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| Sec. 6. Compensation. Resolved: That the members of the commission who | | are Legislators are entitled to receive the legislative per diem as | | defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 2 and | | reimbursement for travel and other necessary expenses for | | attendance at meetings of the commission. Public members who are | | not otherwise compensated by their employers or other entities that | | they represent are entitled to receive reimbursement of necessary | | expenses for attendance at meetings of the commission; and be it | | further |
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| | | Sec. 7. Report. Resolved: That the commission shall submit a final | | report along with any recommended legislation to the Second | | Regular Session of the 120th Legislature no later than December | | 5, 2001. If the commission requires a limited extension of time | | to conclude its study and make its report, it may apply to the | | Legislative Council, which may grant the extension; and be it | | further |
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| | | Sec. 8. Commission budget. Resolved: That the chairs of the | | commission, with assistance from the commission staff, shall | | administer the commission budget. Within 10 days after its first | | meeting, the commission shall present a work plan and proposed | | budget to the Legislative Council for its approval. The | | commission may not incur expenses that would result in the | | commission exceeding its approved budget. Upon request from the | | commission, the Executive Director of the Legislative Council or | | the executive director's designee shall provide the commission | | chairs and staff with a status report on the commission budget, | | expenditures incurred and paid and available funds. |
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| | | This resolve creates the 11-member Commission to Study Ways to | | Improve Transportation for Senior Citizens. The commission is | | directed to study the public and private transportation programs | | and services currently available to senior citizens in the State, | | identify and prioritize needs in all areas of the State and make | | recommendations on the funding and implementation of pilot | | programs in 2 rural areas of the State that use school buses to | | transport senior citizens when those school buses are not | | otherwise being used by the school that owns them. |
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| | | The commission is required to submit a final report along with | | any recommended legislation to the Second Regular Session of the | | 120th Legislature no later than December 5, 2001. |
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