32 §3401. Membership; vacancies; removal; compensation - Maine Statutes

Title 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 49: PLUMBERS

Subchapter 3: EXAMINING BOARD

§3401. Membership; vacancies; removal; compensation

The Plumbers' Examining Board, as established by Title 5, section 12004-A, subsection 32, consists of 5 members, who are appointed by the Governor as follows. [2003, c. 446, §1 (RPR); 2003, c. 446, §4 (AFF).]

1. Public member. One of the members of the board must be a public member as defined in Title 5, section 12004-A.

[ 2007, c. 402, Pt. O, §2 (AMD) .]

2. Master plumbers. Two of the members of the board must be master plumbers as defined in section 3301, and one of those 2 members must be a member of a bona fide labor organization.

[ 2003, c. 446, §1 (NEW); 2003, c. 446, §4 (AFF) .]

3. Journeyman plumbers.

[ 2003, c. 446, §1 (NEW); 2003, c. 446, §4 (AFF); MRSA T. 32, §3401, sub-§3 (RP) .]

3-A. Journeyman plumber. One of the members of the board must be a journeyman plumber, as defined in section 3301, who has been engaged in the business of plumbing for at least 2 years.

[ 2007, c. 402, Pt. O, §2 (AMD) .]

4. Local plumbing inspector. One of the members of the board must be a local plumbing inspector who has been engaged in plumbing inspections for at least 4 years and is employed by a municipality.

[ 2007, c. 402, Pt. O, §2 (AMD) .]

Members are appointed for terms of 4 years. Appointments of members must comply with Title 10, section 8009. [2007, c. 402, Pt. O, §2 (AMD).]

Any member of the board may be removed from office for cause by the Governor. [2003, c. 446, §1 (NEW); 2003, c. 446, §4 (AFF).]

SECTION HISTORY

1965, c. 234, §2 (AMD). 1975, c. 575, §38 (AMD). 1975, c. 771, §§362,363 (AMD). 1977, c. 469, §§10,10A,11 (AMD). 1981, c. 703, §A77 (AMD). 1983, c. 413, §141 (RPR). 1983, c. 553, §39 (AMD). 1983, c. 812, §229 (AMD). 1987, c. 597, §9 (RPR). 1989, c. 503, §B140 (AMD). 1993, c. 600, §A228 (AMD). 1995, c. 397, §54 (AMD). 2003, c. 107, §1 (AMD). 2003, c. 107, §2 (AFF). 2003, c. 446, §1 (RPR). 2003, c. 446, §4 (AFF). 2007, c. 402, Pt. O, §2 (AMD). MRSA T.32, §3401/3 (AMD).