{"data":{"id":"us-me/20-a-m.r.s.-6993","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"20-A M.R.S. §6993","heading":"Program requirements","body":"To qualify as a Purple Star School, a school administrative unit must:\n1.  Military liaison.  Designate a staff member as a military liaison, whose duties include:\nA.  Identifying military-connected students enrolled at the school administrative unit;\nB.  Serving as the point of contact between the school administrative unit and military-connected students and their families;\nC.  Determining appropriate school administrative unit services available to military-connected students; and\nD.  Assisting in coordinating school administrative unit programs relevant to military-connected students;\n2.  Website.  Maintain on the school administrative unit's publicly accessible website an easily accessible web page that includes resources for military-connected students and their families, including information regarding:\nA.  Relocation to, enrollment in and transferring records to the school administrative unit;\nB.  Academic planning, course sequences and advanced classes available at the school administrative unit; and\nC.  Counseling and other support services available for military-connected students enrolled in the school administrative unit;\n3.  Transition program.  Maintain a transition program led by students, when appropriate, that assists military-connected students in transitioning into the school administrative unit;\n4.  Professional development.  Offer professional development for staff members on issues related to military-connected students; and\n5.  Initiatives.  Initiate one of the following:\nA.  A resolution showing support for military-connected students and their families;\nB.  Recognition of the month of the military child or military family month with relevant events hosted by the school administrative unit; or\nC.  A partnership with a local military installation, as defined in section 20102, that provides opportunities for active duty military members to volunteer at the school administrative unit, speak at an assembly or host a field trip.","path":["TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION","PART 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION","CHAPTER 231: PURPLE STAR SCHOOLS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/20-A/title20-Asec6993.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:30Z","sha256":"beb8a099c6b6105634cdc48b83a6583c287e3d76ea9b0880df36c942536aee41","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/20-a-m.r.s.-6992","next":"us-me/20-a-m.r.s.-6994"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}