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Office of the Clerk of the House 2 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333-0002 Edited by Robert B. Hunt, Clerk of the House Vol. XLVIII, No. 9 Monday, February 28, 2022 - Friday, March 4, 2022 ALL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Monday, February 28, 2022
4:00 PM - INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE Public Hearing The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is proposing to amend wild turkey hunting rules to allow harvest during the fall season in Wildlife Management Districts (WMDs) 7, 8 and 14. 353 Water Street, Fourth Floor Large Conference Room, Augusta, ME (207) 287-5202 9:00 AM - BOARD OF COUNSELING PROFESSIONALS LICENSURE Regular meeting. This meeting may be held remotely pursuant to 1 M.R.S. § 403-B and the Board/Commission’s remote meeting policy. Please visit the board or commission webpage for date-specific meeting information. HOWEVER, please note that regardless of whether a board or commission meets in-person or via entirely remote methods, all members of the public have the option to attend and observe the meeting remotely using Zoom meeting links which will be provided for each meeting listed on a board or commission’s respective webpage: https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/board-of-counseling-professionals-licensure/home/board-meeting-information 76 Northern Avenue, Gardiner, ME (207) 624-8603 9:00 AM - BOARD OF SPEECH, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING Regular meeting. This meeting may be held remotely pursuant to 1 M.R.S. § 403-B and the Board/Commission’s remote meeting policy. Please visit the board or commission webpage for date-specific meeting information. HOWEVER, please note that regardless of whether a board or commission meets in-person or via entirely remote methods, all members of the public have the option to attend and observe the meeting remotely using Zoom meeting links which will be provided for each meeting listed on a board or commission’s respective webpage: https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/board-speech-audiology-hearing/home/board-meeting-information 76 Northern Avenue, Gardiner, ME (207) 624-8603 1:30 PM - JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS Confirmation hearing. Position: The Honorable William J. Schneider, Esquire of Durham to the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election. Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. For this meeting, the committee will not be receiving testimony at the State House complex. Submit written testimony by email to lio@legislature.maine.gov or mail to: 100 SHS, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100. To register to provide oral testimony over the electronic platform or via a toll-free phone number, sign up online at https://www.mainelegislature.org/testimony/. To provide oral testimony, register no later than 30 minutes prior to the posted start time of the meeting; registration received after that time will be accepted at the discretion of the committee chairs. Committee meetings may be heard at www.mainelegislature.org or viewed at www.youtube.com/mainestatelegislature. Persons with special needs wishing to participate in a Legislative hearing who require accommodations should notify the Legislative Information Office as soon as possible. Remote (207) 287-1692
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
10:00 AM - JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Confirmation hearing. Position: Mr. Daniel Piltch of Freeport; Ms. Deborah Adams Neuman of Hampden; Attorney Elizabeth Bordowitz, Esquire of Portland; Ms. Gigi Guyton-Thompson of Peaks Island; Ms. Jessica D. Linzer of Cape Elizabeth; Mr. Kevin Carley of Portland; Dr. Rebecca M. Wyke, Ph.D. of Augusta; Ms. Tina Wilcoxson of Cumberland Center to the Maine Retirement Savings Board. Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. For this meeting, the committee will not be receiving testimony at the State House complex. Submit written testimony by email to lio@legislature.maine.gov or mail to: 100 SHS, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100. To register to provide oral testimony over the electronic platform or via a toll-free phone number, sign up online at https://www.mainelegislature.org/testimony/. To provide oral testimony, register no later than 30 minutes prior to the posted start time of the meeting; registration received after that time will be accepted at the discretion of the committee chairs. Committee meetings may be heard at www.mainelegislature.org or viewed at www.youtube.com/mainestatelegislature. Persons with special needs wishing to participate in a Legislative hearing who require accommodations should notify the Legislative Information Office as soon as possible. Remote (207) 287-1692 11:00 AM - JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY Confirmation hearing. Position: The Honorable Donald G. Marean of Hollis; Mr. Harry B. Center, II of Freeport; Ms. Patricia A. Varnum of Greene to the State Harness Racing Commission. Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. For this meeting, the committee will not be receiving testimony at the State House complex. Submit written testimony by email to lio@legislature.maine.gov or mail to: 100 SHS, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100. To register to provide oral testimony over the electronic platform or via a toll-free phone number, sign up online at https://www.mainelegislature.org/testimony/. To provide oral testimony, register no later than 30 minutes prior to the posted start time of the meeting; registration received after that time will be accepted at the discretion of the committee chairs. Committee meetings may be heard at www.mainelegislature.org or viewed at www.youtube.com/mainestatelegislature. Persons with special needs wishing to participate in a Legislative hearing who require accommodations should notify the Legislative Information Office as soon as possible. Remote (207) 287-1692 11:00 AM - JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY Confirmation hearing. Position: Mr. Richard A. Cook, PhD of Hermon; Mr. Timothy D. Drake of China to the Maine Milk Commission. Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. For this meeting, the committee will not be receiving testimony at the State House complex. Submit written testimony by email to lio@legislature.maine.gov or mail to: 100 SHS, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100. To register to provide oral testimony over the electronic platform or via a toll-free phone number, sign up online at https://www.mainelegislature.org/testimony/. To provide oral testimony, register no later than 30 minutes prior to the posted start time of the meeting; registration received after that time will be accepted at the discretion of the committee chairs. Committee meetings may be heard at www.mainelegislature.org or viewed at www.youtube.com/mainestatelegislature. Persons with special needs wishing to participate in a Legislative hearing who require accommodations should notify the Legislative Information Office as soon as possible. Remote (207) 287-1692 1:00 PM - JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION Confirmation hearing. Position: The Honorable Alan M. Casavant of Biddeford; Ms. Alison Harris of Brunswick to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority. Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. For this meeting, the committee will not be receiving testimony at the State House complex. Submit written testimony by email to lio@legislature.maine.gov or mail to: 100 SHS, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100. To register to provide oral testimony over the electronic platform or via a toll-free phone number, sign up online at https://www.mainelegislature.org/testimony/. To provide oral testimony, register no later than 30 minutes prior to the posted start time of the meeting; registration received after that time will be accepted at the discretion of the committee chairs. Committee meetings may be heard at www.mainelegislature.org or viewed at www.youtube.com/mainestatelegislature. Persons with special needs wishing to participate in a Legislative hearing who require accommodations should notify the Legislative Information Office as soon as possible. Remote (207) 287-1692 1:00 PM - JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION Confirmation hearing. Position: The Honorable Andrew McLean, Esquire of Gorham; Mr. Michael Cianchette of Cumberland to the Maine Turnpike Authority, Board of Directors. Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. For this meeting, the committee will not be receiving testimony at the State House complex. Submit written testimony by email to lio@legislature.maine.gov or mail to: 100 SHS, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100. To register to provide oral testimony over the electronic platform or via a toll-free phone number, sign up online at https://www.mainelegislature.org/testimony/. To provide oral testimony, register no later than 30 minutes prior to the posted start time of the meeting; registration received after that time will be accepted at the discretion of the committee chairs. Committee meetings may be heard at www.mainelegislature.org or viewed at www.youtube.com/mainestatelegislature. Persons with special needs wishing to participate in a Legislative hearing who require accommodations should notify the Legislative Information Office as soon as possible. Remote (207) 287-1692 9:30 AM - JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS Confirmation hearing. Position: Ms. Grace O'Neal of Limestone; Mr. Joseph M. Sleeper of Caribou to the Loring Development Authority of Maine. Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. For this meeting, the committee will not be receiving testimony at the State House complex. Submit written testimony by email to lio@legislature.maine.gov or mail to: 100 SHS, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100. To register to provide oral testimony over the electronic platform or via a toll-free phone number, sign up online at https://www.mainelegislature.org/testimony/. To provide oral testimony, register no later than 30 minutes prior to the posted start time of the meeting; registration received after that time will be accepted at the discretion of the committee chairs. Committee meetings may be heard at www.mainelegislature.org or viewed at www.youtube.com/mainestatelegislature. Persons with special needs wishing to participate in a Legislative hearing who require accommodations should notify the Legislative Information Office as soon as possible. Remote (207) 287-1692 9:30 AM - JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS Confirmation hearing. Position: Ms. Elizabeth Reinholt of Rangeley; Mr. Michael A. Duguay of Waterville; Mr. Peter J. DelGreco of North Yarmouth; Mr. Steven H. Levesque of Greenville to the Maine Rural Development Authority, Board of Trustees. Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. For this meeting, the committee will not be receiving testimony at the State House complex. Submit written testimony by email to lio@legislature.maine.gov or mail to: 100 SHS, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100. To register to provide oral testimony over the electronic platform or via a toll-free phone number, sign up online at https://www.mainelegislature.org/testimony/. To provide oral testimony, register no later than 30 minutes prior to the posted start time of the meeting; registration received after that time will be accepted at the discretion of the committee chairs. Committee meetings may be heard at www.mainelegislature.org or viewed at www.youtube.com/mainestatelegislature. Persons with special needs wishing to participate in a Legislative hearing who require accommodations should notify the Legislative Information Office as soon as possible. Remote (207) 287-1692 9:30 AM - JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS Confirmation hearing. Position: Mr. Barry Lee Valentine of Brunswick; Mr. David W. Lenna of Portland; Mr. Herman A. Nichols of Bath; Ms. Rita Armstrong of Freeport to the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority. Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. For this meeting, the committee will not be receiving testimony at the State House complex. Submit written testimony by email to lio@legislature.maine.gov or mail to: 100 SHS, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100. To register to provide oral testimony over the electronic platform or via a toll-free phone number, sign up online at https://www.mainelegislature.org/testimony/. To provide oral testimony, register no later than 30 minutes prior to the posted start time of the meeting; registration received after that time will be accepted at the discretion of the committee chairs. Committee meetings may be heard at www.mainelegislature.org or viewed at www.youtube.com/mainestatelegislature. Persons with special needs wishing to participate in a Legislative hearing who require accommodations should notify the Legislative Information Office as soon as possible. Remote (207) 287-1692
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
4:00 PM - INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE Public Hearing The Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is proposing to amend Chapter 16.11 rules pertaining to season dates and bag limits for the hunting of ducks, geese and other migratory game birds. Camden National Bank Ice Vault, 203 Whitten Road, Hallowell (207) 287-5202 1:00 PM - MAINE INDIAN TRIBAL-STATE COMMISSION Regular meeting. There will also be a public audio stream available at the MITSC website mitsc.org. Here is a direct link to that audio stream: https://youtu.be/_EAAv8Voa0g Remote (207) 271-6654 8:30 AM - MAINE INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS CENTER (MIAC) Remote (207) 624-7283 9:00 AM - MANUFACTURED HOUSING BOARD Regular meeting. This meeting may be held remotely pursuant to 1 M.R.S. § 403-B and the Board/Commission’s remote meeting policy. Please visit the board or commission webpage for date-specific meeting information. HOWEVER, please note that regardless of whether a board or commission meets in-person or via entirely remote methods, all members of the public have the option to attend and observe the meeting remotely using Zoom meeting links which will be provided for each meeting listed on a board or commission’s respective webpage: https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/manufactured-housing-board/home/board-meeting-information 76 Northern Avenue, Gardiner, ME (207) 624-8603
Thursday, March 3, 2022
8:30 AM - BOARD OF PHARMACY Regular meeting. This meeting may be held remotely pursuant to 1 M.R.S. § 403-B and the Board/Commission’s remote meeting policy. Please visit the board or commission webpage for date-specific meeting information. HOWEVER, please note that regardless of whether a board or commission meets in-person or via entirely remote methods, all members of the public have the option to attend and observe the meeting remotely using Zoom meeting links which will be provided for each meeting listed on a board or commission’s respective webpage: https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/board-pharmacy/home/board-meeting-information 76 Northern Avenue, Gardiner, ME (207) 624-8603
Friday, March 4, 2022
9:00 AM - MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES 15 Oak Grove Road, Vassalboro, (207) 877-8008 8:00 AM - MAINE STATE BOARD OF NURSING Special Board Meeting. An adjudicatory hearing in the matter of Melissa Kempton of Lewiston, ME will begin at 8:00 a.m. The public can access the meeting at: https://mainestate.zoom.us/j/89817927726?pwd=eDdkL1ZlUkt6U0xTMlZsa25QNDA1dz09; the Meeting ID is: 898 1792 7726, and the Passcode is: TtDeh*4E Zoom Meeting (207) 287-1146