‘Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §411, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2015, c. 250, Pt. A, §§1 and 2, is further amended to read:
2. Membership. The advisory committee consists of the following members:
A. One Senator who is a member of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters, appointed by the President of the Senate;
B. One member of the House of Representatives who is a member of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
C. One representative of municipal interests, appointed by the Governor;
D. One representative of county or regional interests, appointed by the President of the Senate;
E. One representative of school interests, appointed by the Governor;
F. One representative of law enforcement interests, appointed by the President of the Senate;
G. One representative of the interests of State Government, appointed by the Governor;
H. One representative of a statewide coalition of advocates of freedom of access, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
I. One representative of newspaper and other press interests, appointed by the President of the Senate;
J. One representative of newspaper publishers, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
K. Two representatives of broadcasting interests, one appointed by the President of the Senate and one appointed by the Speaker of the House;
L. Two representatives of the public, one appointed by the President of the Senate and one appointed by the Speaker of the House;
M. The Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee; and
N. One member with broad experience in and understanding of issues and costs in multiple areas of information technology, including practical applications concerning creation, storage, retrieval and accessibility of electronic records; use of communication technologies to support meetings, including teleconferencing and Internet-based conferencing; databases for records management and reporting; and information technology system development and support, appointed by the Governor . ; and
O. One representative having legal or professional expertise in the field of data and personal privacy, appointed by the Governor.
The advisory committee shall invite the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court to designate a member of the judicial branch to serve as a member of the committee.
In making appointments to the advisory committee, the appointing authorities shall take into consideration the racial and ethnic diversity of the State.’
