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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.

 
Four members of the board must be The board consists of 3
representatives of management and 4 members must be, 3
representatives of labor and the executive director appointed
pursuant to subsection 1-A. 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.

 
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.

 
A member of the board may not be a lobbyist required to be
registered with the Secretary of State Commission on Governmental
Ethics and Election Practices, a service provider to the workers'
compensation system or a representative of a service provider to
the workers' compensation system.

 
Members of the board representing management and labor hold
office for staggered terms of 4 years, commencing and expiring on
February 1st, except for the initial members of the board initial
appointees and members appointed to fill unexpired terms. The
terms of one member representing management and one member
representing labor expire February 1st of each year. A member
representing management or labor may not serve for more than 2
full terms.

 
The Governor shall initially designate one member representing
management and one member representing labor for terms expiring
February 1, 1994; one member representing management and one
member representing labor for terms expiring February 1, 1995;
one member representing management and one member representing
labor for terms expiring February 1, 1996; and one member
representing management and one member representing labor for
terms expiring February 1, 1997.

 
Sec. 6. 39-A MRSA §151, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:

 
1-A.__Executive director.__The Governor shall appoint an
executive director, who is the chair and chief executive officer


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