§421. Honorary office created 1. Appointment. During Maine Cultural Heritage Week as established in Title 1, section 118, the Governor shall appoint a poet to serve as State Poet Laureate, nominated by an advisory selection committee created in subsection 3-A. [PL 1999, c. 217, §2 (RPR).] 2. Term. The State Poet Laureate is appointed […]
§422. Public employment permitted Acceptance of the honor of serving as State Poet Laureate does not constitute state employment and does not preclude an individual from election, appointment or service as an employee or official in state or local government. [PL 1995, c. 264, §3 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 264, §3 (NEW).
§423. Display of work Upon the request of a State Poet Laureate, space must be made available at the State House complex for the public display of the State Poet Laureate’s work. [PL 1999, c. 217, §3 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 217, §3 (NEW).
§424. State Poet Laureate Reimbursement Fund 1. Fund established. The State Poet Laureate Reimbursement Fund, referred to in this section as “the fund,” is established as a nonlapsing Other Special Revenue Funds account administered by the Maine Arts Commission. The fund consists of gifts, grants or other sources of revenues deposited for the purposes described […]
