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An Act To Maintain the Current Number of Appointees to the Maine Arts Commission
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 27 MRSA §401, as corrected by RR 2011, c. 2, §34, is amended to read:
§ 401.Commission
A state commission, to be known as the "Maine Arts Commission," as established by Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 7-B, must consist of not lessmore than 15 nor more than 21 members, each of whom must have a continuing interest in the fields of art and culture in the State, to be appointed by the Governor from among citizens of Maine. In making such appointments, due consideration must be given to the recommendations made by representative civic, educational and professional associations and groups concerned with or engaged in artistic and cultural fields generally.
 
SUMMARY
This bill reduces the number of members of the Maine Arts Commission from a maximum of 21 to a maximum of 15.