{"data":{"id":"us-me/20-a-m.r.s.-251-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"20-A M.R.S. §251-A","heading":"Responsibilities of the commissioner","body":"The commissioner is the chief executive officer of the department. In that capacity, the commissioner has primary responsibility for the following:\n1.  Enforcing regulatory requirements.  Enforcing applicable regulatory requirements for school administrative units;\n2.  Providing technical assistance.  Providing technical assistance to school administrative units; and\n3.  Providing educational leadership.  Providing educational public leadership for the State.","path":["TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION","PART 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 3: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","SUBCHAPTER 2: COMMISSIONER"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/20-A/title20-Asec251-A.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:30Z","sha256":"35c058acea9c0b7e158b4c77637f12c70c0b941d8500fe5cded0c9b6aeeea45a","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/20-a-m.r.s.-251","next":"us-me/20-a-m.r.s.-252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}