Sec. 11. 32 MRSA §88, sub-§2, ¶E, as amended by PL 1989, c. 857, §70, is further amended to read:

E. The board shall keep records and minutes of its activities and meetings. These records and minutes must be made easily accessible to the public and be provided expeditiously upon request. The board shall distribute to all licensed emergency medical services persons a publication listing training and testing opportunities, meeting schedules of the board and regional councils supervising technical colleges, proposed rule changes and other information judged by the board to have merit in improving emergency medical patient care in the State. The board shall create, print and distribute this publication in the most cost-efficient manner possible. Any paid advertising utilized to accomplish this purpose may not be solicited by board members or staff and must be included in such a way that endorsement of a product or service by the board can not reasonably be inferred. The board may prepare, publish and disseminate educational and other materials to improve emergency medical patient care.

Sec. 12. 32 MRSA §88, sub-§2, ¶H, as amended by PL 1991, c. 588, §16, is further amended to read:

H. With the approval of the commissioner, the board may enter into contracts, subject to provisions of state law, and delegate this authority to the director. The board may also delegate, through rules, to staff, any provision necessary to carry out this chapter, including the process of hearings. Funds appropriated or allocated to the board to be contracted with the regional councils supervising technical colleges may be disbursed on a sole- source contract basis, according to guidelines established by the board. Funds must be expended in accordance with standard state contract or grant procedures and guidelines where appropriate.

Sec. 13. 32 MRSA §89, as amended by PL 1999, c. 182, §15, is further amended to read:

§89. Regions and supervising technical colleges

1. Regions to be established; supervising technical colleges. The board shall delineate regions within the State to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The board shall set out conditions under which an organization a technical college in