School transportation shall be provided by the
Regional School District and the cost thereof shall be apportioned
to the member towns as an operating cost.
By an amendment of this agreement adopted under and in accordance with §
39-6 above, any other town or towns may be admitted to the Regional School District upon adoption as therein provided of such amendment and upon acceptance by the town or towns seeking admission of the agreement as so amended and also upon compliance with such provisions of law as may be applicable and such terms as may be set forth in such amendment.
Students residing outside the Regional School
District may attend the Regional District School upon approval of
the Committee and payment of tuition as determined by such Committee.
[Amended by 11-9-1998 STM, Art. 19]
A. All of the member towns of the District shall assume
sole jurisdiction over the education of pupils in grades kindergarten
through five, inclusive, residing in their respective towns if any
member town, by vote at an Annual or Special Town Meeting, assumes
sole jurisdiction over the education of pupils in grades kindergarten
through five, inclusive, residing in such town and follows the procedure
hereinafter set forth.
B. The Clerk of a member town assuming such jurisdiction
shall notify the Committee and the Board of Selectmen of every other
member town in writing that such town has so voted, enclosing a certified
copy of such vote. Upon the giving of such notice, the action of such
town shall be binding and conclusive on it and any attempt to modify,
amend or rescind such action shall be null and void. Commencing with
the first day of the fiscal year next following the giving of such
notice, such town and every other member town of the District shall
assume sole jurisdiction over the education of pupils in grades kindergarten
through five, inclusive, residing in their respective towns, whereupon
this agreement shall be deemed to be automatically amended to provide
that, as of said date, the Committee shall have no further obligation
to provide such education. The District shall thereupon revert to
and include only grades six through twelve, inclusive, and all provisions
of this agreement referring to grades kindergarten through twelve,
inclusive, shall also be deemed to be automatically amended to refer
to grades six through twelve, inclusive.
C. The member towns of the District may assume such jurisdiction in 1987 or in any fifth year thereafter (i.e., 1992, 1997, 2002 etc.) and not in any of the intervening years in each such five-year sequence; provided, however, that in order for such assumption of jurisdiction to take effect in any one of such years the notice required by Subsection
B must be given no earlier than 12 months nor later than six months prior to the first day of the fiscal year in the applicable year (e.g., to be effective in 1987, the notice must be given no earlier than July 1, 1986, and no later than January 1, 1987).
D. Each member town shall continue to be liable to the
District for all capital costs (including any indebtedness, other
than temporary debt in anticipation of revenue, and interest thereon),
if any, and all operating costs outstanding and unpaid at the time
of any assumption of such jurisdiction to the same extent and in the
same manner as though the member towns had not assumed such jurisdiction,
until all such obligations have been paid in full.