1. 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. [PL 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. [PL 1991, c. 806, §3 (NEW).] 3. Chair. Annually, the members shall elect a chair from among the members. [PL 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. [PL 1991, c. 806, §3 (NEW).] 5. Meetings. The board may not meet more than once a month. [PL 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. [PL 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. [PL 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. [PL 2019, c. 549, §4 (NEW).]
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