Maine § 5 §12002 Definitions

Maine Statutes

§ 5 §12002 — Definitions

Maine § 5 §12002

Title 5ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES

Part 18ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Ch. 379BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, § 5 §12002 (2026).

Text

As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.Board. "Board" means any authority, board, commission, committee, council and similar organization, including independent organizations, established or authorized by the Legislature to fulfill specific functions the members of which do not serve full time. "Board" does not include:

2.Expenses. "Expenses" means travel, meals or lodging costs or other necessary costs incurred by a member of a board in the performance of the member's duties as a member of that board. Noonday meal expenses incurred while in attendance at a board meeting or hearing must be considered a reimbursable expense, but may not exceed $5 per meal.

3.Legislative per diem. "Legislative per diem" means the

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As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings.
1.
Board.
"Board" means any authority, board, commission, committee, council and similar organization, including independent organizations, established or authorized by the Legislature to fulfill specific functions the members of which do not serve full time. "Board" does not include:
2.
Expenses.
"Expenses" means travel, meals or lodging costs or other necessary costs incurred by a member of a board in the performance of the member's duties as a member of that board. Noonday meal expenses incurred while in attendance at a board meeting or hearing must be considered a reimbursable expense, but may not exceed $5 per meal.
3.
Legislative per diem.
"Legislative per diem" means the per diem authorized by Title 3, section 2, that is paid to Legislators for every day's attendance at meetings held when the Legislature is not in daily session. For the purpose of this subsection, "legislative per diem" does not mean the compensation authorized by Title 3, section 2, that is paid to Legislators for every day's attendance at special sessions of the Legislature.
3-A.
Personal care expenses.
"Personal care expenses" means the cost of feeding, dressing, toileting, mobility and personal hygiene assistance provided to persons who are developmentally or otherwise disabled who are members or the children of members of boards established in this chapter.
4.
Special study organization.
"Special study organization" means any board established or authorized by the Legislature to undertake a study of a particular subject and which is required to complete its study during the biennium of the Legislature which created it.

Legislative History

PL 1983, c. 812, §39 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 862, §16 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 295, §§3-5 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 600, §B1 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 489, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 348, §12 (AMD). RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. B, §86 (COR).