Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §1079, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 417, §17 and PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read:

1. Committee membership. The committee consists of 12 members as follows:

A. Four members appointed by the Governor, including one representative of the Maine State Housing Authority, one representative of the Department of Health and Human Services and 2 representatives of financial institutions participating in the program;

B. Four members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, including one person who is an account holder or is eligible to be an account holder, 2 representatives of contributors of matching funds to the program and one representative of a community development organization; and

C. Four members appointed by the President of the Senate, including one representative of a contributor of matching funds to the program, one representative of a statewide community development foundation, one person who is an account holder or is eligible to be an account holder and one representative of a community development organization.

Members from state departments serve at the pleasure of their appointing authorities. All other members serve 3-year terms and may continue to serve beyond their terms until their successors are appointed but may not be appointed to subsequent consecutive terms. If a vacancy occurs before a term has expired, the vacancy must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by the authority who made the original appointment. If a member is absent for 2 consecutive meetings and has not been excused by the chair from either meeting, the committee may remove the member by majority vote.

Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §1079, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 518, §2, is amended to read:

6. Voluntary service. Members of the committee, except members representing account holders, serve without compensation or reimbursement for expenses.