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| Sec. 8. Compensation. Resolved: That those members of the board who are | | Legislators are entitled to receive the legislative per diem as | | defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 2 and | | reimbursement for travel and other necessary expenses related to | | their attendance at meetings of the board. Public members not | | otherwise compensated by their employers or other entities whom | | they represent are entitled to receive reimbursement of necessary | | expenses and, upon demonstration of financial hardship, a per diem | | equal to the legislative per diem for their attendance at meetings | | of the board; and be it further |
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| | | Sec. 9. Report. Resolved: That the board shall develop | | recommendations regarding the implementation of a single-payer | | plan to provide health care coverage to all citizens of this | | State and shall submit its final report, together with any | | necessary implementing legislation, to the Second Regular Session | | of the 122nd Legislature by November 1, 2006. If the board | | requires an extension of time to make its report, it may apply to | | the Legislative Council, which may grant the extension. Upon | | submission of the final report, the board may not take further | | action unless further action is authorized by law. |
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| | | Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, | | this resolve takes effect when approved. |
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| | | This resolve reestablishes the Health Care System and Health | | Security Board, which was originally established in Public Law | | 2001, chapter 439, through the next biennium of the Legislature. | | The bill requires that the board submit a final report by | | November 1, 2006 to the 122nd Legislature. The bill allows those | | members serving on the board as of November 1, 2004 to continue | | as members. It also preserves any unexpended funds allocated to | | the board for use to pay future expenses. |
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