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Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph A in subparagraph (1) in the last line (page 1, line 10 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "Governor" the following: ', subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters and to confirmation by the Senate,'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 2. Maine Charter School Commission membership. A member of the Maine Charter School Commission serving on the effective date of this Act may continue to serve until that member's term has expired.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, clarifies that the Governor's appointments to the Maine Charter School Commission are subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters and to confirmation by the Senate. This amendment also removes the provision of the bill that ends the terms on the effective date of this legislation of members of the commission who are not members of the State Board of Education and instead provides that a member of the commission serving on the effective date of this legislation may continue to serve until that member's term has expired.