§13102.__Work plan and annual report

The board shall develop an annual work plan in consultation with the commissioner and the state board that includes ongoing work and new issues for study.__The annual work plan must be set by September 1st of each year.

The board shall submit a report by June 30th of each year to the commissioner and the state board with its recommendations.

§13103.__Recommendations to State Board of Education

The state board shall act on standards definitions or other recommendations within 60 days of presentation to the state board by the board.

§13104.__Rulemaking

The state board may adopt rules to implement this chapter.__ Rules adopted pursuant to this chapter are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

Sec. GG-2. Staggered terms. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 13101, subsection 3, of the 22 initial appointments made in accordance with Title 20-A, section 13101, subsection 2, 7 of the appointees must be appointed for one-year terms, 7 of the appointees must be appointed for 2-year terms and 8 appointees must be appointed for 3-year terms.

PART HH

Sec. HH-1. Cost-of-living adjustment; delay. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the nursing facility and residential care facility cost-of-living adjustments authorized under Public Law 2005, chapter 12, Pt. IIII are delayed for one month during fiscal year 2005-06. The Department of Health and Human Services is authorized to use the resulting savings in the Nursing Facility, Other Special Revenue Funds account to fund other MaineCare costs.

Sec. HH-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS)