Maine § 5 §12015 New boards

Maine Statutes

§ 5 §12015 — New boards

Maine § 5 §12015

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 §12015 (2026).

Text

Any boards established on or after July 25, 1984 shall conform to the following provisions.

1.Membership; terms; vacancies. Each board may have no fewer than 3 members. Boards established after September 1, 2000 to regulate professions or occupations may have no more than 9 members, including at least 2 public members. Law establishing the board must provide for appointments, terms of office, qualifications and removal of its members. In the event of the death, resignation or removal of any member, the vacancy for that member's unexpired term must be filled in the same manner as that member's original appointment.

2.Sunset.

3.Sunrise review required. Any joint standing committee of the Legislature that considers proposed legislation to establish a board to license or otherwise regulate

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Any boards established on or after July 25, 1984 shall conform to the following provisions.
1.
Membership; terms; vacancies.
Each board may have no fewer than 3 members. Boards established after September 1, 2000 to regulate professions or occupations may have no more than 9 members, including at least 2 public members. Law establishing the board must provide for appointments, terms of office, qualifications and removal of its members. In the event of the death, resignation or removal of any member, the vacancy for that member's unexpired term must be filled in the same manner as that member's original appointment.
2.
Sunset.
3.
Sunrise review required.
Any joint standing committee of the Legislature that considers proposed legislation to establish a board to license or otherwise regulate an occupation or profession not previously regulated or to substantially expand regulation of an occupation or profession currently regulated shall evaluate whether the occupation or profession should be regulated or further regulated. For the purposes of this section, "substantially expand regulation" means to add a new regulatory category or to expand the scope of practice for current practitioners. In order to evaluate this legislation, the joint standing committee shall, without a public hearing, briefly and informally review legislation referred to the committee that proposes a new occupational or professional board or substantial expansion of regulation and an applicant's answers pertaining to evaluation criteria as required by Title 32, section 60‑J. Following this informal review, the committee shall:

Legislative History

PL 1983, c. 814 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 748, §13 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 686, §1 (AMD). RR 1997, c. 2, §16 (COR). PL 1999, c. 668, §49 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 687, §B2 (AMD).