8. Records. The board shall keep all records and minutes necessary to the ordinary dispatch of its functions. The board shall keep a register of all applicants for licensure and a register of all licensees.

9. Reports. No later than August 1st of each year, the board shall submit to the commissioner a report of its transactions in the preceding fiscal year ending June 30th and shall transmit to the commissioner a complete statement of all the receipts and expenditures of the board, attested by affidavits of the board's chair and secretary.

10. Staff. The commissioner, to the extent possible and reasonable, shall make available to the board such staff, facilities, equipment, supplies, information and other assistance as the board may reasonably require to carry out its activities. The commissioner may also appoint, subject to the Civil Service Law, the employees necessary to carry out this section. Any person so employed must be located in the department and under the administrative and supervisory direction of the commissioner.

11. Compensation of members. Members of the board are entitled to reimbursement for expenses only pursuant to Title 5, section 12004-A, subsection 46.

Sec. 6. 22 MRSA §2625, first ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 442, §3, is further amended to read:

The Board of Licensure of Water Treatment Plant System Operators shall issue biennial licenses to individuals to act as operators. The license must indicate the classification level of the systems or parts of systems for the operation of which the individual is qualified to act as an operator.

Sec. 7. 22 MRSA §2625-A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 442, §6, is further amended to read:

§2625-A. Renewals

All licenses shall expire on December 31st of each biennial period and may be renewed thereafter for 2-year periods without further examination, upon the payment of the proper renewal fee as set forth in the rules. Any A person who fails to renew his that person's license within the 6-month grace period 2 years following the expiration date shall be required to take an examination.