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community colleges; and such other public or quasi-public
entities as may be approved by the directors of the foundation.

 
Sec. 38. 10 MRSA §945-B, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 648, §5,
is amended to read:

 
1. Members. Members are the private individuals,
partnerships, firms, corporations, governmental entities and
other organizations who pay dues to the center. For the
purposes of this chapter, members may include, but are not
limited to, municipal and county government, councils of
government, local and area development corporations, regional
planning commissions, development districts, state agencies,
higher educational facilities, including the components of the
University of Maine System, the Maine Maritime Academy,
private colleges and postsecondary schools and technical
community colleges, and other public or quasi-public entities.
The following 8 public organizations are granted membership by
virtue of the State's contribution to the organization, are
exempt from dues requirements and each is entitled to
designate one individual to exercise its voting right: the
Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, the State
Planning Office, the Finance Authority of Maine, the
Department of Labor, the Department of Conservation, the
Department of Marine Resources, the Department of Economic and
Community Development and the Department of Transportation.

 
Sec. 39. 10 MRSA §1478, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 1989, c. 443,
§20, is further amended to read:

 
A. For the purposes of this section, "state agency"
includes the Maine technical community colleges.

 
Sec. 40. 14 MRSA §8102, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 374, §5,
is further amended to read:

 
4. State. "State" means the State of Maine or any office,
department, agency, authority, commission, board, institution,
hospital or other instrumentality of the State, including the
Maine Turnpike Authority, the Maine Port Authority, the
Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, the Maine
Technical Community College System, the Maine Veterans' Homes,
the Maine State Retirement System, the Maine Military
Authority and all such other state entities.

 
Sec. 41. 20-A MRSA §9, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 395, Pt. J,
§1, is amended to read:

 
The Education Coordinating Committee, referred to in this
section as the "committee," is established to promote
efficiency,


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