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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §884, first ¶,  as amended by PL 2001, c. 503, §1, is further amended to read:
The Advisory Council on Tax-deferred Arrangements, established by section 12004-I, subsection 25, shall meet at least once a year, review the operations of the arrangements program and advise the Department of Administrative and Financial Services on matters of policy relating to the activities under the arrangements program. Members of the advisory council are entitled to compensation as provided in chapter 379. All appointed or elected members serve at the pleasure of theirthe appointing or electing authoritiesauthority. The advisory council consists of 1012 members as follows.
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §884, sub-§3,  as amended by PL 2001, c. 503, §2, is further amended to read:
 
3. Employee representatives.   The employee representatives of the advisory council are 7 classified state9 employees appointed by the Governor as follows:
 
A.  Five employees recommended to the Governor by the Maine State Employees Association, one from each bargaining unit;
 
B.  One employee recommended to the Governor by the American Federation of State and Municipal Employees; and
 
C.  One employee recommended to the Governor by the Maine State Troopers Association.
 
D.  Seven classified state employees, one from each bargaining unit recognized pursuant to Title 26, chapter 9-B in the executive branch, recommended to the Governor by the employee organizations certified to represent the units;
 
E.  One employee from the largest bargaining unit recognized pursuant to Title 26, chapter 9-B in the legislative branch, recommended to the Governor by the employee organization certified to represent the unit; and
 
F.  One employee from the largest bargaining unit recognized pursuant to Title 26, chapter 14 in the judicial branch, recommended to the Governor by the employee organization certified to represent the unit.
 
Employee representatives are appointed for terms of 3 years, except that of the first appointments, one must be for one year, one for 2 years and one for 3 years.
Sec. 3. Terms. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 884, subsection 3, current employee representatives of the Advisory Council on Tax-deferred Arrangements shall continue serving for the remainder of the terms of their appointments, and additional employee representatives appointed pursuant to Title 5, section 884, subsection 3, paragraphs E and F shall serve terms of 3 years.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill. Like the bill, it provides that employee representatives are recommended by the employee organizations certified to represent units, recognized under the Maine Revised Statutes, but it adds 2 more employee representatives, one each from the legislative branch and the judicial branch, to the Advisory Council on Tax-deferred Arrangements.
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