{"data":{"id":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-12004-i","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"5 M.R.S. §12004-I","heading":"Advisory boards; boards with minimal authority","body":"The primary responsibilities and powers of advisory boards and boards with minimal authority include the responsibility and authority to advise state agencies, review policies and procedures, conduct studies, evaluate programs and make recommendations to the state agencies, the Legislature or the Governor.\nThis classification includes the following.\nFIELD | NAME OF ORGANIZATION | RATE OF COMPENSATION | STATUTORY REFERENCE\n1.\nAdministration\n1-A.\nAgriculture | Maine Arborist Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 7 MRSA §2191\n1-B.\nAgriculture\n2.\nAgriculture\n2-A.\nAgriculture\n2-B.\nAgriculture\n2-C.\nAgriculture | Animal Welfare Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 7 MRSA §3906‑C\n2-D.\nBusiness\n2-E.\nBusiness\n2-F.\nBusiness\n2-G.\nBusiness\n2-H.\nCemeteries\n2-I.\nAgriculture | Advisory Committee on the Fund To Address PFAS Contamination | Expenses and Legislative Per Diem | 7 MRSA §320‑L\n3.\nCommunity Services\n3-A.\nConservation\n3-B.\nConservation | Snowmobile Trail Fund Advisory Council | Expenses for Nonsalaried or Nonpaid Public Members Only | 12 MRSA §1893‑B\n3-C.\nConservation\n3-D.\nConservation | Allagash Wilderness Waterway Advisory Council | Expenses/Legislative per diem | 12 MRSA §1890‑A\n4.\nCorrections\n4-A.\nCorrections\n4-B.\nCorrections\n4-C.\nCorrections | Sex Offender Management and Risk Assessment Advisory Commission | Not Authorized | 34‑A MRSA §11401\n5.\nCorrections | Board of Visitors (For each institution under the department) | Expenses Only | 34‑A MRSA §3001‑A\n5-A.\nCulture | State Poet Laureate Advisory Selection Committee | Not Authorized | 27 MRSA §421\n5-B.\nDefense, Veterans and Emergency Management\n5-C.\nDefense, Veterans and Emergency Management | Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery System Care Fund Advisory Board | Expenses Only | 37‑B MRSA §512‑A\n5-D.\nCulture | Maine Library Advisory Council | Not Authorized | 27 MRSA §114‑A\n6.\nEconomic Development\n6-A.\nEconomic Development\n6-B.\nEconomic Development\n6-C.\nEconomic Development\n6-D.\nEconomic Development\n6-E.\nEconomic Development\n6-F.\nEconomic Development\n6-G.\nEconomic Development | Maine Innovation Economy Advisory Board | Not Authorized | 10 MRSA §949\n6-H.\nEconomic Development\n6-I.\nEconomic Development | Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement Institute | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA §13120‑T\n6-J.\nEconomic Development | Development Ready Advisory Committee | Expenses Only | 5 MRSA §3235\n6-K.\nEconomic Development | Office of New Americans Advisory Council | Compensation and Expenses as set by the Office of New Americans | 5 MRSA §3111\nRevisor's Note:\n(Subsection 6-K as enacted by PL 2023, c. 683, Pt. A, §1 is REALLOCATED TO TITLE 5, SECTION 12004-I, SUBSECTION 6-L)\n6-L.\n(REALLOCATED FROM T. 5, §12004-I, sub-§6-K)\nEconomic Development | Social Equity Program Advisory Committee | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA §13302\n7.\nEducation\n7-A.\nEducation\n7-B.\nEducation\n7-C.\nEducation\n8.\nEducation | Archives Advisory Board | Expenses Only | 5 MRSA §96\n9.\nEducation\n10.\nEducation\n10-A.\nEducation\n11.\nEducation\n11-A.\nEducation: Office of Rehabilitation Services\n12.\nEducation\n12-A.\nEducation | Advisory Committee on School Psychologists | Expenses Only | 20‑A MRSA §13022\n12-B.\nEducation\n12-C.\nEducation: Higher Education | Higher Education Interpersonal Violence Advisory Commission | Expenses Only | 20‑A MRSA §12984\n13.\nEducation\n13-A.\nEducation\n14.\nEducation\n15.\nEducation: Governor Baxter School\n15-A.\nEducation: Arthur R. Gould School\n16.\nEducation: Student Assessment\n17.\nEducation, Truants and Dropouts | Advisory Committee | Expenses Only | 20‑A MRSA §5152\n18.\nEducation: Elementary\n18-A.\nEducation: Financial Aid\n18-B.\nEducation: Financial Aid | Advisory Committee on Education Savings | Not Authorized | 20‑A MRSA §11484\n18-C.\nEducation\n18-D.\nEducation | Maine Historical Records Advisory Board | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA §98\n18-E.\nEducation: Financial Aid\n18-F.\nEducation: Financial Aid | Advisory Committee on Family Development Accounts | Expenses for members representing account holders; not authorized for all other members | 20‑A MRSA §10985\n18-G.\nEducation: Financial Aid.\n19.\nEnergy\n20.\nEnergy\n20-A.\nEnvironment\n20-B.\nEnvironment: Natural Resources and Public Utilities\n21.\nEnvironment: Natural Resources\n22.\nEnvironment: Natural Resources\n22-A.\nEnvironment: Material Resources\n22-B.\nEnvironment: Natural Resources\n22-C.\nEnvironment\n23.\nEnvironment: Natural Resources | Advisory Board for the Licensing of Guides | $50/Day | 12 MRSA §10153\n23-A.\nEnvironment: Natural Resources | Advisory Board for the Licensing of Taxidermists | $50/Day | 12 MRSA §10155\n23-B.\nEnvironment: Natural Resources | Advisory Board for the Licensing of Whitewater Guides | $50/Day | 12 MRSA §10156\n24.\nEnvironment: Natural Resources\n24-A.\nEnvironment: Natural Resources\n24-B.\nEnvironment: Natural Resources\n24-C.\nEnvironment\n24-D.\nEnvironment\n24-E.\nEnvironment: Natural Resources\n24-F.\nEnvironment: Natural Resources\n24-G.\nEnvironment: Natural Resources | Maine Climate Council, Scientific and Technical Subcommittee and Working Groups | Legislative Per Diem and Expenses for Legislators/Expenses Only for Certain Members | 38 MRSA §577‑A\n25.\nFinance | Advisory Council on Tax-deferred Arrangements | Expenses Only | 5 MRSA §884\n25-A.\nFinance | Board of Emergency Municipal Finance | Expenses Only | 30‑A MRSA §6101\n25-B.\nFinance\n26.\nFinance\n27.\nFinance\n28.\nFinance\n29.\nFinance\n29-A.\nFinance\n29-B.\nFinance | Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA §1710\n29-C.\nFinance\n29-D.\nFinance\n30.\nHealth\n30-A.\nHealth Care | Maine Quality Forum Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 24‑A MRSA §6952\n30-B.\nHealth Care: Data | Maine Health Data Organization Health Information Advisory Committee | Expenses Only | 22 MRSA §8718\n31.\nHousing\n31-A.\nHealth Care\n31-B.\nHealth Care | Advisory Council on Affordable Health Care | Expenses Only | 5 MRSA §3123\n32.\nHousing | Passamaquoddy Indian Housing Authority - Indian Township | Not Authorized | 30‑A MRSA §4995\n33.\nHousing | Passamaquoddy Indian Housing Authority - Pleasant Point | Not Authorized | 30‑A MRSA §4995\n34.\nHousing | Penobscot Tribal Reservation Housing Authority | Not Authorized | 30‑A MRSA §4995\n35.\nHuman Services\n35-A.\nHuman Services\n35-B.\nHuman Services\n36.\nHuman Services\n36-A.\nHuman Services\n36-B.\nHuman Services\n36-C.\nHuman Services | Maine Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Advisory Council | Expenses/Legislative Per Diem for Nonsalaried Employee Members | 22 MRSA §3789‑D\n36-D.\nHuman Services | Tobacco Prevention and Control Advisory Council | Expenses/Legislative Per Diem for Nonsalaried Employee Members | 22 MRSA §272\n36-E.\nHuman Services | Organ Donation Advisory Council | Not Authorized | 29‑A MRSA §1402‑B\n36-F.\nHuman Services | MaineCare Rate Reform Expert Technical Advisory Panel | Not Authorized | 22 MRSA §3173‑J, sub‑§5\n37.\nHuman Services\n37-A.\nHuman Services: Child and Family Services\n37-B.\nHuman Services\n38.\nHuman Services: Health Facilities\n38-A.\nHuman Services | Maine Telehealth and Telemonitoring Advisory Group | Not Authorized | 22 MRSA §3173‑I\n39.\nHuman Services\n40.\nEducation Rehabilitation Services\n40-A.\nHuman Services: Bureau of Rehabilitation\n41.\nHuman Services\n42.\nHuman Services | Maine HIV Advisory Committee | Expenses Only | 5 MRSA §19202\n42-A.\nHuman Services\n43.\nHuman Services: Public Health\n44.\nHuman Services: Environmental Health\n44-A.\nHuman Services: Hospitals\n45.\nHuman Services: Hospitals\n46.\nHuman Services: Health Finance\n47.\nHuman Services\n47-A.\nHuman Services\n47-B.\nHuman Services: Nursing\n47-C.\nHuman Services: Public Health | Maine Public Drinking Water Commission | Expenses Only | 22 MRSA §2660‑C\n47-D.\nHuman Services\n47-E.\nHuman Services\n47-F.\nHuman Services\n47-G.\nHuman Services | Acquired Brain Injury Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 34‑B MRSA §19001\n47-H.\nHuman Services: Public Health\n47-I.\nHuman Services | Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 22 MRSA §1726\n48.\nHuman Services: Public Health\n48-A.\nHuman Services: Public Health | Rare Disease Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 22 MRSA §1700‑B\n49.\nHuman Services: Public Health\n49-A.\nHuman Services: Hospices | Maine Hospice Council | Expenses Only | 22 MRSA §8611\n49-B.\nHuman Services\n49-C.\nInland Fisheries and Wildlife | Landowners and Land Users Relations Advisory Board | Not Authorized | 12 MRSA §10157\n50.\nInsurance\n50-A.\nInsurance Health Care\n51.\nJudiciary\n52.\nJudiciary: Criminal Law | Criminal Law Advisory Commission | Expenses Only | 17‑A MRSA §1351\n52-A.\nJudiciary: Family Law | Family Law Advisory Commission | None Authorized | 19‑A MRSA §351\n52-B.\nJudiciary: Family Law\n52-C.\nJudiciary: Cannabis\n53.\nLabor\n54.\nLabor | New Ventures Maine Advisory Council | Not Authorized | 20‑A MRSA §10924\n54-A.\nEducation: Office of Rehabilitation Services\n54-B.\nLabor: Rehabilitation Services\n54-C.\nLegislature\n54-D.\nLabor | Maine Apprenticeship Council | Expenses Only | 26 MRSA §3209\n54-E.\nLabor | Essential Support Workforce Advisory Committee | Not Authorized | 26 MRSA §3802\n54-F.\nLabor | Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Authority | Expenses Only | 26 MRSA §850‑O\n55.\nLocal and County Government\n55-A.\nLocal and County Government\n56.\nLocal and County Government\n57.\nLocal and County Government\n57-A.\nMarine Resources: Zones | Lobster Management Policy Councils | Expenses Only | 12 MRSA §6447\n57-B.\nMarine Resources: Zones | Sea Urchin Zone Council | Expenses Only | 12 MRSA §6749‑X\n57-C.\nMarine Resources | Aquaculture Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 12 MRSA §6080\n57-D.\nMarine Resources\n57-E.\nMarine Resources | Commercial Fishing Safety Council | Expenses only | 12 MRSA §6034\n57-F.\nMarine Resources | Scallop Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 12 MRSA §6729‑B\n57-G.\nMarine Resources | Shellfish Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 12 MRSA §6038\n57-H.\nMarine Resources | Seaweed Fisheries Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 12 MRSA §6087\n57-I.\nMarine Resources | Working Waterfront Advisory Council | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA §3208\n58.\nMarine Resources: Industry | Lobster Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 12 MRSA §6462‑A\nA.\n58-A.\nMedicine\n58-B.\nMedicine\n58-C.\nMedicine\n58-D.\nMedicine\n59.\nMental Health and Mental Retardation\n59-A.\nMental Health and Mental Retardation\n59-B.\nMental Health and Mental Retardation\n59-C.\nMental Health and Mental Retardation\n60.\nMental Health and Mental Retardation\n60-A.\nMental Health and Mental Retardation\n60-B.\nMental Health | Consumer Council System of Maine | Expenses and Legislative Per Diem | 34‑B MRSA §3611\n61.\nMental Health and Mental Retardation\n62.\nMental Health and Mental Retardation\n63.\nMental Health and Mental Retardation\n64.\nMental Health and Mental Retardation\n65.\nChildren's Services\n66.\nMental Health and Intellectual Disability | Maine Developmental Disabilities Council | Expenses Only | 34‑B MRSA §17001\n67.\nMental Health and Mental Retardation\n68.\nNatural Resources: Forests\n68-A.\nNatural Resources | State Conservation District Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 12 MRSA §51‑A\n68-B.\nNatural Resources\n68-C.\nNatural Resources | Water Resources Planning Committee | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA §6401\n69.\nNatural Resources: Recreation\n70.\nNatural Resources: Recreation\n70-A.\nOccupations: Insurance | Continuing Education Advisory Committee | Expenses Only | 24‑A MRSA §1481\n71.\nOccupations: Insurance\n71-A.\nOccupations: Fire Protection\n72.\nOccupations: Insurance\n72-A.\nOccupations: Insurance\n72-B.\nOccupations: Massage Practitioners\n72-C.\nOccupations: Advanced Practice Registered Nursing\n73.\nOccupations: Real Estate.\n73-A.\nOccupations: Nursing\n73-B.\nProbate and Trust Law | Probate and Trust Law Advisory Commission | Not Authorized | 18‑C MRSA §1‑801\n74.\nOccupations: Medicine\n74-A.\nPublic Safety | 9-1-1 Council | Expenses Only | 25 MRSA §2925\n74-A-1.\nPublic Utilities\n74-B.\nState Government\n74-C.\nPublic Safety | Maine Commission on Domestic and Sexual Abuse | Expenses Only | 19‑A MRSA §4115\n74-D.\nPublic Safety\n74-E.\nSentencing\n74-F.\nPublic Safety\n74-G.\nPublic Safety\n74-H.\nPublic Safety | Polygraph Examiners Advisory Board | Not Authorized | 32 MRSA §7371\n74-I.\nPublic Safety | State Trauma Prevention and Control Advisory Committee | Not Authorized | 32 MRSA §87‑A\n74-J.\nRacial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations\nRevisor's Note:\nSubsection 74-J as enacted by PL 2019, c. 435, §2 is REALLOCATED TO TITLE 5, SECTION 12004-I, SUBSECTION 74-K\nRevisor's Note:\nSubsection 74-J as enacted by PL 2019, c. 446, §6 is REALLOCATED TO TITLE 5, SECTION 12004-I, SUBSECTION 74-L\n74-K.\n(REALLOCATED FROM T. 5, §12004-I, sub-§74-J)\nPublic Safety | Deadly Force Review Panel | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA §200‑K\n74-L.\n(REALLOCATED FROM T. 5, §12004-I, sub-§74-J)\nPublic Safety | Retired County and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and Municipal Firefighters Health Insurance Program Advisory Committee | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA §286‑N\n75.\nState Government | Capitol Planning Commission | Expenses Only | 5 MRSA §298\n75-A.\nState Government | State House and Capitol Park Commission | Expenses Only | 3 MRSA §901‑A\n75-B.\nState Government | Blaine House Commission | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA §322\n75-C.\nState Government\n76.\nState Government\n77.\nState Government\n77-A.\nState Government\n78.\nState Planning\n78-A.\nState Retirement System | Participating Local District Advisory Committee | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA §18802‑A\n79.\nTelecommunications\n79-A.\nTrade | Citizen Trade Policy Commission | Legislative Per Diem and Expenses for Legislators/ Expenses Only for Other Members | 10 MRSA §11\n80.\nTelecommunications\n80-A.\nTransportation: Motor Carriers\n81.\nTransportation: Motor Vehicles | Maine Aeronautical Advisory Board | Not Authorized | 6 MRSA §302\n82.\nTransportation: Ferry Service | Maine State Ferry Advisory Board | Expenses Only | 23 MRSA §4301\n82-A.\nTransportation: Public Transit | Public Transit Advisory Council | Not Authorized | 23 MRSA §4209‑A\n83.\nTransportation: Highway\n83-A.\nTransportation: Roads | Maine Abandoned and Discontinued Roads Commission | Expenses Only | 23 MRSA §3036\n84.\nTransportation: Motor Vehicles | Medical Advisory Board (Licensing of Drivers) | Expenses Only | 29‑A MRSA §1258\n84-A.\nTransportation: Motor Vehicles\n85.\nTransportation\n85-A.\nTechnology\n86.\nTransportation: Signs and Billboards\n87.\nTourism\n88.\nVideo and Film | Maine State Film Commission | Expenses Only | 5 MRSA §13090‑H\n88-A.\nWomen | Permanent Commission on the Status of Women | Mileage and toll reimbursement for up to 2 meetings per year | 5 MRSA §7029\n89.\nWorkers' Compensation\n90.\nWorkers' Compensation\n91.\nEmergency Management | Homeland Security Advisory Council | Not Authorized | 37‑B MRSA §708\n92.\nPublic Advocate\n93.\nPublic Advocate | Electric Ratepayer Advisory Council | Not Authorized | 35‑A MRSA §1714\nRevisor's Note:\nSubsection 93 as enacted by PL 2021, c. 661, §4 is REALLOCATED TO TITLE 5, SECTION 12004-I, SUBSECTION 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