Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1081, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1987, c. 641, §1, is further amended to read:

1. Commission. The Maine Unemployment Insurance Commission shall consist consists of 3 5 members, one 2 of whom shall must be a representative representatives of labor, one 2 of whom shall must be a representative representatives of employers and one of whom shall must be a representative of the general public who shall must be impartial and an attorney admitted to the practice of law in the State and shall be the chairman of the commission. Of the 5 members, one must be a woman.__The members shall elect the chair. Except as provided in this subsection, the 3 5 members and their successors shall be are appointed by the Governor with a regional distribution throughout the State, subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor and to confirmation by the Senate, to hold office for a term of 6 years or until a successor has been duly appointed and confirmed, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which a predecessor was appointed shall be is appointed for the remainder of the term. During a term of membership on the commission, a member shall may not engage in any other business, vocation or employment, nor serve as an officer or committee member of any political organization.

Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §1081, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1987, c. 641, §2, is further amended to read:

3. Quorum. Any 2 3 members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. Whenever the commission hears any case under this chapter and Title 36, chapter 831, the chairman chair shall act alone in the absence or disqualification of any other member, provided that in the event of illness or extended absence on the part of the chairman chair or in the event of a vacancy in that position, the remaining members may act on appeals, conduct hearings, and render decisions, provided both all members agree. Except as otherwise provided, no vacancy may impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all of the powers of the commission. Any action, decision, order, rule or recommendation which that is required by law to be made by the Maine Unemployment Insurance Commission shall may not be made until the commission has held a meeting in the regular course of its business for which all members have been provided with reasonable notice of the meeting and its agenda.

Sec. 3. 26 MRSA §1081, sub-§§4 and 5 are enacted to read:

4.__Report.__The commission shall report each year to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor matters.__The report must include the disposition of