LD 1820 - Higher Education Governance

(2022)

An Act To Strengthen the Governance of Maine's Community College and University Systems

What is the bill?

The pandemic forced educators to deal with some major challenges. The Board of Trustees for the University of Maine System lacks specific spots for faculty, adjuncts and staff to allow workers to have a voice on important changes to benefits like retiree health care. LD 1820 would have created three new nonvoting seats on the UMaine System Board of Trustees - one for a faculty representative, and one for a staff and adjunct representative. Governor Mills vetoed this bill after it passed the House and the Senate.

What happened?

Defeated (Passed by the Legislature, Vetoed by the Governor)

Votes