Maine § 5 §12004-J Independent advisory boards

Maine Statutes

§ 5 §12004-J — Independent advisory boards

Maine § 5 §12004-J

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 §12004-J (2026).

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Independent advisory boards are boards which are established by law as independent organizations, which have a separate line item in the budget document, and to which money is allocated or appropriated by the Legislature. The primary responsibilities of those boards are to evaluate the performance of departments or agencies of State Government, recommend policies and procedures to the Governor and Legislature for adoption, serve in an advocacy capacity for a specific group or sector of the population or hold hearings for the evaluation of policies and issues. This classification includes the following. FIELD NAME OF ORGANIZATION RATE OF COMPENSATION STATUTORY REFERENCE

1.Employment: Disabled 1-A. Agriculture Maine Agriculture, Food System and Forest Products Infrastructure Investmen

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Independent advisory boards are boards which are established by law as independent organizations, which have a separate line item in the budget document, and to which money is allocated or appropriated by the Legislature.
The primary responsibilities of those boards are to evaluate the performance of departments or agencies of State Government, recommend policies and procedures to the Governor and Legislature for adoption, serve in an advocacy capacity for a specific group or sector of the population or hold hearings for the evaluation of policies and issues.
This classification includes the following.
FIELD

NAME OF ORGANIZATION

RATE OF COMPENSATION

STATUTORY REFERENCE
1.
Employment: Disabled
1-A.

Agriculture

Maine Agriculture, Food
System and Forest Products Infrastructure Investment Advisory Board

Expenses Only

7 MRSA §320‑C
2.
Environment
2-A.
Environment
3.
Human Development
4.
Human Services
5.
Marine Resources
6.
Women
7.
Mental Health
8.
Veterans' Services
9.
Families, Health and Rehabilitation
10.
Criminal Justice
11.

Criminal Justice

Victims' Compensation Board

Legislative Per Diem and Expenses

5 MRSA §3360‑A
12.

Fire Protection Services

Maine Fire Protection Services Commission

Legislative Per Diem and Expenses

5 MRSA §3371
13.

Criminal Justice

Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Advisory Board

Expenses Only

5 MRSA §3360‑N
14.

Freedom of Access

Right To Know Advisory Committee

Legislative Per Diem and Expenses for Legislators and Expenses Only for Certain Members

1 MRSA §411
15.

Mental Health and Intellectual Disability

Maine Developmental Services Oversight and Advisory Board

Per diem for noncompensated members, as specified by board rule or policy, and expenses for all members of the board

34‑B MRSA §1223
16.
Children.
17.

Labor: Rehabilitation Services

Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened

Expenses Only

26 MRSA §1413‑C
18.

Children

Maine Children's Cabinet Early Childhood Advisory Council

Legislative Per Diem and Expenses for Legislators

5 MRSA §24051
19.

Racial, Indigenous and Tribal Populations

Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Tribal Populations

Legislative Per Diem and Expenses

5 MRSA §25001
20.
(REALLOCATED FROM T. 5, §12004-J, sub-§19)

Aging and Disability

Aging and Disability Mortality Review Panel

Not Authorized

22 MRSA §264
21.

Cemeteries

Maine State Cemetery Preservation Commission

Not Authorized

13 MRSA §1374

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 786, §5 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 887, §3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 49, §3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 547, §1 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 576, §§2,5 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 878, §D16 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 9, §§I5,S1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 9, §S1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 139, §1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 417, §2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 622, §§S18,19 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 806, §2 (AMD). RR 1993, c. 1, §14 (COR). PL 1993, c. 273, §1 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 361, §D2 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 664, §§3,4 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 410, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 700, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 731, §AAAA2 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 439, §Z2 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 631, §7 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 356, §3 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 356, §31 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 395, §22 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 683, Pt. A, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 695, Pt. D, §3 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 174, §3 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. Q, §2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 369, Pt. A, §10 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 652, Pt. A, §4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 542, Pt. A, §5 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 450, §§2, 3 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. MMMM, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 436, §2 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 483, Pt. KK, §1 (AMD). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §6 (COR). PL 2023, c. 677, §2 (AMD).