ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER: 83
POLICY CODE: AC
The Maine Department of Education and the Maine Human Rights Commission are proposing amendments to Regulation Chapter 4-A, Procedural Rule, Equal Educational Opportunity, which is a joint rule of the Maine Department of Education and the Maine Human Rights Commission.
Chapter 4-A governs the procedure to be followed in processing claims of unlawful educational discrimination filed with the Commission.
The proposed changes to Chapter 4-A are made jointly with the Maine Human Rights Commission, pursuant to 5 M.R.S.A. § 4603. The proposed amendment to Chapter 4-A changes the term “Compliance Officer” to “Compliance Manager,” which is necessitated by a staffing change at the Maine Human Rights Commission; provides for the adoption of a third-party neutral mediation program; and adds “public charter schools” to the definition of “public school.”
The current rule and the proposed amended rule are available online at http://www.maine.gov/education/rulechanges.htm.
Hard copies may be obtained by contacting John Gause at the Maine Human Rights Commission at 207-624-6290 or email at John.P.Gause@maine.gov.
A public hearing will be held on Monday, June 25, 2012, 1:00 p.m. at the Maine Human Rights Commission 1st Floor Conference Room, 19 Union Street, Augusta, ME 04330.
Written comments may be submitted as follows:
Mail:
John P. Gause
Commission Counsel
Maine Human Rights Commission
51 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0051
Hand Deliver:
John P. Gause
Commission Counsel
Maine Human Rights Commission
19 Union Street
Augusta, ME 04330
The Department of Education encourages public participation in this rulemaking process.
WRITTEN COMMENT DEADLINE: Thursday, July 5, 2012