An Act To Add a Faculty Member and Nonfaculty Staff Member to the Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1253
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: MILLETT, BREEN, OSHER, PEBWORTH, ROEDER, DAUGHTRY, RAFFERTY, VITELLI

Legislative Document
No. 1253
H.P. 919
House of Representatives, March 26, 2021
An Act To Add a Faculty Member and Nonfaculty Staff Member to 
the Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 24, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MILLETT of Cape Elizabeth.
Cosponsored by Senator BREEN of Cumberland and
Representatives: OSHER of Orono, PEBWORTH of Blue Hill, ROEDER of Bangor, Senators: 
DAUGHTRY of Cumberland, RAFFERTY of York, VITELLI of Sagadahoc.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  P&SL 1865, c. 532, §4, first ¶, as amended by PL 1985, c. 779, §89, is 
further amended to read:
Sec. 4.  Board of Trustees.  The Board of Trustees of the University of Maine 
System shall consist consists of 16 18 members.
Sec. 2.  P&SL 1865, c. 532, §4, sub-§3-B is enacted to read:
3-B.  Faculty member.  One of the members must be a full-time member of the faculty 
employed by the University of Maine System.  The faculty member is a full voting member 
of the Board of Trustees and serves for a 5-year term and until a successor is qualified.  
Sixty days prior to the expiration of the faculty member's term, the Governor shall solicit a 
list of 3 eligible candidates from the union to which the faculty member belongs.  The 
Governor shall then nominate a faculty member within 30 days of receiving the list of 
names, and the nomination is subject to review by the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters and confirmation by the Legislature.  
The faculty member may not come from the same campus in any 2 consecutive terms.  The 
faculty member is granted reasonable leave with pay at the faculty member's regular salary 
as an employee of the University of Maine System to attend meetings and other board 
functions that occur between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business days.  Nothing in 
this section may be considered to alter the compensation of the faculty member for the 
performance of the member's duties as a University of Maine System employee.
Sec. 3.  P&SL 1865, c. 532, §4, sub-§3-C is enacted to read:
3-C.  Nonfaculty staff member.  One of the members must be a full-time nonfaculty 
staff member employed by the University of Maine System.  The staff member is a full 
voting member of the Board of Trustees and serves for a 5-year term and until a successor 
is qualified.  Sixty days prior to the expiration of the staff member's term, the Governor 
shall solicit a list of 3 eligible candidates from the union to which the staff member belongs.  
The Governor shall then nominate a staff member within 30 days of receiving the list of 
names, and the nomination is subject to review by the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters and confirmation by the Legislature.  
The staff member may not come from the same campus in any 2 consecutive terms.  The 
staff member is granted reasonable leave with pay at the staff member's regular salary as 
an employee of the University of Maine System to attend meetings and other board 
functions that occur between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business days.  Nothing in 
this section may be considered to alter the compensation of the staff member for the 
performance of the member's duties as a University of Maine System employee.
SUMMARY
This bill adds 2 members to the Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System, 
a faculty member and a nonfaculty staff member.  The members are full voting members, 
serve 5-year terms and are appointed by the Governor from a list provided by their 
respective unions.  The member for each seat may not come from the same campus in any 
consecutive terms.  They receive reasonable leave with pay at their university salaries for 
board meetings and other board business conducted during working hours, and their 
compensation as university employees is not otherwise altered.