Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 402 – Organization; meetings
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The state board shall organize and meet as follows. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
1. Organization. The state board shall organize annually by electing one of their members as chairman and one as vice-chairman. They may also elect other officers.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 402
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- State board: means the State Board of Education. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
2. Meetings. Meetings of the state board shall be held at least quarterly on call of the chairman or the commissioner on 5 days’ written notice to members. If both the chairman and commissioner are absent, or refuse to call a meeting, any 3 members of the state board may call a meeting by similar notices in writing.
[PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §48 (AMD).]
3. Quorum. A majority of the state board members shall be a quorum.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
4. Rules. The state board may adopt or amend rules for meeting procedures and administration of its duties.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 395, §A48 (AMD).