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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Regular Session of the 118th

CHAPTER 12

H.P. 565 - L.D. 756

An Act to Continue the Participating Local District Consolidated Plan Advisory Committee

     Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and

     Whereas, provisions establishing the Participating Local District Advisory Committee were inadvertently allowed to lapse in 1996; and

     Whereas, the advisory committee is essential to the operation of the consolidated plan for participating local districts, because its members, who represent participating local district employers and employees, are instrumental in the design and oversight of the consolidated plan; and

     Whereas, 224 participating local districts are now in the consolidated plan; and

     Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

     Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §18802-A is enacted to read:

§18802-A. Participating Local District Advisory Committee

     1. Composition; appointment. The Participating Local District Advisory Committee, referred to in this chapter as the "advisory committee," is composed of the following 12 members:

     A. Five voting members who are members of labor organizations that represent participating local district employees, appointed by the Governor after being nominated by their respective labor organizations as follows:

     2. Compensation of members. The members of the advisory committee are not entitled to receive compensation for their participation in the advisory committee's activities.

     3. Chair. The executive director, or a designee, shall serve as chair.

     4. Term. The terms of the members are as follows.

     5. Transaction of business. The transaction of business by the advisory committee is governed as follows.

     6. Proposal for plan design or amendment. The advisory committee shall present to the board proposals for the consolidated retirement plan and amendments to the plan. Passage of any resolution or any other action by the advisory committee relating to proposals for the consolidated retirement plan or proposed amendments to the consolidated retirement plan requires 8 affirmative votes.

     Sec. 2. Retroactivity. This Act applies retroactively to June 30, 1996.

     Sec. 3. Transition. The members of the Participating Local District Advisory Committee holding office on June 29, 1996, may continue to hold office if otherwise qualified and fulfill the duties of members of the advisory committee until expiration of the term in which they were serving on June 29, 1996 or until a replacement is appointed. Vacancies must be filled according to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 18802-A, subsection 4.

     Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.

Effective March 17, 1997.

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