An Act to Establish the Interdisciplinary Advisory Board for the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1776
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: MONTELL, TALBOT ROSS
Amends: 5 MRSA §12004-G, 3 MRSA §911

Legislative Document
No. 1776
H.P. 1187
House of Representatives, April 24, 2025
An Act to Establish the Interdisciplinary Advisory Board for the 
State House Complex
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MONTELL of Gardiner.
Cosponsored by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland and
Representatives: BISHOP of Bucksport, COPELAND of Saco, HASENFUS of Readfield, 
JULIA of Waterville, ROLLINS of Augusta, SALISBURY of Westbrook, SHAGOURY of 
Hallowell, Senator: RENY of Lincoln.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  3 MRSA c. 32 is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 32
INTERDISCIPLINARY ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE STATE HOUSE 
COMPLEX
§911.  Interdisciplinary Advisory Board for the State House Complex
1.  Definitions.  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings.
A.  "Board" means the Interdisciplinary Advisory Board for the State House Complex, 
established pursuant to Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 26-G.
B.  "State House complex" means the State House and the Burton M. Cross Building 
and their grounds.
2.  Board established.  The Interdisciplinary Advisory Board for the State House 
Complex is established to work to ensure the occupational health and safety of Legislators, 
legislative and executive branch staffs and the public within the State House complex and 
to streamline communications regarding the State House complex among the Legislative 
Council, the Legislative Council's State House facilities committee and the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services.  The board may 
establish committees, including a committee to better retain a record of the State House 
complex's history of occupational health and safety issues and their mitigation and to 
maintain consistency in the oversight of the occupational health and safety of Legislators, 
legislative and executive branch staffs and the public within the State House complex.
3.  Board membership; terms.  The board consists of 13 members as follows:
A.  A member nominated by the Executive Director of the Legislative Council, 
appointed by the President of the Senate;
B.  A member representing an association of executive branch and other public 
employees, appointed by the President of the Senate;
C.  A member representing a state indoor air quality organization, appointed by the 
President of the Senate;
D.  A member representing an international society of heating, refrigerating and air-
conditioning professionals who is a mechanical engineer, appointed by the President 
of the Senate;
E.  A year-round partisan or nonpartisan legislative staff member, appointed by the 
President of the Senate;
F.  A member representing occupational health and safety professionals, appointed by 
the President of the Senate;
G.  A member nominated by the Clerk of the House, appointed by the Speaker of the 
House;
H.  A member representing a registered lobby with knowledge or expertise in public 
health, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
I.  A member representing the Board of Occupational Safety and Health, as established 
by Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 24, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
J.  A member who is an architect with historic architectural experience who is 
associated with a national professional organization for licensed architects and other 
construction industry professionals, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
K.  A union steward for legislative employees, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
L.  A member representing a historic preservation organization in the State, appointed 
by the Speaker of the House; and
M.  The Director of the Bureau of General Services within the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services or the director's designee.
Members of the board serve for 3-year terms.  A vacancy in the membership of the board 
must be timely filled by the appointing authority.
4.  Chairs.  The Director of the Bureau of General Services within the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services or the director's designee and the member 
representing the Board of Occupational Safety and Health, as established by Title 5, section 
12004-G, subsection 24, serve as cochairs of the board.
5.  Duties.  The board shall work to ensure the occupational health and safety of 
Legislators, legislative and executive branch staffs and the public within the State House 
complex.  The board shall advise the Legislative Council and the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services regarding the 
occupational health and safety of Legislators, legislative and executive branch staffs and 
the public within the State House complex.  The board shall provide and publicize a method 
using the Legislature's publicly accessible website for Legislators, legislative and executive 
branch staffs and the public to submit to the board questions and concerns regarding the 
occupational health and safety of Legislators, legislative and executive branch staffs and 
the public within the State House complex, a presentation regarding which must be 
included in orientation of new Legislators and new employees of the legislative and 
executive branch staffs working in the State House complex.
6.  Meetings.  The board shall meet quarterly.
7.  Staff assistance.  The Department of Labor shall provide necessary staffing services 
to the board.
8.  Report.  The board, no later than the first Wednesday in December annually, shall 
submit a report that includes its findings and recommendations for the past year for 
presentation to the Legislature. The Executive Director of the Legislative Council shall 
publish the report on the Legislature's publicly accessible website.
Sec. 2.  5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§26-G is enacted to read:
26-G.   
Legislature/State 
House Complex 
Interdisciplinary Advisory Board for 
the State House Complex 
Not Authorized 
MRSA 
§911 
Sec. 3.  Interdisciplinary Advisory Board for State House Complex 2025 
report.  Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 911, subsection 8, 
the report of the Interdisciplinary Advisory Board for the State House, established pursuant 
to Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 26-G, made on December 3, 2025 may include any 
findings and recommendations it may have from the time the board was first established to 
December 3, 2025.
SUMMARY
This bill establishes the Interdisciplinary Advisory Board for the State House Complex, 
which must work to ensure the occupational health and safety of Legislators, legislative 
and executive branch staffs and the public within the State House complex and to 
streamline communications regarding the State House complex among the Legislative 
Council, the Legislative Council's State House facilities committee and the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services.