Me. Stat. tit. 20-A § 1308
If a budget for the operating of the district is not approved prior to July 1st, the latest budget as submitted by the board of directors is automatically considered the budget for operational expenses for the ensuing year until a final budget is approved, except that, when the school board delays the school budget meeting in accordance with section 15693, subsection 2, paragraph C, the operating budget must be approved within 30 days of the date the commissioner notifies the school board of the amount allocated to the school unit under section 15689-B or the latest budget submitted by the directors becomes the operating budget for the next school year. [2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §7(AMD); 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §§72, 74(AFF); 2005, c. 12, Pt. WW, §18(AFF).]
20-A M.R.S. § 1308