An Act to Eliminate Inactive Boards and Commissions
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2241
Committee Amendment CA_A_H879 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §55, 5 MRSA §285, 5 MRSA §12004-C, 5 MRSA §12004, 20-A MRSA §11, 20-A MRSA §3802, 20-A MRSA §5205, 20-A MRSA §11801, 20-A MRSA §11803, 20-A MRSA §12102, 20-A MRSA §12106, 20-A MRSA §15689-A, 22 MRSA §2053, 25 MRSA §2463-A

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Inactive Boards and Commissions"
Amend the bill by striking out eveiything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following;
'See. 1. 5 MRSA §55, as amended by PL 2003, c, 20, Pt. 00, §2 and affected by §4,
is repealed,
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§l, ^F-ll, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 363, §1, is
repealed,
Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §12004-C, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2011,c,346,§1, is repealed,
Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §12004-C, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 2015,c. 363,§2, is repealed.
Sec. 5. 5 MRSA §12004-1, sub-§2-E, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 566, §2, is
repealed.
See. 6. 5 MRSA §12004-1, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1991,c,832,§1, is repealed.
Sec. 7. 20-A MRSA §11, as amended by PL 2021,c, 144, §§1 to 3, is repealed,
Sec. 8. 20-A MRSA §3802, sub-§3, ^D, as enacted by PL 2017, c, 284, Pt.
WWV, §6, is amended to read;
D. Magnet sebeels The magnet school pursuant to chapters ch^ter 312 and 312-A;
Sec. 9. 20-A MRSA §5205, sub-§ll, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 363, §3, is
repealed.
Sec. 10. 20-A MRSA c. 312-A, as amended, is repealed,
Sec. 11. 20-A MRSA §11801, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1989,c,698,§15 and
affected by §76, is repealed,
Sec. 12. 20-A MRSA §11803, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1989,c,698,§17 and
affected by §76, is further amended to read;
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2. Forgiveness of indebtedness. The agreement must provide that 1/4 of the
1^.0S> 2 indebtedness is forgiven for each year in which the state contract student practices the
student's profession within the State in primary care or other specialized areas as
determined by the chief executive officer, with the advice of the Advisory Committee on
Medical Education, For other state contract students returning to practice their profession
in Maine, 1/4 of their indebtedness is forgiven for each of the first 2 years of practice,
Sec. 13. 20-A MRSA §12102, as amended by PL 2009, c, 488, §1, is farther
amended to read;
§12102. Comprehensive programs
The chief executive officer shall administer the comprehensive programs established
in this chapter and chapter 424-A to address the shortage of primary health care
professionals and veterinarians in the State. With the assistance of the Advisory Committee
on Medical Education, established by Title 5, section 1200/1-I, subsection 7, tho The chief
executive officer shall plan, evaluate and update the programs to ensure that Maine
residents have access to medical education and veterinary education and that Maine
residents have access to primary health care and to veterinary care for their animals.
Sec. 14. 20-A MRSA §12106, as amended by PL 2009,c.488,§13, is repealed.
Sec. 15. 20-A MRSA §15689-A, sub-§26, as reallocated by RR 2015, c, 1, §15,
is repealed,
Sec. 16. 22 MRSA §2053, sub-§4-B, as amended by PL 2015, c, 363, §6, is further
amended to read ;
4-B. Institution for higher education. "Institutionforhigher education" means;
A. Any private, nonprofit, governmental or charitable institution or organization
engaged in the operation of, or formed for the purpose of operating, an educational
institution within this State, including the Maine Community College System and the
University of Maine System, that, by virtue of law or charter, is an educational
institution empowered to provide a program of education beyond the high school level;
and
B. The Maine School of Science and Mathematics, as established in Title 20-A, chapter
312^md,
G-, — The Maine School for Marine Science, Technology, Transportation and
Engineering, as established in Title 20-A, chapter 312-A.
Sec. 17. 25 MRSA §2463-A, sub-§l, ^D, as amended by PL 2015, c. 363, §7, is
further amended to read:
D. "Public educational institution means the University of Maine System, the Maine
Community College System, the Maine Maritime Academy, the Maine School for
Marine Science, Technology, Transportation and Engineering or the Maine School of
S cience and Mathematics ,'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively,
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SUMMARY
This amendment eliminates certain boards and commissions that either failed to file an
annual report with the Secretary of State in both 2022 and 2023 or filed a report that
mdicated the board or commission was inactive during 2022 and 2023, The amendment
eliminates:
1, The Advisory Committee on Fair Competition with Private Enterprise;
2, The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Council;
3. The Maine School for Marine Science, Technology, Transportation and Engineering
and its board of trustees; and
4. The Advisory Committee on Medical Education,
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