Personal Appointments

Personal appointments do not require a public hearing or approval of the State Legislature. Persons appointed to Personal Boards must be sworn in by a Dedimus Justice within 30 days of their appointment. If the appointee is not sworn in within 30 days, they may not serve until they are reappointed by the Governor. The following fall under the category of Personal Boards:

Adaptive Equipment Loan Fund Program Board
Advisory Board for Licensing of Taxidermists
Advisory Board for the Licensing of Guides
Advisory Board for the Maine Technology Learning Endowment Fund
Advisory Commission on Radioactive Waste
Advisory Committee on College Savings
Advisory Committee on Family Development Accounts
Advisory Committee on Medical Education
Advisory Council on Tax-deferred Arrangements
Agricultural Bargaining Board
Animal Welfare Advisory Committee
Apprenticeship & Training Council
Archives Advisory Board
Atlantic Salmon Board
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Baxter Compensation Authority
Blaine House Commission
Board of Agriculture
Board of Directors, Maine Health Data Organization
Board of Directors, Maine Technology Institute
Board of Examiners for the Examination of Applicants for Admission to the Bar
Board of Harbor Commissioners for the Portland Harbor
Board of Underground Storage Tank Installers
Board of Licensure of Water Treatment Plant Operators
Board of Occupational Safety and Health
Board of Overseers of the Bar
Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy
Board of Trustees of the Maine Veterans Home
Board of Visitors, Downeast Correction Facility
Board of Visitors, Maine Correctional Center
Board of Visitors, Maine State Prison
Capital Riverfront Improvement
Childcare Advisory Council
Citizen Trade Policy Commission
Citizens Advisory Group/Visually Impaired
Commercial Fishing Safety Council
Commission on Fair Competition with Private Enterprise
Commission on Motor Carrier Transportation
Commission on Uniform State Laws
Commissioner of Deeds
Committee on Judicial Responsibility and Disability
Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission
Creative Economy Council
Criminal Justice Commission
Driver Education and Evaluation Programs Appeals Board
E-9-1-1 Advisory Committee
Economic Growth Council
Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board
Forestry Rate Proceedings Panel
Freedom of Access Advisory Committee
Fund Insurance Review Board
Greater Portland Public Development Corporation
Health and Higher Education Facilities Authority
Historic Records Advisory Board
InforMe Board
Interagency Task Force on Homelessness and Housing Opportunities
Interagency Task Force on Invasive Aquatic Plants & Nuisance Species
Intergovernmental Advisory Board
International Trade Center Board of Directors
Judicial Selection Committee
Juvenile Justice Advisory Group
Landowner and Sportsman Relations Advisory Board
Long Creek Youth Development Center
Long-Term Care Oversight Committee
Maine - Aomori Sister State Advisory Council
Maine Arts Commission
Maine Biomedical Research Board
Maine Children's Trust Fund, Inc.
Maine Commission on Community Services
Maine Commission on Domestic and Sexual Abuse
Maine Communications System Policy Board
Maine Criminal Justice Information Systems Policy Board
Maine Developmental Disabilities Council
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Advisory Board
Maine Employees' Mutual Insurance Company
Maine Film Commission
Maine Fire Protection Services Commission
Maine Higher Education Attainment Council
Maine Historic Preservation
Maine Humanities Council
Maine Jobs Council
Maine Judicial Compensation Committee
Maine Justice Assistance Council
Maine Library Commission
Maine Library of Geographic Information
Maine Municipal Advisory Council
Maine Municipal Bond Bank
Maine Oil Spill Advisory Committee
Maine Port Authority
Maine Public Drinking Water Commission
Maine Quality Forum Advisory Council
Maine Regulatory Fairness Board
Maine Science and Technology Advisory Board
Maine Science and Technology Foundation
Maine Small Business and Entrepreneurship Commission
Maine State Museum Commission
Maine State Parole Board
Maine State Pilotage Commission
Maine Tourism Commission
Maine Travel Advisory Committee
Maine Vaccine Board
Maine Well Water Drilling Commission
Maine Worker's Compensation Residual Market Pool
Marine Commerce Tax Force
Mercury Products Advisory Committee
Motor Vehicle Franchise Board
Mountain View Youth Development Center
Municipal Budget Analysis
New Capitol Area Master Plan
New England Board of Higher Education
Newborn Hearing Screening Committee
Northern Maine Transmission Corporation
Nutrient Management Review Board
Organization of State Cultural Agencies
Panel of Mediators
Pollution Prevention Advisory Committee
Regional Marine Research Board
River Flow Advisory Commission
Small Business Health Coverage Plan Board
Small Enterprise Growth Board
St. Croix International Waterway Commission
State Board of Arbitration & Conciliation
State Board of Property Tax Review
State Claims Commission
State Emergency Response Commission
State Poet Laureate Advisory Panel
State Rehabilitation Advisory Council
Statewide Homelessness Council
Statewide Independent Living Council
Submerged Lands Advisory Board
Substance Abuse Services Commission
Supplemental Benefits Oversight Committee
Task Force to Study Maine's Homeland Security Needs
Task Force to Study the Improvement of Public Water Supply Protection
Telecommunication Relay Services
The Maine Development Foundation, Board of Directors
Tobacco Prevention and Control
Unemployment Insurance
Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Authority
Whitewater Rafting Safety Committee

Personal appointments may be further categorized into the following groups:

1. Advisory Boards: Persons appointed to an advisory board do not have to take an oath of office before a Dedimus Justice, they are automatically qualified upon appointment. All other "non advisory" boards require an appointee to be sworn in prior to serving in their official capacity. A board is deemed "advisory" by Maine State Statute Title 5 M.R.S.A. § 12012: "A board is solely advisory in authority if its only authority is to review policies and procedures, conduct studies, or advise or make recommendations to a branch of government. It may not have the authority to control expenditures, issue rules, approve decisions of other agencies or officials or enforce its decisions or recommendations." Those boards that are considered "advisory" may so be identified by careful consideration of the enabling statute.

2. Federal Boards: Federal boards are those created by federal statute and to which the governor must make one or more appointments. The following fall under the category of Federal Boards:

Acadia National Park Advisory Committee
Aide-De-Camp
Campobello International Park Commission
Education Commission of the States
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
Maine-New Hampshire Bridge Authority
New England Aquarium Board of Trustees
New England Fishery Management Council
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
New England Trade Adjustment Assistance Center
Northeast Advanced Vehicle Consortium Board of Directors
Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Organization
Northeast High Level Radioactive Waste Transportation Task Force
Northeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Commission
State Coordinator for the 1033/1122 Program

3. Licensing and Regulatory Boards: These boards are administered by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. Licensing boards exist to protect the public's health, safety and welfare through the regulation of various professions. Such protections are enforced through both the licensing of individuals who demonstrate a standard of competency in a regulated profession and also through licensure laws against fraudulent, incompetent and unethical practices. Each state licensing board is comprised primarily of members of the profession or occupation that it regulates. Every board also includes at least one public member. Public members are not expected to have a technical expertise or experience in the licensed professions of the boards on which they serve. The following fall under the category of Licensing and Regulatory Boards:

Architects, Landscape Architects and Interior Designers
Auctioneers Licensing Board
Board of Accountancy
Board of Certification for Geologists and Soil Scientists
Board of Chiropractic Licensure
Board of Complementary Healthcare Providers
Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure
Board of Dental Examiners
Board of Dietetic Practice
Board of Examiners in Physical Therapy
Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Board of Examiners on Speech-language Pathology & Audiology and Hearing Aid Fitters & Dealers
Board of Licensure for Professional Land Surveyors
Board of Licensure in Medicine
Board of Licensure of Podiatric Medicine
Board of Occupational Therapy Practice
Board of Osteopathic Licensure
Board of Pharmacy
Board of Real Estate Appraisers
Board of Respiratory Care Practitioners
Board of Social Worker Licensure
Electricians' Examining Board
Manufactured Housing Board
Maine Fuel Board
Nursing Home Administrator Licensing Board
Plumbers' Examining Board
Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners
Real Estate Commission
State Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors
State Board of Funeral Service
State Board of Licensure of Professional Engineers
State Board of Licensure of Professional Foresters
State Board of Nursing
State Board of Optometry
State Board of Veterinary Medicine

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