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 106 STAT. 3158 PUBLIC LAW 102-494—OCT. 24, 1992 "YES No "If the articles of agreement included the nomination of individual school directors, those nominated from each member district shall be included in the ballot and voted upon, such election to become effective upon the formation of an interstate school district. "If a majority of the votes present and voting in a member district vote in the affirmative, the clerk for such member district shall forthwith send to the state board in its state a certified copy of the warrant, certificate of posting, and minutes of the meeting of the district. If the state boards of both states find that a majority of the voters present and voting in each member district have voted in favor of the establishment of the interstate school district, they shall issue a joint certificate to that effect; and such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the lawful organization and formation of the interstate school district as of its date of issuance. "H. RESUBMISSION.—I f the proposed articles of agreement are adopted by one or more of the member districts but rejected by one or more of the member districts, the state boards may resubmit them, in the same form as previously submitted, to the rejecting member districts, in which case the school boards thereof shall resubmit them to the voters in accordance with paragraph G. An affirmative vote in accordance therewith shall have the same effect as though the articles of agreement had been adopted in the first instance. In the alternative, the state boards may either discharge the planning committee, or refer the articles of agreement back for further consideration to the same or a reconstituted planning committee, which shall have all the powers and duties as the planning committee as originally constituted. "ARTICLE III " POWERS OF INTERSTATE SCHOOL DISTRICT "A. POWERS.— Each interstate school district shall be a body corporate and politic, with power to: "a. Acquire, construct, extend, improve, staff, operate, manage and govern public schools within its boundaries; "b. Sue and be sued, subject to the limitations of liability hereinafter set forth; "c. Have a seal and alter the same at pleasure; "d. Adopt, maintain and amend bylaws not inconsistent with this compact, and the laws of the 2 states; "e. Acquire by purchase, condemnation, lease or otherwise, real and personal property for the use of its schools; "f Enter into contracts and incur debts; "g. Borrow money for the purposes set forth, and to issue its bonds or notes therefor; "h. Make contracts with and accept grants and aid from the United States, the State of Maine, the State of New Hampshire, any agency or municipality thereof, and private corporations and individuals for the construction, maintenance, reconstruction, operation and financing of its schools; and to do any and all things necessary in order to avail itself of such aid and cooperation;

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