Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 993 – Committee membership; chairs
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 993
- Committee: means a joint legislative committee established to oversee program evaluation and government accountability matters. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 992
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
The membership of the committee and the selection of chairs are established by joint rule of the Legislature. Beginning with the 132nd Legislature, at least one member of the committee must be a member of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over taxation matters and at least one member must be a member of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over economic development matters. No 2 members of the committee may be members of the same joint standing committee of the Legislature and also members of the same political party. [PL 2023, c. 417, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 702, §2 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 417, §1 (AMD).