An Act To Improve Representation on the Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System

Sec. 1. P&SL 1865, c. 532, §4, sub-§§3-B and 3-C  are enacted to read:

3-B. Faculty member. One of the members must be a full-time faculty member at one of the campuses of the University of Maine System at the time of appointment and must be a permanent resident of the State. The faculty member must be a full voting member of the Board of Trustees and serves for a 2-year term and until a successor is qualified. The Governor shall nominate the faculty member from a list of 3 eligible faculty members submitted by the University of Maine System full-time faculty union. The nomination must be made within 30 days of receiving the list of names and is subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters and confirmation by the Senate. The faculty member may not come from the same campus in any 2 consecutive terms.

3-C. Member with agricultural background. The Governor shall make every effort to appoint to the Board of Trustees, subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters and confirmation by the Senate, one member who has a strong background in agriculture.

summary

This bill requires that one member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System be a full-time faculty member of the university system and directs the Governor to make every effort to appoint one member with a strong agricultural background.