Independent advisory boards are boards which are established by law as independent organizations, which have a separate line item in the budget document, and to which money is allocated or appropriated by the Legislature.
The primary responsibilities of those boards are to evaluate the performance of departments or agencies of State Government, recommend policies and procedures to the Governor and Legislature for adoption, serve in an advocacy capacity for a specific group or sector of the population or hold hearings for the evaluation of policies and issues.
This classification includes the following.
FIELD NAME OF ORGANIZATION RATE OF COMPENSATION STATUTORY REFERENCE
1. Employment: Disabled
1-A. Agriculture Maine Agriculture, Food System and Forest Products Infrastructure Investment Advisory Board Expenses Only 7 MRSA §320‑C
2. Environment
2-A. Environment
3. Human Development
4. Human Services
5. Marine Resources
6. Women
7. Mental Health
8. Veterans' Services
9. Families, Health and Rehabilitation
10. Criminal Justice
11. Criminal Justice Victims' Compensation Board Legislative Per Diem and Expenses 5 MRSA §3360‑A
12. Fire Protection Services Maine Fire Protection Services Commission Legislative Per Diem and Expenses 5 MRSA §3371
13. Criminal Justice Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Advisory Board Expenses Only 5 MRSA §3360‑N
14. Freedom of Access Right To Know Advisory Committee Legislative Per Diem and Expenses for Legislators and Expenses Only for Certain Members 1 MRSA §411
15. Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Maine Developmental Services Oversight and Advisory Board Per diem for noncompensated members, as specified by board rule or policy, and expenses for all members of the board 34‑B MRSA §1223
16. Children.
17. Labor: Rehabilitation Services Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened Expenses Only 26 MRSA §1413‑C
18. Children Maine Children's Cabinet Early Childhood Advisory Council Legislative Per Diem and Expenses for Legislators 5 MRSA §24051
19. Racial, Indigenous and Tribal Populations Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Tribal Populations Legislative Per Diem and Expenses 5 MRSA §25001 Revisor's Note: (Subsection 19 as enacted by PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. MMMM, §1 is REALLOCATED TO TITLE 5, SECTION 12004-J, SUBSECTION 20)
20. (REALLOCATED FROM T. 5, §12004-J, sub-§19) Aging and Disability Aging and Disability Mortality Review Panel Not Authorized 22 MRSA §264
21. Cemeteries Maine State Cemetery Preservation Commission Not Authorized 13 MRSA §1374