CHAPTER 14

H.P. 819 - L.D. 1116

An Act Regarding University of Maine System Boards of

Visitors

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. P&SL 1865, c. 532, §4-B, sub-§5, ¶B, as enacted by P&SL 1997, c. 37, §3, is amended to read:

B. Each board of visitors shall:

(1) Advocate for the university;

(2) Raise private funds for the university;

(3) Advise the head of each campus on community and regional needs; and

(4) Review for final recommendation to the Board of Trustees tuition increases, new academic programs and the 5-year plan of the university.; and

(5)__Submit an annual report of its activities to the Board of Trustees.__ The Board of Trustees shall submit a copy of the annual report of each board of visitors to the Legislature and to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters annually in January as part of its report required in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 10902-A.