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M.__The committee shall invite the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Judicial Court to designate a member of the judicial
branch to serve as a member of the committee.

 
3. Terms of appointment.__The terms of appointment are as
follows.

 
A.__Terms of appointment for gubernatorial appointments and
appointments by the President of the Senate and the Speaker
of the House, other than legislative appointments, are for
terms of 3 years.

 
B.__Terms of appointment for Legislators are for the
legislative terms of office of the persons appointed.

 
C.__Members may serve beyond their designated terms until
their successors are appointed.

 
4.__First meeting; chair.__The Executive Director of the
Legislative Council shall call the first meeting of the committee
as soon as funding permits.__At the first meeting, the committee
shall select a chair from among its members and may select a new
chair annually.

 
5. Meetings.__The committee may meet as often as necessary
but, if funding permits, shall meet at least quarterly.__A
meeting may be called by the chair or by any 4 members.

 
6. Duties and powers.__The committee:

 
A.__Shall oversee the review of exceptions to public records
under subchapter 1-A, ensuring that the schedule for review
is maintained, that proposed exceptions are subject to the
review process and that the criteria for review are
appropriately applied;

 
B.__Shall review the public's access to public proceedings
and records;

 
C.__Shall review information provided by the Public Access
Ombudsman appointed pursuant to Title 5, section 200-I
concerning complaints about lack of access and frivolous
requests for access;

 
D.__Shall make recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature,
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court and local and
regional governmental entities for changes in law and practice
that are appropriate to maintain the


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