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P.&S.L. 1925, c. 102. P.&S.L. 1949, c. 40. P.&S.L. 1951, c. 136. P.&S.L. 1953, c. 2. R. 1955, c. 170. P.&S.L. 1961, c. 213. P.&S.L. 1967, c. 183. P.&S.L. 1969, c. 238.

20.26--Commissioner of Education.

See County Commissioners of Common Schools: 20.04.

20.27--Vocational Education Board. Created by P.L. 1931, c. 216, Art. V, § 5. Abolished by P.L. 1949, c. 403, § 4. Duties assumed by State Board of Education.

Duties--cooperate with Federal Board of Vocational Education.

Additional information--authorized to act as State Board for Approval of Institutions Offering Specialized Training by R. 1945, c. 86.

Members--Commissioners of Health and Welfare, Labor, Education--P.L. 1931. Commissioner of Agriculture and Head of Department of Home Economics at University of Maine added by P.L. 1943, c. 185.

Legislative History:

P.L. 1931, c. 216, Art. V, § 5. R. 1945, c. 86. P.L. 1949, c. 403, § 1.

20.28--Department of Education. Created by P.L. 1931, c. 216, Art. I, § 1. Repealed and replaced by P.L. 1949, c. 403; P.L. 1951, c. 266, § 51. Name changed to Department of Educational and Cultural Services by P.L. 1971, c. 610.

Duties--exercise all rights, powers, and duties hitherto vested by law in the State Commissioner of Education, his deputies, assistants, and employees; supervise State Normal Schools; administer the Teachers' Retirement System; supervise Maine State Library; have charge of State Museum.

Legislative History:

P.L. 1931, c. 216, Art. I, § 1. P.L. 1949, c. 403. P.L. 1951, c. 266, § 51.

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