1. Oath. Before taking any official action, a newly appointed member of a cooperative board shall take the following oath or affirmation before a dedimus justice or notary public.

“I (name) do swear that I will faithfully discharge to the best of my abilities the duties incumbent on me as a member of the cooperative board of Career and Technical Education Region No. according to the Constitution of Maine and laws of this State, so help me God.”

[RR 2003, c. 2, §63 (COR).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 8454

  • Cooperative board: means the governing body with statutory powers and duties for a career and technical education region. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
  • Oath: includes an affirmation, when affirmation is allowed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Region: means a quasi-municipal corporation established by the Legislature to provide career and technical education to secondary students and middle school level students that is comprised of all the school administrative units within the geographical boundaries set forth for each career and technical education region in section 8451. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 8301-A
2. Certificate. A member of a cooperative board shall make a certificate documenting that the member has taken the oath or affirmation and return it to the secretary of the cooperative board who shall keep it on file at the office of the cooperative board.

[PL 1991, c. 518, §22 (NEW).]

3. Alternative language. If a member is conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oath, the word “affirm” must be used instead of the word “swear” and the words “this I do under the pains and penalty of perjury” must be used instead of the words “so help me God.”

[PL 1991, c. 518, §22 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 518, §22 (RPR). PL 1991, c. 716, §7 (AMD). RR 2003, c. 2, §63 (COR). PL 2003, c. 545, §4 (REV).
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