348)
- Ch. 7 (Word) Implementation of the Essential Programs and Services Funding Model
- Ch. 13 (Word) Qualifying Examinations for Teachers, Educational Specialists, and Administrators
- Ch. 14 (Word) Education of Homeless Students
- Ch. 18 (Word) Licensure of Residential Child Care Facilities (Joint rule with 10-148 and 14-193)
- Ch. 26 (Word) Rules Relating to Reorganization of School Administrative Districts
- Ch. 28 (Word) Closing a School in the Unorganized Territory
- Ch. 33 (Word) Rule Governing Physical Restraint and Seclusion
- Ch. 38 (Word) Suicide Awareness and Prevention in Maine Public Schools
- Ch. 40 (Word) Rule for Medication Administration in Maine Schools
- Ch. 41 (Word) Offering Instruction Related to Life-Saving Procedures in Maine Public Schools
- Ch. 45 (Word) Rule for Health Screening in Maine Public Schools
- Ch. 52 (Word) Grant Application and Award Procedure: Fund for School Meal Equipment and Program Improvement
- Ch. 60 (Word) New School Siting Approval
- Ch. 61 (Word) Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects
- Ch. 64 (Word) Maine School Facilities Program and School Revolving Renovation Fund(a joint chapter with the Maine Municipal Bond Bank, 94-376)
- Ch. 81 (Word) School Transportation Safety
- Ch. 83 (Word) School Transportation Operations Program (Repealed, 03/22/2025, filing 2025-059.)
- Ch. 84 School Bus Refurbishment Program (repealed)
- Ch. 85 (Word) School Bus Purchase Program
- Ch. 86 (Word) Maine Uniform School Bus Specifications
- Ch. 101 (Word) Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth to Age Twenty-Two
- Ch. 104 (Word) Education Programs for Gifted and Talented Children
- Ch. 112 (Word) Professional Standards Board
- Ch. 114 (Word) Purpose, Standards and Procedures for the Review and Approval ofEducational Personnel Preparation Programs
- Ch. 115 The Credentialing of Education Personnel
- Part I (Word) , Standards and Procedures for Credentialing
- Part II (Word) , Requirements for Specific Certificates and Endorsements
- Ch. 117 (Word) 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 (Word) Adjudicatory Proceedings on Certification Issues
- Ch. 122 (Word) Grant Application and Award Procedure: Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services
- Ch. 124 (Word) Basic Approval Standards: Public Preschool Programs
- Ch. 125 (Word) Basic Approval Standards: Public Schools and School Administrative Units
- Ch. 126 (Word) 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 (Word) Instructional Program, Assessment, and Diploma Requirements
- Ch. 128 (Word) Truants and Dropouts Guidelines
- Ch. 131 (Word) The Maine Federal, State, and Local Accountability Standards (formerly "Rules for Learning Results")
- Ch. 132 (Word) Learning Results: Parameters for Essential Instruction
- Ch. 138 (Word) State Accreditation Standards and Processes
- Ch. 140 (Word) Public Charter Schools
- Ch. 147 (Word) Licensing of Privately Owned Business, Trade and Technical (Proprietary)Schools
- Ch. 149 (Word) Procedures for Obtaining Authorization for Institutions of Higher Education to Confer Academic Degrees or toOffer Degree Courses/Programs in the State of Maine
- Ch. 150 (Word) Licensing Privately Owned Correspondence Schools
- Ch. 161 (Word) Purchase and Storage of Hazardous Chemicals
- Ch. 170 (Word) Evaluating Requests for Degree Authorization (Maine and Out-of-StateInstitutions)
- Ch. 180 (Word) Performance Evaluation and Professional Growth Systems
- Ch. 221 (Word) Adult Education Administrative Cost Reimbursement
- Ch. 222 (Word) Adult Career and Technical Education, and Workforce Training and Re-training, Cost Reimbursement
- Ch. 225 (Word) Adult High School Completion Programs
- Ch. 228 (Word) Standards for School-Based Child Care Services and Parenting / ChildDevelopment Education
- Ch. 229 (Word) Adult Education Fees
- Ch. 230 (Word) Adult Education Program Requirements
- Ch. 231 (Word) Vocational Program and Funding Procedure
- Ch. 232 (Word) Standard Criteria for Maine Secondary Vocational Programs
- Ch. 236 (Word) Program Evaluation Requirements
- Ch. 237 (Word) Live or Outside Work
- Ch. 301 (Word) State Board of Education Members, Removal from Office by Governor