APPROVED CHAPTER
APRIL 7, 2021 34
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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H.P. 56 - L.D. 90
An Act To Amend the Removal Process Applicable to the Position of State
Supervisor of the Forest Protection Unit of the Bureau of Forestry
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §8901, sub-§1, ¶B is enacted to read:
B. The state supervisor of the forest protection unit of the Bureau of Forestry, as Chief
Forest Ranger, must be appointed from among the forest rangers of the department and
must be qualified by training and experience in wildfire protection and law
enforcement. In the event that the Chief Forest Ranger is not reappointed, the Chief
Forest Ranger has the right to be restored to the position from which the Chief Forest
Ranger was promoted or to a position equivalent in salary grade, without impairment
of personnel status or the loss of seniority, retirement or other rights to which
uninterrupted service in the previous position would have entitled the former Chief
Forest Ranger. If service as Chief Forest Ranger is terminated for cause, the right to
be restored to that previous or an equivalent position must be determined by the State
Civil Service Appeals Board.
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