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Amend the bill in section 3 by striking out all of subsection 4 (page 1, lines 17 to 21 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘4. State agency or agency.   "State agency" or "agency" means any unit of State Government or local government, including any state board or commission, except the Legislature and its committees and subcommittees,and the Judicial Departmentjudicial branch, but not including the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System and the Maine Maritime Academy.’
Amend the bill in section 12 in §96 in subsection 2 in the 4th line (page 6, line 20 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "Secretary of State" and inserting the following: 'Governor'
Amend the bill in section 12 in §96 in subsection 2 in paragraph E in the first 2 lines (page 6, lines 29 and 30 in L.D.) by striking out the following: ", recommended by the Governor"
Amend the bill in section 12 in §96 in subsection 2 in paragraph F in the last line (page 6, line 32 in L.D.) by striking out the following: ", recommended by the Governor"
Amend the bill in section 12 in §96 in subsection 2 in paragraph G in the 3rd and 4th lines (page 6, lines 35 and 36 in L.D.) by striking out the following: ", recommended by the Governor"
Amend the bill in section 12 in §96 in subsection 3 in the 3rd line (page 7, line 1 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "Secretary of State" and inserting the following: 'Governor'
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. This amendment removes the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System and the Maine Maritime Academy from the definition of "state agency" proposed in the bill. This amendment also changes the appointing authority for the Archives Advisory Board to the Governor, rather than the Secretary of State as proposed in the bill.