Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 22 – Right to provide testimony
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 22
- Legislative committee: means a joint standing committee of the Legislature, a joint select committee of the Legislature, a task force, commission or council or any other committee established by the Legislature and composed wholly or partly of Legislators for the purpose of conducting legislative business. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 21
- Legislative inquiry: means any request made by a legislative committee or individual Legislator to a state employee for public information or the state employee's personal opinion. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 21
- Own time: means an employee's personal time or authorized leave time, earned as a condition of employment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 21
- State employee: means any employee of an agency, independent agency or parts of agencies which receive support from the General Fund or that are established, created or incorporated by reference to the laws, except nonpartisan staff of the Legislature. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 21
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
State employees have the right to represent themselves and testify before a legislative committee on their own time. State employees have the right to respond to any legislative inquiry. A state employee who complies with this chapter shall not be denied the right to testify before a legislative committee. [PL 1989, c. 483, Pt. A, §7 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 167 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 483, §A7 (AMD).