An Act Regarding the Application of Term Limits for the State Board of Education

Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §401, sub-§4,  as amended by PL 2005, c. 16, §1, is further amended to read:

Sec. 2. Application. Notwithstanding Public Law 2005, chapter 16, section 2, the limitation on terms served by members of the State Board of Education contained in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 401, subsection 4 as amended by this Act applies to terms served by a person who is a member of the State Board of Education on the effective date of this Act except that that person may finish that person's term.

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This bill provides that if a person appointed to fill a vacancy on the State Board of Education serves more than 2 1/2 years of an unexpired term, that service counts as one term for purposes of the limitation on terms imposed on board members. It also clarifies that the limitation on terms imposed on members of the State Board of Education applies to terms served by current board members except that if a current board member's service is in excess of that permitted by the limitation on terms, that member may finish the member's term.