School administrative unit boards are hereby authorized to cooperate with the federal government or any agency thereof to request, receive and expend federal funds for educational purposes. The receipt and expenditure of federal funds by a school administrative unit shall be accounted for in the same manner as established for federal funds processed through local school districts. Each school administrative unit is hereby directed to establish separate from its operating budget a federal grant account.
Source. 1996, 298:3, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.