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Foundation shall foster, assist and participate in efforts to | achieve its mission, including, but not limited to, the following | efforts. |
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| | 1.__Establishing public and private partnerships.__The Public | Resources and Information for Maine Foundation, referred to in | this chapter as the "foundation," shall endeavor to: |
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| A.__Establish public and private partnerships that will | provide resources for fostering greater citizen involvement | in State Government; |
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| B.__Increase citizen knowledge and understanding of State | Government, including its processes, deliberations, | procedures and responsibilities; and |
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| C.__Promote civic education and engender public dialogue on | issues important to the citizens of the State; |
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| | 2.__Citizen access and public outreach opportunities.__The | foundation may: |
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| A.__Develop and propose new public information strategies | for State Government in an effort to enhance citizen | awareness and involvement in State Government; |
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| B.__Develop and propose new entities and services for | enhancing citizen access to State Government.__These | entities and services may include, but are not limited to: |
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| (1)__Establishment of a speakers' bureau; |
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| (2)__Development and distribution of educational | videos; |
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| (3)__Establishment of dedicated electronic media | channels for full-time coverage of legislative and | other governmental proceedings; and |
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| (4)__Creation of a public information bureau; and |
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| C.__Promote public understanding of State Government's | processes, procedures, deliberations and responsibilities by | means of a variety of public and private media as well as by | means of any existing state public information resource. |
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| | The Board of Corporators, who shall elect members of the board | of directors as provided in section 314, consists of |
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