| | | Sec. GGGG-6. 3 MRSA §994, sub-§10, as amended by PL 2003, c. 463, §3, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 10. Adopt rules. To adopt rules, as long as the rules are | | not in conflict with the Joint Rules of the Legislature. By | | January 1, 2005, the committee must develop a mission statement | to be included in the rules. |
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| | | Sec. GGGG-7. 3 MRSA §994, sub-§11 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 11.__Information available to committee.__To receive certain | | information.__Information that is made available to the committee | | is governed by chapter 21, which governs legislative | | investigating committees, and by Title 1, chapter 13, which | | governs public records and proceedings. |
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| | | Sec. GGGG-8. 3 MRSA §995, sub-§§1 and 3, as enacted by PL 2001, c. | | 702, §2, are amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Appointment. Not earlier than April 1, 2003, the | | Legislative Council shall appoint by an affirmative vote of 8 | | members of the Legislative Council a nonpartisan director of the | | office for the purposes of conducting program evaluations | | pursuant to this chapter. The director must be appointed to an | | initial 5-year term, which is subject to renewal by the | | Legislative Council every 5 years thereafter. During the term of | | the contract, the director may be terminated only for cause by an | | affirmative vote of 8 members of the Legislative Council. The | | Legislative Council shall establish the compensation of the | | director. The director's duties must be performed independently | | and in a nonpartisan manner but under the general policy | | direction of the committee. |
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| | | 3. Employees. Employees must be nonpartisan. Employees of | | the office are employed by and are responsible to the director, | | who shall hire and fix the compensation of each employee, subject | | to the approval of the committee and within resources available | | in the biennial budget. Other than the director appointed | | pursuant to subsection 1, an employee of the office may not be | | employed prior to July 1, 2003. |
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| | | Sec. GGGG-9. 3 MRSA §997, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2003, c. 451, Pt. | | KKK, §4, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Information available to office. Information that is made | available to the office is governed by chapter 21, which governs | legislative investigating committees, and | | office and consistent with the conditions and procedures set | | forth in this section, state agencies or other entities subject | | to program evaluation must provide the office access to |
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