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 PUBLIC LAW 102-494—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 3153 Public Law 102-494 102d Congress An Act Granting the consent of the Congress to the New Hampshire-Maine Interstate Oct. 24, 1992 School Compact. [H.R. 4841] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Intergovernmental SECTION 1. CONSENT OF CONGRESS. relations. The Congress consents to the compact which was entered into between the States of New Hampshire and Maine providing for the establishment of an interstate school district, and was approved by the States of New Hampshire and Maine in 1969. The compact is substantially as follows: "NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAINE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT "ARTICLE I " GENERAL PROVISIONS "A. STATEMENT OF POLICY. —It is the purpose of this compact to increase the educational opportunities within the states of New Hampshire and Maine by encouraging the formation of interstate school districts which will each be a natural social and economic region with adequate financial resources and a number of pupils sufficient to permit the efficient use of school facilities within the interstate district and to provide improved instruction. The state boards of education of New Hampshire and Maine may formulate and adopt additional standards consistent with this purpose and with these standards; and the formation of any interstate school district and the adoption of its articles of agreement shall be subject to the approval of both state boards as set forth. "B. REQUIREMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL. — This compact Effective date, shall not become effective until approved by the United States Congress. "C. DEFINITIONS.— The terms used in this compact shall be construed as follows, unless a different meaning is clearly apparent from the language or context: "a. COMMISSIONER. —'Commissioner' shall refer to Commissioner of Education. "b. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.— 'E lementary school' shall mean a school which includes all grades from kindergarten or grade one through not less than grade 6 nor more than grade 8. "c. INTERSTATE BOARD.— ^'Interstate board' shall refer to the board serving an interstate school district. "d. INTERSTATE SCHOOL DISTRICT.—^ 'Interstate school district' and 'interstate district' shall mean a school district composed of one or more school districts located in the State of Maine associated under this compact with one or more school

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