4.__Recommendations. To formulate recommendations for improving the program and for attracting college graduates with outstanding potential into permanent positions of employment within county and local governments.

§473. Eligibility

To be eligible to participate in the program, a student must:

1.__College.__Have completed at least 2 years of college or have graduated from college within the past year; and

2.__Residence.__Be a state resident or attend a college in the State.

§474. Duties of the Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy

The program is administered by the Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy within the University of Maine System and is referred to in this chapter as "the center."__The center's duties include the following.

1.__General supervision.__The center shall exercise general supervision over the operation of the program and shall develop and put into effect administrative guidelines for interns and county and local government personnel, formulate policies and establish and administer operational procedures.

2.__Promotion; recruitment. The center shall disseminate widely information and application forms and otherwise publicize the program to attract the attention and interest of as many college students as possible and shall receive the completed application blanks of those students interested, as well as answering inquiries for further details and information.

3.__Participation of county and local governments. The center shall acquaint officials and administrators with the program and its advantages, encouraging the greatest possible participation by county and local government offices.

4.__Selection.__Applications of interested students received by the center must be processed in accordance with procedures to be established by the center.