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community colleges; and such other public or quasi-public | | entities as may be approved by the directors of the foundation. |
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| | | Sec. 38. 10 MRSA §945-B, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 648, §5, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Members. Members are the private individuals, | | partnerships, firms, corporations, governmental entities and | | other organizations who pay dues to the center. For the | | purposes of this chapter, members may include, but are not | | limited to, municipal and county government, councils of | | government, local and area development corporations, regional | | planning commissions, development districts, state agencies, | | higher educational facilities, including the components of the | | University of Maine System, the Maine Maritime Academy, | private colleges and postsecondary schools and technical | | community colleges, and other public or quasi-public entities. | | The following 8 public organizations are granted membership by | | virtue of the State's contribution to the organization, are | | exempt from dues requirements and each is entitled to | | designate one individual to exercise its voting right: the | | Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, the State | | Planning Office, the Finance Authority of Maine, the | | Department of Labor, the Department of Conservation, the | | Department of Marine Resources, the Department of Economic and | | Community Development and the Department of Transportation. |
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| | | Sec. 39. 10 MRSA §1478, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 1989, c. 443, | | §20, is further amended to read: |
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| | | A. For the purposes of this section, "state agency" | includes the Maine technical |
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| | | Sec. 40. 14 MRSA §8102, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 374, §5, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 4. State. "State" means the State of Maine or any office, | | department, agency, authority, commission, board, institution, | | hospital or other instrumentality of the State, including the | | Maine Turnpike Authority, the Maine Port Authority, the | | Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, the Maine | Technical | | the Maine State Retirement System, the Maine Military | | Authority and all such other state entities. |
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| | | Sec. 41. 20-A MRSA §9, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 395, Pt. J, | | §1, is amended to read: |
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| | | The Education Coordinating Committee, referred to in this | | section as the "committee," is established to promote | | efficiency, |
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