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[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS[/font]
Senator Brian D. Langley, Senate Chair, Representative Tori P. Kornfield, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Monday, February 06, 2017, 10:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 202
[font=font36821]Nominees:[/font] Earle A. Cianchette of Saco; Honorable W. Thomas Sawyer, Jr. of Richmond Hill to the Maine Maritime Academy, Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees of the Maine Maritime Academy was established in 1941 to control the affairs of the Academy (Private and Special Law c. 37). With the exception of the student member, who serves a 1-year term, members serve 5-year terms. The Academy is authorized by statute to confer Bachelor of Science, Associate of Science, and Master of Science in Maritime Management degrees, and is responsible for providing and maintaining a nautical school. The Board's specific powers and duties include establishing tuition fees and other charges related to students' attendance at the school; providing for the publication of scholarly writings in the field of maritime and related studies; setting employees' compensation; making regulations necessary for the management of the Academy; constructing facilities; and authorizing the purchase of land and making the necessary financing arrangements for these purposes. Members of the Board are authorized to be reimbursed for expenses incurred in attending meetings.
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Monday, February 06, 2017, 11:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 202
[font=font36821]Nominees:[/font] David M. MacMahon, Ph.D. of Poland; Laurence R. Grondin of Scarborough to the Maine Community College System, Board of Trustees
The Board is the policy-making authority for the Community College System and is comprised of 13 voting members. They represent the fields of business and industry, labor, education, the general public, and the student body. The Board is responsible for developing and adopting policies for the operation and the administration of the System. A more detailed description of the Board can be found at [u]http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/20-A/title20-Ach431sec0.html[/u]
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Jayne Deneen, 287-3125
Jan. 27, 2017
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