Section 3360-A - Victims' Compensation Board established; compensation1.Establishment and membership. There is established within the Department of the Attorney General the Victims' Compensation Board. The board consists of 5 members appointed by the Attorney General. One member must be a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State; one member must be an attorney licensed to practice law in the State; one member must be experienced in working with victims of crime; and, beginning July 1, 2022, one member must be knowledgeable about insurance claims regarding property damage or replacement and one member must represent the public. [2019, c. 549, §1(AMD).]
2.Terms of appointment. The term of each member is 3 years. The Attorney General shall make initial appointments for the following terms: one member for an initial term of 3 years, one member for an initial term of 2 years and one member for an initial term of one year. When a vacancy occurs prior to the expiration of a term, the appointment to fill that vacancy is for the balance of the unexpired term. [1991, c. 806, §3(NEW).]
3.Chair. Annually, the members shall elect a chair from among the members. [1991, c. 806, §3(NEW).]
4.Compensation. Members of the board are entitled to the legislative per diem plus compensation for actual and necessary expenses. [1991, c. 806, §3(NEW).]
5.Meetings. The board may not meet more than once a month. [1991, c. 806, §3(NEW).]
6.Quorum. Two members of the board constitute a quorum and, beginning July 1, 2022, 3 members of the board constitute a quorum. [2019, c. 549, §2(AMD).]
7.Rules. The board may adopt rules pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act to carry out the purposes of this chapter and, beginning July 1, 2022, the purposes of chapter 316-C. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined by chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. [2019, c. 549, §3(AMD).]
8.Duties. The board shall perform the duties assigned to it in this chapter and, effective July 1, 2022, the duties assigned in chapter 316-C. [2019, c. 549, §4(NEW).]
Amended by 2020, c. 549,§ 4, eff. 6/16/2020.Amended by 2020, c. 549,§ 3, eff. 6/16/2020.Amended by 2020, c. 549,§ 2, eff. 6/16/2020.Amended by 2020, c. 549,§ 1, eff. 6/16/2020.1991, c. 806, § 3 (NEW) .