Code of Maine Rules
05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL
Chapter 301 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS, REMOVAL FROM OFFICE BY GOVERNOR
Section 071-301-1 - Criteria for removal

A. Is absent without excuse from three (3) regular Board meetings within a twelve month period, or;

B. Exhibits a pattern of repeated and willful failure to follow through in a timely manner on responsibilities assigned and assumed, or;

C. Exhibits repeated inability to vote or act on agenda items because of conflict of interest.

When a member must be absent from a regular meeting or subcommittee meeting of the State Board of Education for any reason, that member shall contact the Board Chairman and request to be excused from the meeting; if the Chairman must be absent, he/she shall contact the Vice-Chairman. The Chairman, or Vice Chairman in the case of absence of the Chairman, shall determine whether or not the request shall be granted. The minutes of each meeting shall reflect the names of the members present, those absent with excuse (if any) and those absent without excuse (if any).

An absence for any of the following reasons requested in advance shall be routinely considered an excused absence: illness of the member or member of his/her immediate family, death in the member's immediate family, a short-term immediate family obligation, or an unavoidable commitment related to the member's employment (so long as such a commitment is not of the type which prevents the member from attending on a regular basis). Absences for reasons other than those identified above shall be considered by the Board Chairman on an individual basis.