Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 12012 – Members from other branches of government
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 12012
- 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. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 12002
Persons who serve in any branch of State Government may serve on a board that is solely advisory in authority. A person who serves in a branch of State Government may serve on a board of another branch of State Government as a nonvoting member in an advisory capacity only if that board is not solely advisory in authority. A person who serves in a branch of State Government may serve on any board that is solely advisory in authority, unless specifically prohibited by another provision of law. [PL 1985, c. 295, §23 (AMD).]
A board is solely advisory in authority if its only authority is to review policies and procedures, conduct studies or advise or make recommendations to a branch of government. It may not have the authority to control expenditures, issue rules, approve decisions of other agencies or officials or enforce its decisions or recommendations. [PL 1983, c. 814 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 814 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 295, §23 (AMD).