An Act To Clarify 7hat the Maine Juvenile Code Does Not Preclude Sharinq Information wi th School Administrators for Purposes of School Safety Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §3301-A is enacted to read: §330l-A. School safety 1. Sharing information. Nothing in this Part precludes a law enforcement officer or criminal justice agency from Sharing information with a school superintendent or principal, whether or not the information is contained in records, pertaining to a juvenile when the information is credible and indicates an impending danger to the safety of students or school personnel on school grounds or at a school function. The superintendent or principal may disseminate this information only to the extent necessary to protect students and school personnel and as governed by subsection 2. Page l-LR1294(2) COMM/rrEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0427
Committee Amendment CA_A_S29 (Senate)
Amends: 15 MRSA §3301-A, 20-A MRSA §1055

COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 145, L.D. 427, Bill, "An 
Act To Clarify That the Maine Juvenile Code Does Not Preclude 
Sharing Information with School Administrators for Purposes of 
School Safety, Order and Discipline" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Clarify 7hat the Maine Juvenile Code Does Not Preclude 
Sharinq Information wi th School Administrators for Purposes of 
School Safety' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §3301-A is enacted to read: 
§330l-A. 
School safety 
1. 
Sharing information. 
Nothing in this Part precludes a 
law enforcement officer or criminal justice agency from Sharing 
information with a school superintendent or principal, whether or 
not the information is contained in records, pertaining to a 
juvenile 
when 
the 
information is credible 
and 
indicates 
an 
impending danger to the safety of students or school personnel on 
school grounds or at a school function. 
The superintendent or 
principal may disseminate this information only to the extent 
necessary 
to 
protect 
students 
and 
school 
personnel 
and 
as 
governed by subsection 2. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 145, L.D. 427 
2. 
Process for further dissemination. 
Any 
information 
received by a syperintendent or principal pursuant to subsection 
I may only be further distributed through a notification team as 
described in Title 20-A, section 1055, subsection 11. 
3. 
Information prohibited 
from 
inclusion in student"s 
education record. 
The superintendent or principal shall ensure 
that information provided pursyant to this section may not become 
part of the student's education record. 
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §1055, sub-§ll, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 
345, §2, is amended to read: 
11. 
Notification teams. 
Within 10 days after receiving 
notice from a district attorney of an alleged juvenile offense or 
juvenile offense, pursuant to Title 15, section 3308, sUbsection 
7, paragraph E or after receiving notice from a law enforcement 
officer of credible information that indicates 
an 
impending 
danger to the safety of students or school personnel pursuant to 
Title 15, section 3301-A, 
the superintendent shall convene 
a 
notification team. 
The notification team must consist of the 
administrator of the 
school 
building or the 
administrator's 
designee, at least one classroom teacher to whom the student is 
assigned, 
a parent or guardian of the student and a guidance 
counselor. 
The notification team is entitled to receive the 
information described in Title 15, section 3308, subsection 7, 
paragraph E, subparagraphs (1) to (6) and in Title 15, section 
330l-A. 
The notification team shall also determine on the basis 
of need which school employees are entitled to receive that 
information. 
Confidentiality of this criminal justice information regarding 
. juveniles must be ensured at all times, and the information may 
be released only under the conditions of this subsection. 
The 
superintendent shall ensure 
that confidentiality training is 
provided 
to 
all 
school 
employees 
who 
have 
access 
to 
the 
information. ' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the title, replaces the bill and is 
the 
majority 
report. 
The 
amendment 
narrows 
the 
scope 
of 
information that may be shared by law enforcement with school 
administrators to that information that is credible and indicates 
an 
impending 
danger 
to 
the 
safety of 
students 
and 
school 
personnel. 
The 
amendment also controls the dissemination of 
information by requiring the superintendent who receives student 
information 
from 
a 
law 
enforcement 
officer 
to 
set 
up 
a 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
: 
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COMM:ITTEE AMENDMENT ,A .. to S.P. 145, L.D. 427 
notification team pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
20-A, section 1055, subsection 11. 
The amendment also clarifies 
that information received pursuant to this new provision may not 
become part of a student's education record. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/16/03 ;'/b;?ac:.. 
121st Maine' Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD427 
An Act To Clarify That the Maine Juvenile Code Does Not Preclude 
Sharing Information with School Administrators for Purposes of School 
Safety, Order and Discipline 
LR 1294(02) 
Fiscal Note for Original Bill as Amended' by Committee Amendment 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
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