B. The committee is composed of 12 voting members |
appointed by the Governor and made up as follows: 4 members |
must be representatives of employees and be bona fide |
members of a recognized major labor organization; 4 members |
must be representatives of employers and be bona fide |
employers or authorized representatives of bona fide |
employers; and 4 members must be representatives of the |
public, selected from neither industrial employers nor |
employees, nor may they be directly concerned with any |
particular industrial employer or employee. At least 2 |
members who are representatives of the public must |
represent the interests of women, minorities and recipients |
of aid to families with dependent children who are in |
registered apprenticeships. Each member holds office |
until a successor is appointed and qualified, and any |
vacancy must be filled by appointment for the unexpired |
portion of the term. The chair of the committee must be a |
member of the committee and is named by the members of the |
committee. The Commissioner of Labor or a designee, the |
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development or a |
designee, the Commissioner of Education or a designee, the |
chair of the council or a member designee and the President |
of the Maine Technical Community College System or a |
designee are nonvoting ex officio members of the committee. |