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Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §929-A, sub-§3, as repealed and replaced by PL 1997, c. 425, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
 
3.  Appointments; terms.      This subsection governs the appointment and terms of members.
 
A.  A member appointed pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph A or C serves a 3-year term and serves until a successor is appointed.
 
B.  A member appointed pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph B or B-1 must be appointed no later than March 15th of the first year of the legislative biennium in which appointment is made and serves a 2-year term that begins on March 15th of the first year of the legislative biennium in which appointment is made, regardless of whether by the end of the term the member remains a Senator or a member of the House of Representatives.
Sec. 3. Effective Date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2015.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment changes the terms of legislative appointments to the Maine Economic Growth Council. It provides that, beginning in 2015, legislative members must be appointed to the council by March 15th of the first year of the legislative term. The term of legislative members begins on March 15th of the first year of the legislative term and ends March 15th of the calendar year following the end of that member's legislative term. It also provides that nonlegislative members serve until a successor is appointed.