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An Act To Improve Responsiveness of Elected School Boards to the Public
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §1001, sub-§20  is enacted to read:
 
20.  Accountability to the public.     A school board is accountable to the residents who live within the boundaries of the school board's district, who are the school board's constituents.
 
SUMMARY
This bill clarifies that a school board is accountable to the residents of the school board's district, who are the school board's constituents.