Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §401, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1987, c. 851, §4, is further amended to read:

4. Term. The term of office of each member shall be is 5 years. Any vacancy shall A person may not serve more than any 2 5-year terms.__A vacancy must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term. The state board shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, which establishes the procedure and criteria by which the state board may recommend to the Governor the removal of a member from office prior to completion of the term of appointment for failure to perform the duties of office.

Sec. 2. Application. This Act applies with the beginning of the new appointments by the Governor at the expiration of the current board members' terms of office.

SUMMARY

This bill limits the number of terms of office for members of the State Board of Education to 2 5-year terms, which need not be consecutive, beginning with new appointments by the Governor at the expiration of the current board members' terms of office.