1. Alternative education programs. If the superintendents approve, a school administrative unit may enroll a student in an alternative education program in another school administrative unit or in an approved private alternative education program.
2. Student count. A student properly approved for enrollment under subsection 1 must be counted as a 1.0 student on school administrative unit counts for each semester, or its equivalent, of alternative education program.
3. Rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, to administer this section.