An Act To Establish Uniform Quorum, Meeting and Chair Requirements for Professional and Occupational Licensing Boards
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0237
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: CUSHING, CAMPBELL, PATRICK, HAMANN, LOCKMAN, WINCHENBACH
Amends: 10 MRSA §8010, 10 MRSA §9003, 32 MRSA §63-A, 32 MRSA §213, 32 MRSA §288, 32 MRSA §502, 32 MRSA §1153, 32 MRSA §1451, 32 MRSA §2273, 32 MRSA §3112, 32 MRSA §3403, 32 MRSA §3602, 32 MRSA §3822, 32 MRSA §4856, 32 MRSA §4907, 32 MRSA §5505, 32 MRSA §6210, 32 MRSA §7029, 32 MRSA §9703, 32 MRSA §9853, 32 MRSA §9903, 32 MRSA §12214, 32 MRSA §12502, 32 MRSA §13062, 32 MRSA §13718, 32 MRSA §13852, 32 MRSA §13902, 32 MRSA §14011, 32 MRSA §15103, 32 MRSA §15205, 32 MRSA §17202, 32 MRSA §18122

Legislative Document 
No. 237 
S.P. 73 
In Senate, February 5, 2013 
An Act To Establish Uniform Quorum, Meeting and Chair 
Requirements for Professional and Occupational Licensing Boards 
Submitted by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator CUSHING of Penobscot. 
Cosponsored by Representative CAMPBELL of Newfield and 
Senator: PATRICK of Oxford, Representatives: HAMANN of South Portland, LOCKMAN of 
Amherst, WINCHENBACH of Waldoboro. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
PART A 
Sec. A-1.  10 MRSA §8010 is enacted to read: 
§8010.  Quorum; chair 
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a majority of the members 
serving on a board or commission under section 8001, subsection 38 constitutes a 
quorum.  The board or commission shall elect its chair. 
PART B 
Sec. B-1.  10 MRSA §9003, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. D, §1, is 
repealed. 
Sec. B-2.  32 MRSA §63-A, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. E, §1, is 
repealed. 
Sec. B-3.  32 MRSA §213, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. F, §4, is repealed. 
Sec. B-4.  32 MRSA §288, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. G, §2, is 
repealed. 
Sec. B-5.  32 MRSA §502, as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. H, §4, 
is amended to read: 
§502.  Powers and duties 
The board shall meet at least once a year to conduct its business and to elect a chair. 
Additional meetings must be held as necessary to conduct the business of the board and 
may be convened at the call of the chair or a majority of the board members. Four 
members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  The board has 
the power to may make and adopt rules and a code of ethics consistent with law necessary 
for the enforcement of its authority, the performance of its duties and the governing of the 
practice of chiropractic, but a rule or code of ethics may not be made that is unreasonable 
or contravenes this chapter. 
Sec. B-6.  32 MRSA §1153, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. I, §7, is further 
amended to read: 
§1153.  Rules 
The board shall meet at least once a year to conduct its business and to elect a chair.  
Additional meetings must be held as necessary to conduct the business of the board and 
may be convened at the call of the chair or a majority of the board members.   Four 
members of the board constitute a quorum.  The board may adopt, pursuant to the Maine 
Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2, rules it determines 
necessary for the holding of examinations and for carrying out this chapter; and shall 
provide for reciprocity of licensing as required to implement section 1206. 
Sec. B-7.  32 MRSA §1451, 3rd ¶, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. J, §2, is 
repealed. 
Sec. B-8.  32 MRSA §2273, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. L, §1, is 
repealed. 
Sec. B-9.  32 MRSA §3112, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. N, §3, is 
repealed. 
Sec. B-10.  32 MRSA §3403, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. O, §3, is 
repealed. 
Sec. B-11.  32 MRSA §3602, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. P, §3, is 
repealed. 
Sec. B-12.  32 MRSA §3822, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. Q, §7, is 
repealed. 
Sec. B-13.  32 MRSA §4856, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. R, §3, is 
repealed. 
Sec. B-14.  32 MRSA §4907, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. S, §5, 
is repealed. 
Sec. B-15.  32 MRSA §5505, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. T, §2, 
is repealed. 
Sec. B-16.  32 MRSA §6210, as amended by PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. D, §10, is 
repealed. 
Sec. B-17.  32 MRSA §7029, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. V, §5, is 
repealed. 
Sec. B-18.  32 MRSA §9703, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. W, §1, 
is repealed. 
Sec. B-19.  32 MRSA §9853, sub-§§3 and 5, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. 
X, §1, are repealed. 
Sec. B-20.  32 MRSA §9903, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. Y, §1, 
is repealed. 
Sec. B-21.  32 MRSA §12214, sub-§1, as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, c. 
402, Pt. Z, §6, is repealed. 
Sec. B-22.  32 MRSA §12502, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. AA, 
§1, is repealed. 
Sec. B-23.  32 MRSA §13062, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. BB, 
§4, is repealed. 
Sec. B-24.  32 MRSA §13062, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, 
§266, is repealed. 
Sec. B-25.  32 MRSA §13718, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. DD, §6, is 
repealed. 
Sec. B-26.  32 MRSA §13852, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2009, c. 112, Pt. A, 
§19, is repealed. 
Sec. B-27.  32 MRSA §13902, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. FF, 
§1, is repealed. 
Sec. B-28.  32 MRSA §14011, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. GG, 
§3, is repealed. 
Sec. B-29.  32 MRSA §15103, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. MM, 
§1, is repealed. 
Sec. B-30.  32 MRSA §15205, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. NN, 
§1, is repealed. 
Sec. B-31.  32 MRSA §17202, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 369, Pt. C, §3 and 
affected by §5, is repealed. 
Sec. B-32.  32 MRSA §18122, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 and 
affected by Pt. E, §2, is repealed. 
SUMMARY 
This bill establishes a uniform quorum requirement for the 31 licensing boards within 
the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Office of Professional and 
Occupational Regulation.  The quorum is a majority of the members serving on the board.  
The bill also repeals provisions in the individual board laws that require a board to meet 
at least once a year and that authorize the board chair or a majority of the members to 
convene a meeting of the board.  The authority to elect a chair is moved from the 
individual board laws to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, section 8010.