| | | Preamble. The Constitution of Maine, Article V, Part First, | | Section 8 provides that certain statutes enacted relating to | | confirmation procedures for gubernatorial nominees require a 2/3 | | vote of the members of each House present and voting. |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 39-A MRSA §151, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, | | §8 and affected by §§9 to 11, is amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Board established. Pursuant to Title 5, section 12004-G, | | subsection 35, the Workers' Compensation Board is established as | | an independent board composed of 8 members. The members of the | | board must be appointed by the Governor within 30 days after a | | new board member is authorized or a vacancy occurs, subject to | | review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having | jurisdiction over state and local government | | confirmation by the Legislature. Notwithstanding the provisions | | of Title 3, section 151, the designated committee shall complete | | its review of the appointments of the Governor within 15 days of | | the Governor's written notice of appointment and the vote of the | | Legislature must be taken no later than 7 days after the vote of | | the designated committee. |
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| | | Four members of the board must be representatives of management | | and 4 members must be representatives of labor. All management | | representatives must be appointed from a list provided by the | | Maine Chamber of Commerce and Industry or other bona fide | | organization or association of employers. All labor | | representatives must be from a list provided by the Executive | | Board of the Maine AFL-CIO or other bona fide labor organization | | or association of employees representing at least 10% of the | | Maine work force. Any list submitted to the Governor must have | | at least 4 times the number of names as there are vacancies for | | the group represented by the vacancies. |
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| | | A member of the board is not liable in a civil action for any act | | performed in good faith in the execution of duties as a board | | member. |
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| | | A member of the board may not be a lobbyist required to be | | registered with the Secretary of State, a service provider to the | | workers' compensation system or a representative of a service | | provider to the workers' compensation system. |
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| | | Members of the board hold office for staggered terms of 4 years, | | except for the initial members of the board. The terms of one | | member representing management and one member representing labor | | expire February 1st of each year. A member may not serve for | | more than 2 full terms. |
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