Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1081 – Administrative organization
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1. Commission. The Maine Unemployment Insurance Commission shall consist of 3 members, one of whom shall be a representative of labor, one of whom shall be a representative of employers and one of whom shall be a representative of the general public who shall be impartial and an attorney admitted to the practice of law in the State and shall be the chairman of the commission. Except as provided in this subsection, the 3 members and their successors shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor and to confirmation by the Senate, to hold office for a term of 6 years or until a successor has been duly appointed and confirmed, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which a predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of the term. During a term of membership on the commission, a member shall not engage in any other business, vocation or employment, nor serve as an officer or committee member of any political organization.
[PL 1987, c. 641, §1 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1081
- Commission: means the 3-member Unemployment Insurance Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1043
- Employment: except as otherwise provided in paragraph F, subparagraph (2), means any service performed prior to July 26, 1940 which was employment as defined in this subsection prior to such date, and subject to the other provisions of this subsection service performed after July 26, 1940, including service in interstate commerce, performed for wages or under any contract of hire, written or oral, expressed or implied. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1043
- Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
- Fund: means the Unemployment Compensation Fund to which all contributions and payments in lieu of contributions required and from which all benefits provided under this chapter shall be paid. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1043
- Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- State: includes the states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1043
2. Salaries. The members of the commission shall receive a fixed weekly salary in accordance with Title 2, section 6, and shall be paid from the Employment Security Administration Fund.
[PL 1981, c. 470, Pt. A, §144 (AMD).]
3. Quorum. Any 2 members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. Whenever the commission hears any case under this chapter and Title 36, chapter 831, the chairman shall act alone in the absence or disqualification of any other member, provided that in the event of illness or extended absence on the part of the chairman or in the event of a vacancy in that position, the remaining members may act on appeals, conduct hearings, and render decisions, provided both members agree. Except as otherwise provided, no vacancy may impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all of the powers of the commission. Any action, decision, order, rule or recommendation which is required by law to be made by the Maine Unemployment Insurance Commission shall not be made until the commission has held a meeting in the regular course of its business for which all members have been provided with reasonable notice of the meeting and its agenda.
[PL 1987, c. 641, §2 (AMD).]
4. Removal. Members of the commission must be sworn and may be removed by the Governor for inefficiency, willful neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but only with the review and concurrence of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor matters upon hearing in executive session or by impeachment. Before removing a commission member, the Governor shall notify the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the removal and the reasons for the removal.
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. ZZZZ, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 328 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 476, §21 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 494, §§21-A (AMD). PL 1969, c. 504, §44 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 620, §§2-5 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 771, §285 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 675, §§3-5 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 286, §1 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 470, §A144 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 351, §§6,7 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 641, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. ZZZZ, §1 (AMD).