An Act To Strengthen the Governance of the Maine Community College System and University of Maine System
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1820
Committee Amendment CA_A_H811 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §12705

COMMITTEEAMENDMENT"H'"toH.P. 1353, L.D. 1820, "An Act To Strengthen 
the Governance of the Maine Community College System and University of Maine 
System" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 5 the following: 
'Sec, 6. 20-A MRSA §12705, sub-§9 is enacted to read: 
9. Executive session, Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 
faculty and staff members appointed under subsection 2-A may not participate in or attend 
an executive session of the board of trustees called for the purpose of negotiations on 
collective bargaining or personnel matters.' 
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Amend the bill by inserting after section 9 the following: 
'Sec, 10. P&SL 1865, c. 532, §4, sub-§3-E is enacted to read: 
3-E. Executive session. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 
faculty member. nonfaculty staff member and adjunct faculty member appointed pursuant 
to subsections 3-B. 3-C and 3-D, respectively. may not participate in or attend an executive 
session of the Board of Trustees called for the purpose of negotiations on collective 
bargaining or personnel matters.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 10 the following: 
'Sec, 11. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE 
Maine Community College System - Board of Trustees 0556 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds for the costs of adding one full-time faculty member, 
one adjunct faculty member and one full-timenonfaculty staff member to the board. 
GENERAL FUND 
2021-22 
2022-23 
All Other 
$0 
$20,000 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
ROS 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT /t" to H.P. 1353, L.D. 1820 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
$20,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, restricts the nonvoting 
faculty, nonfaculty staff and adjunct faculty board members of the University of Maine 
System Board of Trustees and Maine Community College System Board of Trustees from 
participating in or attending an executive session of the respective board called for the 
purpose of negotiations on collective bargaining or personnel matters. The amendment 
also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/09/22 ;t;,,/ac::. 
LD 1820 
LR2145(02) 
An Act To Strengthen the Governance of the Maine Community College System and University of 
Maine System 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment fin{;/~ 'll {) 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2021-22 
FY2022-23 
$0 
$20,000 
$0 
$20,000 
Projections 
FY 2023-24 
$20,000 
$20,000 
Projections 
FY 2024-25 
$20,000 
$20,000 
This bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $20,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2022-23 to the 
Maine Community College System - Board of Trustees program within the Maine Community College System for the 
costs associated with adding one full-time faculty member, one adjunct faculty member and one full-time nonfaculty 
member to its Board of Trustees. This estimate includes funding for technology, stipends, mileage and other 
administrative costs for each new board member as well as the cost of covering the workload of the faculty and staff 
members while they attend the board meetings. 
The University of Maine System (UMS) has indicated that the costs associated with adding one faculty member, one 
nonfaculty member and one adjunct faculty member to its Board of Trustees is estimated to be approximately $12,000 
per year. UMS will fund these costs within existing budgeted resources. 
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