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An Act To Amend the Law Concerning the Membership of the Maine Economic Growth Council
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §929-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2007, c. 420, §5, is further amended to read:
 
2. Membership.   The council consists of 19 members. The Governor, President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives shall jointly appoint the following 18 members, 2 of whom shall serve as cochairs of the council:
 
A. Thirteen members having a broad range of expertise in areas including but not limited to: labor, environment, business and education;
 
B. Four members of the LegislatureTwo members of the Senate with a demonstrated interest in economic development, one of whom belongs to the political party holding the largest number of seats in the Senate and one of whom belongs to the political party holding the 2nd largest number of seats in the Senate; and
 
B-1.  Two members of the House of Representatives with a demonstrated interest in economic development, one of whom belongs to the political party holding the largest number of seats in the House of Representatives and one of whom belongs to the political party holding the 2nd largest number of seats in the House of Representatives; and
 
C. One member from the Maine Innovation Economy Advisory Board under section 949.
 
The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development or the commissioner's designee is a member of the council.
 
SUMMARY
Under current law, 4 members of the Legislature are appointed to the Maine Economic Growth Council. This bill requires that 2 of the 4 legislative members must be Senators and 2 must be members of the House of Representatives. This bill also requires that, of the 2 members from each body, one must belong to the political party holding the largest number of seats in that body and one must belong to the political party holding the 2nd largest number of seats in that body.