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PRIVATE & SPECIAL LAWS
First Special Session of the 118th

CHAPTER 37
H.P. 1114 - L.D. 1557

An Act to Create Efficient and Effective Administration of the University of Maine System

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

     Sec. 1. P&SL 1865, c. 532, §3, as enacted by P&SL 1865, c. 532, is repealed.

     Sec. 2. P&SL 1865, c. 532, §4, sub-§3-A is enacted to read:

     3-A. Alumni members. 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, 7 alumni members, one from each of the universities in the system.

     Sec. 3. P&SL 1865, c. 532, §4-B, as amended by PL 1987, c. 769, Pt. A, §§189 and 190, is further amended to read:

     Section 4-B. Duties of the Board of Trustees, chancellor and heads of the various campuses.

     1. Board of Trustees; duties. The board of trustees Board of Trustees, in consultation with the chancellor, shall be is the governing and planning body of the university and in addition shall have has responsibility for preparing and approving the operating and capital budgets of the university and presenting them in accordance with the direction in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1665, and Title 5, chapter 153. In fulfilling its duties, the Board of Trustees shall:

     2. Chancellor and staff members; duties. The chancellor shall exercise such powers and fulfill such responsibilities as shall be are delegated by the board Board of Trustees. The chancellor may delegate any of such powers and responsibilities to such members of his the chancellor's staff as he deems necessary. The chancellor is the chief administrative education officer of the system and shall:

     3. Head of each campus; duties. The head of each campus shall be is the chief administrative and educational officer thereof and shall be is responsible for the day to day day-to-day operation and development of its academic program within the limits defined by the board of trustees Board of Trustees and the chancellor; and in addition, shall exercise such rights and privileges as are generally recognized in the administering of admissions, curriculum development, extra curricular extracurricular programs, long range long-range planning within the framework of the overall university plan, and supervision of faculty.

     5. Boards of visitors; membership; duties; reimbursement. Each of the 7 universities has a board of visitors.

     Sec. 4. P&SL 1865, c. 532, §13, as amended by P&SL 1891, c. 284, is repealed.

     Sec. 5. P&SL 1865, c. 532, §14, as enacted by P&SL 1865, c. 532, is repealed.

     Sec. 6. P&SL 1865, c. 532, §18, as enacted by P&SL 1865, c. 532, is amended to read:

     Section 18. Rights of the Legislature reserved. The legislature shall have Legislature has the right to grant any further powers, to alter, limit or restrain any of the powers vested in the trustees Board of Trustees of the college University of Maine System established by this act Act, as shall may be judged necessary to promote the best interests thereof. And this act shall take takes effect upon its approval by the governor Governor.

     Sec. 7. Board of Trustees; review and report.

     1. Review. The Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System shall:

     2. Report. The Board of Regents shall report its findings and recommendations based on its work pursuant to subsection 1 to the Joint Standing Committee on Education by January 1, 1998. The Joint Standing Committee on Education may report out legislation it determines based on the report.

Effective September 19,1997.

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