Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-A, sub-§47 is enacted to read:

47.__Board ofExpenses13 MRSA__1391Cemetery and Crematory Only

Services

Sec. 2. 13 MRSA c. 83, sub-c. VII is enacted to read:

SUBCHAPTER VII

BOARD OF CEMETERY AND CREMATORY SERVICES

§1391.__Board of Cemetery and Crematory Services

1.__Board.__There is established the Board of Cemetery and Crematory Services, as established by Title 5, section 12004-A, subsection 47, referred to in this section as the "board."

2.__Membership.__The board is composed of 5 members.__The Attorney General is an ex officio member, and the 4 other members must be appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted to the Governor from a statewide cemetery association.__ Board members must have at least 5 years experience in the administration or operation of a cemetery or crematory.

3.__Term; meeting; quorum.__Each member of the board serves a term of 3 years.__The board shall meet at least 4 times a year.__ Three members of the board constitute a quorum.

4.__Duties and responsibilities.__The board shall:

A.__Work closely with the Department of Human Services, Bureau of Health and Office of Data Research and Vital Statistics on issues that relate__to cemetery and crematory operations;

B.__Assist the Attorney General in the investigation of and to hold hearings on consumer complaints concerning cemeteries and crematories; and

C.__Adopt rules for the burial industry regulating the activities of burial and related cemetery and crematory operations.__For purposes of this subsection, "burial" has the same meaning as in Title 32, section 1400, subsection 2.

5.__Compensation; expenses.__Members of the board serve without compensation.__A member's travel expenses are reimbursable.