An Act to Allow Student Representat1011 W1thm the Governance of the Umvers1ty of Mame System
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1656
Committee Amendment CA_A_S241 (Senate)

COMMITTEE A:tyIENDMENT "~ " to SP 661, L D 1656, "An Act to Allow 
Student Representat1011 W1thm the Governance of the Umvers1ty of Mame System" 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out everythmg after the enactmg clause and msertmg the 
followmg 
'Sec. 1. P&SL 1865, c. 532, §4, first 1, as amended by PL 1985, c 779, §89, 1s 
further amended to read 
Sec. 4. Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees of the Umvers1ty of Mame 
System shall eons1st consists of -l-6 11 members 
Sec. 2. P&SL 1865, c. 532, §4, sub-§3, as repealed and replaced by PL 1987, c 
735, §73, 1s repealed and the followmg enacted m its place 
3. Student members. By July 1, 2024, 2 of the members appomted by the Governot 
and sub1ect to review by the 1omt standmg committee of the Legislature havmg 1Unsd1ct1on 
over education matters and confirmation by the Legislature must be full-time matriculated 
students m good standmg of the Umvers1ty of Mame System One student member must 
be an undergraduate student and one student member must be a graduate student or a 
student at the Umvers1ty of Mame School of Law 
The Governor shall appomt the undergraduate student member based on the 1omt 
recommendation of the undergraduate student government associations representmg each 
of the student bodies at the Umvers1ty of Mame, the Umvers1ty of Mame at Augusta, the 
Umvers1ty of Mame at Farmmgton, the Umvers1ty of Mame at Fort Kent, the Umvers1ty of 
Mame at Machias, the Umvers1ty of Mame at Presque Isle and the Umvers1ty of Southern 
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Mame 
The Governor shall appomt the graduate student member based on the J omt 
recommendation of the graduate student government assoc1at1ons representmg each of the 
graduate student bodies at the Umvers1ty of Mame, the Umvers1ty of Southern Mame and 
the Umvers1ty of Mame School of Law The 2 student members may not be from the same 
mst1tut1on and for each student seat, except for the 1mtial appomtments, the student member 
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must be enrolled at a different mst1tutlon than the student's 1mmed1ate predecessor If the 
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student government associat10ns do not make a unammous 10mt recommendat10n, the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" f} "to S P 661, L D 1656 ( S -2_ t-j ~ 
Governor shall appoint the student members from the student bodies at the Governor's 
discretion and rotate the appointment between the mstitut10ns 
A student member is a full votmg member of the board of trustees and serves a 2-year term 
until a successor is appointed, except m the event of a student member no longer bemg a 
student at the Umversity of Mame System, at which pomt the seat is vacated until a 
successor is appointed 
The board of trustees shall adopt a policy to carry out this subsect10n The board of trustees 
must incorporate mput from the student members mto the policy and provide the pohcy to 
the 10mt standing committee of the Legislature havmg mnsdict10n over education matters 
by November 6, 2024 
Sec. 3. Application. That sect10n of this Act that repeals and replaces Pnvate and 
Special Law 1865, chapter 532, section 4, subsect10n 3 does not apply to any student 
member serving on the Board of Trustees of the Umversity of Mame System at the time of 
the effective date of this Act ' 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill The amendment adds one addit10nal member to the 
Board of Trustees of the Umversity of Mame System It requrres the Governor to appoint 
one undergraduate student and one graduate student that have been Jointly recommended 
by the student government associat10ns of each campus to the board of trustees 
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amendment provides that the student members are full votmg members of the board of 
trustees and serve 2-year terms The amendment reqmres the board of trustees to adopt a 
policy on student membership with mput from the student members and to report this pohcy 
to the Jomt standing committee of the Legislature havmg Jurisdiction over education 
matters by November 6, 2024 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 05/31/23 feae.. 
LD 1656 
LR 1990(02) 
An Act to Allow Student Representation Withm the Governance of the Umvers1ty of Mame System 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''4'ls-zl/j\ 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor cost increase - Umvers1ty of Mame System 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Add1t10nal costs to the Umvers1ty of Mame System to add one add1t10nal member to the Board of Trustees can be 
absorbed w1thm ex1stmg budgeted resources 
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