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votes to review the decision, the board may delegate responsibility

for reviewing the decision of the hearing officer under this

section to panels of board members consisting of equal numbers of

representatives of labor and management. Review must be on the

record and on written briefs only. Upon a ~~majority~~ vote of a

majority of the board's membership, the board shall issue a written

decision affirming, reversing or modifying the hearing officer's

decision. The written decision of the board must be filed with the

board and mailed to the parties or their counsel. ~~The~~ If the board

fails to adopt a decision by majority vote, the decision of the

hearing officer stands ~~if the result of the voting is less than a~~

~~majority vote~~ and is subject to direct appellate review in the same

manner as if the board had not voted to review the decision.

Sec. 14. Transition. The incumbent Executive Director of the
Workers' Compensation Board on the effective date of this Act
shall serve until a successor is confirmed and takes office. The
terms of the incumbent management representative and the
incumbent labor representative who have served for the longest
time on an acting basis conclude immediately upon the effective
date of this Act. The other incumbent management and labor
representatives shall remain in office until February 1, 2005,
unless replaced sooner by the Governor. No later than August 31,
2004, the employer and labor organizations designated in the
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 39-A, section 151, subsection 1
shall each submit lists of no fewer than 12 names to the
Governor. From these lists, the Governor shall appoint 3
management representatives and 3 labor representatives to serve
on the board. The terms of one management and one labor
representative expire February 1, 2006. The terms of one
management and one labor representative expire February 1, 2007.
The terms of one management and one labor representative expire
February 1, 2008.

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble,
this Act takes effect when approved.

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