Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §411 is enacted to read:

§411.__Freedom of Access Advisory Committee

1.__Advisory committee established.__The Freedom of Access Advisory Committee, referred to in this section as "the committee," is established to serve as a resource for ensuring compliance with this subchapter and upholding the integrity of the purposes underlying this subchapter as it applies to all public entities in the conduct of the public's business.

2.__Membership.__The committee consists of the following 13 members:

A.__One Senator, appointed by the President of the Senate;

B.__One member of the House of Representatives, 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 broadcasting interests, appointed by the Speaker of the House;

K.__One representative of the public, appointed by the Speaker of the House;

L.__The Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee; and