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APPROVED                 CHAPTER
                                                                  MAY 5, 2021                  46
                                                                BY GOVERNOR              PUBLIC LAW
                                  STATE OF MAINE
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                          IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
                        TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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                                     S.P. 14 - L.D. 7
 An Act To Expand the Membership of the Board of Directors of the Maine
                      International Trade Center
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
    Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §945-C, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 648, §5, is amended
to read:
    The Board of Directors of the Maine International Trade Center, referred to in this
chapter as the "board of directors," consists of 7 11 directors elected from the membership
and, 5 directors appointed by the Governor and the president of the center, serving in an ex
officio capacity. Each director is entitled to one vote. Board members' terms must be
staggered as determined in the bylaws of the center.
    Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §945-C, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 648, §5, is amended
to read:
   1. Elected directors. The members shall elect 7 11 directors from among the center's
dues-paying membership.
    Sec. 3. 10 MRSA §945-C, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 648, §5, is amended
to read:
    2. Governor-selected directors. The Governor shall select 5 directors, one of whom
must be the International Trade Director at the Department of Economic and Community
Development. The other 4 directors each of whom must have international business or
professional experience.
    Sec. 4. 10 MRSA §945-C, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 648, §5, is amended
to read:
    4. President. The International Trade Director at the Department of Economic and
Community Development shall serve as the president of the center upon confirmation by a
majority of the board of directors. Once every 2 years, the Governor shall submit the
International Trade Director's name to the board of directors for reappointment.
Reappointment is subject to confirmation by a majority of the board of directors. The
president shall serve as an ex officio voting member of the board of directors.
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Statutes affected: 
Bill Text LD 7, SP 14: 10.945
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 46: 10.945