APPROVED CHAPTER
MARCH 16, 2022 496
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO
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S.P. 392 - L.D. 1206
An Act Regarding the Terms of Office of the Director of the Maine State
Museum Commission, the State Librarian and the Director of the Maine Arts
Commission
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 27 MRSA §84-A, as amended by PL 1991, c. 591, Pt. E, §30, is further
amended to read:
§84-A. Museum director; appointment
The Director of the Maine State Museum Commission must be qualified by training or
by experience in museum work and is appointed by the Maine State Museum Commission.
The director shall serve for an indefinite term, subject to removal for cause at the pleasure
of the Maine State Museum Commission. The commission Maine State Museum
Commission shall fix compensation for the director within salary range 88.
Sec. 2. 27 MRSA §112, as amended by PL 2019, c. 150, §11, is further amended by
amending the section headnote to read:
§112. -- Maine Library Commission functions
Sec. 3. 27 MRSA §112, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1973, c. 626, §6, is amended to
read:
The library commission Maine Library Commission shall:
Sec. 4. 27 MRSA §112, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1991, c. 591, Pt. E, §31, is
further amended to read:
1. Appointment of State Librarian. Appoint the State Librarian. The State Librarian
must be qualified through training or experience in library work. The State Librarian shall
serve for an indefinite term, subject to removal for cause at the pleasure of the Maine
Library Commission. The commission Maine Library Commission shall fix compensation
for the State Librarian within salary range 88;
Sec. 5. 27 MRSA §403-A, as amended by PL 1991, c. 591, Pt. E, §32, is further
amended to read:
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§403-A. Director of Maine Arts Commission; appointment
The Director of the Maine Arts Commission must be qualified by training or experience
and is appointed by the Maine Arts Commission. The director shall serve for an indefinite
term subject to removal for cause at the pleasure of the Maine Arts Commission. The
commission Maine Arts Commission shall fix compensation for the director within salary
range 88.
Sec. 6. Application. This Act does not apply to a Director of the Maine State
Museum Commission appointed pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 27, section
84-A, a State Librarian appointed pursuant to Title 27, section 112, subsection 1 or a
Director of the Maine Arts Commission appointed pursuant to Title 27, section 403-A who
was appointed before January 1, 2021.
Sec. 7. Retroactivity. This Act applies retroactively to January 1, 2021.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1206, SP 392: 27.84, 27.112, 27.403
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 496: 27.84, 27.112, 27.403