| | Sec. 1. Commission established. Resolved: That the Commission to Study | Teacher Recruitment and Retention, referred to in this resolve as | the "commission," is established; and be it further |
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| | Sec. 2. Commission membership. Resolved: That the commission consists | of the following 9 members: |
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| | 1. The Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's | designee; |
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| | 2. The Commissioner of Labor or the commissioner's designee | from the Division of Labor Market Information Services; |
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| | 3. Three members representing teachers who are public school | teachers in the State, appointed by the Maine Education | Association; |
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| | 4. One member representing superintendents in the State, | appointed by the Maine School Superintendents Association; |
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| | 5. One member representing school principals in the State, | appointed by the Maine Principals Association; |
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| | 6. One member representing school boards in the State, | appointed by the Maine School Boards Association; and |
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| | 7. One member representing the National Commission on | Teaching and America's Future; and be it further |
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| | Sec. 3. Chair. Resolved: That the commission shall elect a chair | from among its members; and be it further |
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| | Sec. 4. Appointments; meetings. Resolved: That all appointments must be | made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this | resolve. The Executive Director of the Legislative Council must | be notified by all appointing authorities once the selections | have been made. When the appointment of all members has been | completed, the chair of the commission shall call and convene the | first meeting of the commission no later than 15 days after the | final member is appointed; and be it further |
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| | Sec. 5. Duties. Resolved: That the commission shall study teacher | supply and its alignment with hiring needs, hiring practices, | teacher salaries and benefits and comparability with competing | careers, assignments of new teachers, supervisory and support | systems provided new teachers and attractiveness of the | profession. |
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