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An Act to Encourage More Dentists to Practice in the State
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0721
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: DUDLEY, MILLS, MARTIN, COWGER, CRAVEN, KANE, LAVERRIERE-BOUCHER, MILLETT, PINGREE, TURNER
Amends: 36 MRSA §5219-W

Legislative Document 
No. 721 
H.P.527 
House of Representatives, February 14,2003 
An Act to Encourage More Dentists to Practice in the State 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative DUDLEY of Portland. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representative MILLS of Farmington, Senator MARTIN of Aroostook and 
Representatives: COWGER of Hallowell, CRAVEN of Lewiston, KANE of Saco, 
LAVERRIERE-BOUCHER of Biddeford, MILLETT of Waterford, PINGREE of North 
Haven, W ALCOTT of Lewiston, Senator: TURNER of Cumberland. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 20-A MRS A §12302. sub-§4. as enacted by PL 1999, c. 
401, Pt. NN, §2 and affected by §4 and enacted by c. 496, §2, 1S 
amended to read: 
4. 
Maximum 
amount. 
The 
max imum 
amount available to each participant is 
for a period of up to 4 years. 
loan or loan repayment 
$6G r GGG $25,000 per year 
Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §5219-W is enacted to read: 
§5219-W. 
Credit for providing dental medicine to certain areas 
A taxpayer who has entered into a loan repayment agreement 
pursuant to the Maine Dental Education Loan Program is allowed a 
credit against the tax imposed under this Part equal to the 
amount of loan forgiveness that the taxpayer is granted pursuant 
to Title 20-A, section 12302, subsection 5. 
SUMMARY 
This bill increases the amount of student loan forgiveness R 
dentist may 
receive 
through 
the 
Maine 
Dental 
Education 
Loan 
Program, which is administered by the Finance Authority of Maine, 
from $20,000 per year to $25,000 per year. 
The bill also exempts from state income tax the amount of 
loan 
forgiveness 
when 
the 
dentist 
elects 
to 
serve 
as 
a 
practitioner of dental medicine in an underserved population area 
pursuant to the terms of the program.
An Act to Protect Health Care Workers Who Report Medical Errors LR 1157(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0720
Committee Amendment CA_A_H396 (House)
Amends: 26 MRSA §833

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "?},, to H.P. 526, L.D. 720, Bill, 
Act To Protect Health Care Workers Who Report Medical Errors" 
"An 
Amend 
the bill by striking out all of 
section 
and 
inserting in its place the following: 
. Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §833, sub-§l, 1fE is enacted to read: 
E. 
The employee, acting in good faith and consistent with 
state and federal privacy laws, reports to the employer, to 
the 
patient 
involved 
or 
to 
the 
appropriate 
licensing, 
regulating or credentialing authority, orally or in writing, 
what the employee has reasonable cause to believe is an act 
or omission that constitutes a deviation from the applicable 
standard of care for a patient by an employer charged with 
the care of that patient. 
For purposes of this paragraph, 
"employer" 
means 
a 
heal th 
care 
provider, 
health 
care 
practitioner or health care entity as defined in Title 24, 
section 2502. 
Sec. 3. Printing of notice. 
Notwithstanding the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 26, section 42-B, the Department of Labor, Bureau 
of Labor Standards is not required to modify and redistribute the 
printed notice required by that section to reflect the changes in 
the laws resulting from this Act. 
The Bureau of Labor Standards 
shall modify the printed notice to reflect the changes contained 
in this Act when it becomes necessary to print additional notices 
due to an insufficient supply of such notices or future changes 
in the laws.' 
Page l-LRl157(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "n· to H.P. 526, L.D. 720 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies 2 aspects of the extension of the 
Whistleblowers' 
Protection Act to employees of 
a 
health care 
provider, health care practitioner or health care entity. 
First, 
the report by the health care worker must be consistent with 
state and federal privacy laws. 
Second, the report may be made 
to 
the 
employer, 
the 
patient 
involved 
or 
the 
appropriate 
authori ty that licenses, regulates or credentials the employer. 
The amendment also requires the Department of Labor to include 
this change in the next printing of the department' s regulation 
of employment poster. 
FISCAL \OTF J<EQ1IRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 05/09/03 frac.. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 720 
An Act to Protect Health Care Workers Who Report Medical Errors 
LR 1157(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Judiciary 
Fiscal Note Required : Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
LRl157(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Require an Annual Report for the Allagash Wilderness Waterway
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0723
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: McKEE, BENNETT, ANNIS, DUNLAP, FISCHER, JACKSON, KOFFMAN, LORING, MOODY, PINEAU
Amends: 12 MRSA §1874

Legislative Document 
No. 723 
H.P.529 
House of Representatives, February 14,2003 
An Act To Require an Annual Report for the Allagash Wilderness 
Waterway 
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative McKEE of Wayne. 
Cosponsored by Senator BENNETT of Oxford and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: ANNIS of Dover-Foxcroft, DUNLAP of Old Town, FISCHER of Presque 
Isle, JACKSON of Fort Kent, KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor, LORING of the Penobscot Nation, 
MOODY of Manchester, PINEAU of Jay. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §1874. sub-§1 is enacted to read: 
1. 
Annual report. 
The director shall submit 
a written 
report on or before March 1st of each year to the joint standing 
committee 
of 
the 
Legislature 
having 
jurisdiction 
over 
the 
waterway. 
The report must include the following information for 
the previous calendar year: 
A. 
A complete financial account of income and expenditures 
pertaining to the waterway; 
B. 
A summary of use of the waterway, including a breakdown 
of day use and overnight use; 
C. 
A summary of management acti vi ties on the waterway and 
steps taken to develop the maximum wilderness character of 
the waterway; 
D. 
A description of steps taken to ensure compliance with 
the waterway's status under 
the federal Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act, 16 United States Code, Sections 1271 to 1287; and 
E. 
A description of any anticipated changes in manage_ment 
strategy and issues of continuing concern in the subsequent 
report period. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the Director of the Bureau of Parks and 
Lands to submit an annual report relating to management and use 
of 
the 
Allagash 
Wilderness 
Waterway 
to 
the 
joint 
standing 
committee of jurisdiction.
An Act To Protect Children 14 and 15 Years of Age from Sexual Contact with Adults
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0722
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: SMITH, BRUNO, CRAVEN, DUPLESSIE, MAKAS, RICHARDSON, BENNETT, SA WYER, TREAT
Amends: 17-A MRSA §254

Legislative Document 
No. 722 
H.P.528 
House of Representatives, February 14,2003 
An Act To Protect Children 14 and 15 Years of Age from Sexual 
Contact with Adults 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative SMITH of Monmouth. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BRUNO of Raymond, CRAVEN of Lewiston, DUPLESSIE 
of Westbrook, MAKAS of Lewiston, RICHARDSON of Brunswick, Senators: BENNETT of 
Oxford, SA WYER of Penobscot, TREAT of Kennebec. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §254. sub-§I. 1l1lD and E. as enacted by PL 
2001, c. 383, §21 and affected by §156, are amended to read: 
D. 
The person violates paragraph C and the actor knows that 
the student is related to the actor within the 2nd degree of 
consanguinity. 
Violation of this paragraph is a Class 
D 
crime; e~ 
E. 
The person violates paragraph C and 
least 10 years older than the student. 
paragraph is a Class D crimeT~ 
the actor is at 
Violation of this 
Sec. 2. 17·A MRSA §254. sub-§I.1JF is enacted to read: 
F. 
The person intentionally subjects another person, not 
the actor's spouse, who is either 14 or 15 years of age to 
any sexual contact and the actor is at least 10 years older 
than the other person. 
Violation of this paragraph is a 
Class D crime. 
Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §254. sub-§2. as amended by PL 2001, c. 383, 
§21 and affected by §156, is further amended to read: 
2. 
It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection 1, 
paragraphs A, 
A-I aasL 
A-2 
and F, 
that the actor reasonably 
believed the other person is at least 16 years of age. 
SUMMARY 
This bill criminalizes intentional sexual contact with a 
person who is either 14 or 15 years of age who is not the actor's 
spouse when the actor is at least 10 years older than the other 
person. 
This 
form of sexual abuse of 
a minor is a 
Class D 
crime. 
It is a defense to a prosecution for the new crime that 
the actor reasonably believed the other person to be at least 16 
years of age.
An Act To Enhance Homeland Security
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0724
Committee: Utilities and Energy
Sponsors: McKEE, TREAT, BLISS, BUNKER, LESSARD, LORING, LUNDEEN
Amends: 25 MRSA §2929

Legislative Document 
No. 724 
H.P.530 
House of Representatives, February 14,2003 
An Act To Enhance Homeland Security 
Reference to the Committee on Utilities and Energy suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative McKEE of Wayne. 
Cosponsored by Senator TREAT of Kennebec and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BLISS of South Portland, BUNKER of Kossuth Township, LESSARD of 
Topsham, LORING of the Penobscot Nation, LUNDEEN of Mars Hill. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 25 MRS A §2929, sub-§2, ~~C and D, as enacted by PL 
1997, c. 291, §3, are amended to read: 
c. 
A 
public 
safety 
answering 
point 
may 
disclose 
confidential information to designees of the bureau director 
for the purpose of system maintenance and quality control; 
aRe. 
D. The bureau director may disclose confidential information 
to public safety answering points, public or private safety 
agencies, emergency responders or others within the E-9-l-1 
system to the extent necessary to implement and manage the 
E-9-l-l systemT; and 
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2929, sub-§2, ~E is enacted to read: 
E. 
The 
bureau 
director 
may 
disclose 
or 
permit 
the 
disclosure of confidential information to a public safety 
agency to the extent necessary to allow that public safety 
agency to place outgoing emergency calls. 
SUMMARY 
This bill 
amends 
the 
confidentiality provisions 
of 
the 
E-9-l-l law to permit the use or disclosure of E-9-l-l system 
information to public safety agencies to the extent necessary to 
allow the use of the system to make outgoing emergency calls. 
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An Act To Authorize Towns and Cities To Give Property Tax Relief to Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Providers
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0725
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: BLANCHETTE, BRYANT, BULL, CARR, DAVIS, GOODWIN, KAELIN, RICHARDSON, TREADWELL, STANLEY

Legislative Document 
No. 725 
H.P.531 
House of Representatives, February 14,2003 
An Act To Authorize Towns and Cities To Give Property Tax Relief 
to Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services 
Providers 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative BLANCHETTE of Bangor. 
Cosponsored by Senator BRYANT of Oxford and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BULL of Freeport, CARR of Lincoln, DAVIS of Falmouth, GOODWIN of 
Pembroke, KAELIN of Winterport, RICHARDSON of Greenville, TREADWELL of Carmel, 
Senator: STANLEY of Penobscot. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 36 MRS A §851 is enacted to read: 
§85l. 
Reimbursement to volunteer firefighters and emergency 
medical services personnel 
A 
municipality 
may 
by 
ordinance 
adopt 
a 
plan 
for 
reimbursement 
of 
a 
portion 
of 
the 
property 
taxes 
paid 
by 
volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel. 
SUMMARY 
This 
bill 
permits 
municipalities 
to 
adopt 
a 
reimburse volunteer firefighters and emergency medical 
personnel 
for 
a 
portion 
of 
property 
taxes 
paid 
municipality. 
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plan 
to 
services 
to 
the
An Act To Protect Children by Allowing Child Care Facilities To Fingerprint Employees
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0727
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: DUPREY, SAWYER, CARR, CROSTHWAITE, GREELEY, O'BRIEN
Amends: 22 MRSA §8308

Legislative Document 
No. 727 
H.P.533 
House of Representatives, February 14,2003 
An Act To Protect Children by Allowing Child Care Facilities To 
Fingerprint Employees 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative DUPREY of Hampden. 
Cosponsored by Senator SAWYER of Penobscot and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: CARR of Lincoln, CROSTHWAITE of Ellsworth, GREELEY of Levant, 
O'BRIEN of Augusta. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §8308 is enacted to read: 
S0300. 
Fingerprinting 
A child care 
facility licensed 
under 
this 
chapter 
may 
fingerprint its employees or applicants for employment at the 
facility's 
expense. 
If 
a 
facility 
elects 
to 
fingerprint, 
employees or applicants for employment pursuant to this section, 
an employee or applicant for employment of the facility must 
submit to the fingerprinting. 
SUMMARY 
This 
bill 
gives 
child 
care 
facilities 
the 
option 
to 
fingerprint employees or applicants for employment. 
If the child 
care facility elects to fingerprint employees and applicants for 
employment, 
the 
employees 
and applicants 
must 
submit 
to 
the 
fingerprinting. 
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An Act to Eliminate the Maine Sales Tax on United States Flags
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0726
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: COLLINS, DUPREY, HEIDRICH, KAELIN, SMITH, TREADWELL, USHER
Amends: 36 MRSA §1760

Legislative Document 
No. 726 
H.P.532 
House of Representatives, February 14,2003 
An Act to Eliminate the Maine Sales Tax on United States Flags 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative COLLINS of Wells. 
Cosponsored by Senator SA V AGE of Knox and 
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MllLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: DUPREY of Hampden, HEIDRICH of Oxford, KAELIN of Winterport, 
McKENNEY of Cumberland, McNEIL of Rockland, SMITH of Monmouth, TREADWELL of 
Carmel, USHER of Westbrook. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec.!. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§86 is enacted to read: 
86. 
United States flag. 
Sales of the United States flag, 
except that this exemption does not apply to a person who has 
been convicted under federal law of burning a United States flag 
in a protest. 
SUMMARY 
This bill exempts the sale of the United States flag from 
sales tax. 
This bill also prohibits a person convicted under 
federal law of burning a United States flag in a protest from 
being eligible for this exemption. 
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An Act To Repeal the Crime of Plundering at Fires as Larceny
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0728
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: MILLS
Amends: 25 MRSA §2462

Legislative Document 
No. 728 
H.P.534 
House of Representatives, February 14,2003 
An Act To Repeal the Crime of Plundering at Fires as Larceny 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative MILLS of Farmington. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec.!. 25 MRSA §2462 is repealed. 
SUMMARY 
This bill repeals the crime of "plundering at fires," which 
is larceny that occurs when 
a person "takes, carries away or 
conceals any property not his own, 
at a fire, 
or exposed by 
reason thereof, and does not give notice of it to the owner or 
one of the fire wards." 
This crime may be prosecuted under the 
Maine Criminal Code as theft. 
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An Act To Clarify the Standard for Review of Preconviction Bail
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0729
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: MILLS, NORBERT
Amends: 15 MRSA §1028

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Legislative Document 
No. 729 
H.P.535 
House of Representatives, February 14,2003 
An Act To Clarify the Standard for Review of Preconviction Bail 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative MILLS of Cornville. 
Cosponsored by Representative MILLS of Farmington and 
Representative: NORBERT of Portland. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §1028, sub-§l, 1[B, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 
758, §20, is amended to read: 
B. 
The petition and such other papers as may accompany it 
saall must be delivered to the clerk of the Superior Court 
to which the defendant is transported and upon receipt the 
clerk shall notify the attorney for the State. 
The petition 
saa,l,l--aave has priority over any other matter before the 
Justice of the Superior Court. 
The Superior Court Justice 
considering the petition shall issue an order in accordance 
with 
section 
1026, 
which 
may 
include 
reducing bail 
to 
personal recognizance, increasing or decreasing bail to a 
different amount, 
eliminating bail conditions or imposing 
new bail conditions. 
SUMMARY 
This bill clarifies that a Superior Court Justice petitioned 
to 
review 
a 
District 
Court 
Judge's 
or 
bail 
commissioner's 
determination of bail 
has 
the 
authority 
to 
reduce 
bail 
to 
personal recognizance, 
increase or lower bail to 
a 
different 
amount, eliminate bail conditions or impose new bail conditions. 
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Resolve, Allowing Christy Reposa and Michaela Corbin-Bumford to Sue the State
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0730
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Sponsors: JOY, ANDREWS, ANNIS, CROSTHW AITE, DUPREY, TOBIN, TREADWELL

Legislative Document 
No. 730 
H.P.536 
House of Representatives, February 14,2003 
Resolve, Allowing Christy Reposa and Michaela Corbin-Bumford to 
Sue the State 
Reference to the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
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MllLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative JOY of Crystal. (BY REQUEST) 
Cosponsored by Representatives: ANDREWS of York, ANNIS of Dover-Foxcroft, 
CROSTHW AITE of Ellsworth, DUPREY of Hampden, TOBIN of Windham, TREADWELL 
of Carmel. 
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Sec. 
1. 
Authorization 
to 
sue 
State. 
Resolved: 
That, 
notwithstanding 
any 
statute 
or 
common 
law 
to 
the 
contrary, 
Christy 
Reposa 
and 
Michaela 
Corbin-Bumford, 
or 
their 
legal 
representati ves, who claim to have suffered damages as a resul t 
of the State's wrongfully removing a child from their respective 
homes, are authorized to bring civil actions against the State, 
but not against a past or present employee of the State. 
These 
actions 
may 
be 
brought 
in 
the 
Aroostook 
County 
Superior Court within one year from the date this resolve is 
approved. 
Liability and 
damages, 
including punitive damages, 
must 
be 
determined according 
to state 
law 
as 
in litigation 
between individuals. 
The actions may be heard by a Justice of 
the Superior Court or 
by 
a 
jury. 
The 
Maine 
Rules of Civil 
Procedure 
govern 
the 
conduct 
of 
the 
actions. 
The 
Attorney 
General shall appear, answer and defend the actions. 
The Treasurer of State shall pay any judgments, including 
costs and interest, on final process issued by the Superior Court 
or, if applicable, the Supreme Judicial Court. 
SUMMARY 
This 
resolve 
authorizes 
Christy 
Reposa 
and 
Michaela 
Corbin-Bumford 
to 
sue 
the 
State 
for 
damages 
resulting 
from 
alleged wrongful removal of a child from their respective homes. 
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An Act Regarding Case Management Officers
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0731
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: NORBERT, TARDY
Amends: 4 MRSA §183

Legislative Document 
No. 731 
H.P.537 
House of Representatives, February 14,2003 
An Act Regarding Case Management Officers 
Submitted by the Judicial Department pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative NORBERT of Portland. 
Cosponsored by Representative: TARDY of Newport. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §183, sub-§I. ~~D and E, as enacted by PL 1997, 
c. 269, §l and affected by §2, are amended to read: 
D. 
Family case management officers shall employ appropriate 
case management techniques and have jurisdiction to hear and 
dispose of the following matters: 
(1) 
Interim 
establishment, 
support; 
orders 
in 
modification 
actions 
involving 
the 
or 
enforcement 
of 
child 
(2) 
Interim orders in actions involving divorce, legal 
separation, 
paternity or 
parental 
rights, 
including 
interim orders in post-jUdgment proceedings arising out 
of 
these 
actions, 
except 
that 
a 
contested 
motion 
concerning 
interim 
parental 
rights 
and 
responsibilities, 
excluding 
interim 
child 
support 
orders, may be determined by the family case management 
officer only if both parties consent to determination 
of the issue or issues in dispute by the family case 
management officer; 
(2-A) 
Parental 
rights 
and 
responsibilities 
and 
parent-child contact orders entered pursuant to Title 
19-A, section 400~ubsection 1, paragraph G, to make 
such orders consistent with subsequently entered orders 
in matters included in subparagraphs (I), (2) and (3); 
(3) 
Final orders 
subparagraphs 
(1) 
uncontested; 
in any of the 
and 
(2) 
when 
matters included 
the 
proceeding 
in 
is 
(4) 
Final orders in a contested proceeding when child 
support is the only contested issue; and 
(5) 
Other actions assigned by the Chief Judge of the 
District Court. 
E. 
Interim orders 
in 
any 
of 
the 
matters 
included 
in 
paragraph 
D, 
subparagraphs 
(1) 
aBsL 
(2) 
and 
(2-A) 
are 
effective immediately and are subject to de novo review by a 
judge at the final hearing. 
Final orders in any of the 
matters included in paragraph D, subparagraphs (3) and (4) 
are subject to appellate review in the same manner as any 
final 
order 
of 
the 
District 
Court. 
The 
family 
case 
management officer shall inform the parties of the rights of 
review established in this paragraph. 
.. 
SUMMARY 
This bill authorizes family case management officers to 
and 
dispose 
of 
matters 
involving 
parental 
rights 
responsibilities and parent-child contact orders. 
hear 
and
An Act To Change Child-to-statT Ratios in Child Care Centers
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0732
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: DUPREY, SA WYER, BLANCHETIE, CROSTHWAITE, LEDWIN, MARLEY
Amends: 22 MRSA §8302-A, 22 MRSA §8308

Legislative Document 
No. 732 
H.P.538 
House of Representatives, February 14,2003 
An Act To Change Child-to-statT Ratios in Child Care Centers 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative DUPREY of Hampden. 
Cosponsored by Senator SA WYER of Penobscot and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BLANCHETIE of Bangor, CROSTHWAITE of Ellsworth, LEDWIN of 
Holden, MARLEY of Portland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §8302-A. sub-§I. as amended by PL 200L c. 
645, §7, is further amended to read: 
1. 
Rules for child care facilities. 
Rules for child care 
facilities must include, but are not limited to, rules pertaining 
to the following: 
A. 
GailG-~e-~~aff Child-to-staff ratios except as provided 
in section 8308; 
B. 
The 
health 
and 
safety 
of 
the 
children 
and 
staff, 
including training on communicable diseases; 
C. 
Water for drinking and cooking; 
D. 
Wastewater; 
E. 
Rabies vaccinations for pets; 
F. 
The quality of the program provided; 
G. 
The age, criminal record and personal history of the 
provider of care for children and staff members; 
H. 
The administration of medication; and 
I. 
Licensing procedures. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical 
rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter ll-A 2-A. 
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §8308 is enacted to read: 
S8308. 
Chi1d-to-staff ratios for child care centers 
1. 
Purpose. 
This 
section 
establishes 
minimum 
child-to-staff ratios for child care centers. 
2. 
Minimum 
child to staff 
ratios. 
The 
minimum 
child-to-staff ratios are: 
A. 
For children 6 weeks to one year of age: 
one staff 
person for every 4 children, with a group size limit of 8; 
B. 
For children one year to 
years of age: 
one staff 
person for every 5 children, with a group size limit of 10; 
C. 
For children 2 years to 3 years of age: one staff person 
for every 7 children, with a group size limit of 21; 
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D. 
For children 3 years to 4 years of age: 
one staff 
person 
for 
every 
children if 
the 
staff 
person 
is 
qualified as a group leader and one staff person for every 8 
children if the staff person is not qualified as a group 
leader, with a group size limit of 3 times the limit on the 
number of children; 
E. 
For children 4 years to 
years of age: 
one staff 
person for every 10 children, with a group size limit of 30; 
and 
F. 
For children over 6 years of age: 
one staff person for 
every 13 children, with no group size limit. 
SUMMARY 
This bill establishes child-to-staff ratios in child care 
centers.
An Act To Create the Fully Informed Jury Act
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0733
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: JOY, ANDREWS, ANNIS, SHERMAN
Amends: 15 MRSA §1261

Legislative Document 
No. 733 
H.P.539 
House of Representatives, February 14,2003 
An Act To Create the Fully Informed Jury Act 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
11/~ 
/J7.11ld£~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative JOY of Crystal. (BY REQUEST) 
Cosponsored by Representatives: ANDREWS of York, ANNIS of Dover-Foxcroft, 
SHERMAN of Hodgdon. 
Printed on ,"':ycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §1261 is enacted to read: 
§1261. 
Fully Informed Jury Act 
1. 
Short title. 
This section may be known and cited as 
"the Fully Informed Jury Act." 
2. 
Power to judge law. 
A defendant's right to a trial by 
jury includes the right to inform the jury of the jury's power to 
judge the law as well as all the evidence and to render a verdict 
dictated by conscientious consideration. 
3. 
Evidence. 
Once the jury has been informed in accordance 
with subsection 2, a party may not be prohibited from presenting 
arguments to the jury pertaining to issues of law and conscience, 
including the following: 
A. 
The merit, intent, constitutionality or applicability of 
the law to the defendant's case: 
B. 
The motive, moral perspective or circumstances of the 
defendant: and 
c. 
The degree of guilt or actual harm done. 
4. 
Mistrial or new traiL 
Failure to allow the defendant 
to inform the jury as provided in subsection 2 is grounds for a 
mistrial or a new trial by jury. 
5. 
Application; actions. 
This section applies 
only to 
actions in which the State or a political subdivision of the 
State 
is 
the 
plaintiff, 
including 
prosecutions 
for 
civil 
violations. 
6. 
Application; juries. 
This section applies to juries 
impaneled on or after October 1, 2003. 
SUMMARY 
This bill enacts the Fully Informed Jury Act. 
It applies to 
all actions in which the defendant has a right to a jury trial 
and in which the State or a political subdivision of the State is 
the plaintiff. 
This bill provides that the 
right to 
includes the right to inform the jury about 
judge the law as well as all the evidence. 
the defendant with the opportunity to inform 
for a mistrial or a new trial. 
a 
trial by 
jury 
the jury's power to 
Failure to provide 
the jury is grounds 
A party may present evidence 
on the 
law, 
including 
merit, intent, constitutionality or applicability, as well as 
motive, moral perspective or circumstances of the defendant. 
its 
the 
This bill applies to juries impaneled on or after October 1, 
2003.
An Act To Ensure Improved Stability in School Funding Distributions
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0744
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: LEMOINE
Amends: 20-A MRSA §15652, 20-A MRSA §15656

Legislative Document 
No. 744 
H.P.550 
House of Representatives, February 14,2003 
An Act To Ensure Improved Stability in School Funding 
Distributions 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
17/~117.~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative LEMOINE of Old Orchard Beach. 
Printed on recyded paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §15652, sub-§6. as enacted by PL 1995, c. 
368, Pt. Z, §l and affected by §2, is amended to read: 
6. 
Property fiscal capacity. 
"Property fiscal capacity" 
means 
~Re--J~--ef the average of the state valuation amounts 
for the d ~ most recent years prior to the year of funding eF-~Re 
s~a~e-valQa~ieB-ameQB~-feF-~Re-mes~-FeeeB~-yeaF. 
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §15656. sub-§I, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 
401, Pt. GG, §8, is amended to read: 
1. 
Pupil count used for operating costs. 
The pupil count 
used for operating costs in this chapter is 
~Re-~-e-at-€-£---B-f--~Re 
aveFa~e-e~-~~~~&&~&-eeQB~S-feF-~~~-r~-ea±eaGaF-yeaF 
aBe. the average of the -4-
census counts for the 6 
~ most 
recent calendar years. 
A. 
The 2 census counts in each calendar year must be for 
April 1st and October 1st. 
B. 
As an exception, only the 2 census counts 
~n the most 
recent calendar year may be used for: 
(1) 
Kindergarten to grade 8 students for units that 
send all their kindergarten to grade 
students as 
tuition students to schools elsewhere in the State; 
(2) 
Grade 9 to grade 12 students for units that send 
all their grade 
to grade 
students 
as tuition 
students to schools elsewhere in the State; and 
(3) 
Kindergarten to grade 12 students for units that 
send all 
thei~ kindergarten to grade 12 students as 
tuition students to schools elsewhere in the State. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires that the pupil count and the property 
valuation data 
used 
for 
determination of 
the 
state 
general 
purpose aid for local schools subsidy to be distributed to each 
school administrative unit be based on the averages of the annual 
numbers for pupil count and for property valuation for the most 
recent 5-year period. 
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An Act To Allow Municipalities To Assess a Surcharge on New Construction That Is Not in a Designated Growth Area
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0745
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: LEMOINE

12lst MAINE LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 745 
H.P.551 
House of Representatives, February 14,2003 
An Act To Allow Municipalities To Assess a Surcharge on New 
Construction That Is Not in a Designated Growth Area 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
7Jl~ 
1?1.7IltU~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative LEMOINE of Old Orchard Beach. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 30-A MRS A §4329 is enacted to read: 
§4329. 
Municipal surcharge authorized 
The 
legislative 
body 
of 
a 
municipality 
may 
impose 
a 
surcharge 
on 
new construction located outside its designated 
growth area, identified pursuant to section 4326. 
A municipality that elects to adopt a surcharge pursuant to 
this section shall apply the surcharge in the manner and in the 
amount authorized by that municipality's legislative body. 
SUMMARY 
This bill authorizes a municipality to impose a surcharge on 
new construction located outside its designated growth area.
An Act To Adopt a Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement That Allows for Local Option Taxes
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0746
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: LEMOINE, STANLEY

Legislative Document 
No. 746 
H.P.552 
House of Representatives, February 14,2003 
An Act To Adopt a Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement That 
Allows for Local Option Taxes 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
!r/~1??1J?~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative LEMOINE of Old Orchard Beach. 
Cosponsored by Senator STANLEY of Penobscot. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
CONCEPT DRAFT 
SUMMARY 
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. 
This bill proposes to adopt the model sales and use tax 
proposal 
adopted 
on 
November 
12, 
2002 
by 
the 
national 
Streamlined Sales Tax Project, a consortium of representatives of 
states. 
The Streamlined Sales Tax Project is a 
mul tis tate 
effort to simplify state sales tax laws so that they are more 
comprehensible 
to 
consumers 
and 
easier 
to 
administer 
by 
retailers, including mail order and Internet retailers. 
Under 
the model act, states retain the right to determine whether to 
tax any item and to set the rate of tax, as well as the right to 
authorize local option sales taxes. 
The model act would make 
consistent among participating states the definitions of items, 
and each taxing jurisdiction would have only one tax rate rather 
than multiple rates for different taxable items.
Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor and the Department of Economic and Community Development To Include Information on the Canadian Maritime Provinces in Their Comparison Reports
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0748
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: SHERMAN, BIERMAN, CARR, CHURCHILL, JACKSON, ROSEN, TOBIN, KNEELAND

Legislative Document 
No. 748 
H.P.554 
House of Representatives, February 14,2003 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor and the Department of 
Economic and Community Development To Include Information on 
the Canadian Maritime Provinces in Their Comparison Reports 
Reference to the Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development suggested 
and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative SHERMAN of Hodgdon. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BIERMAN of Sorrento, CARR of Lincoln, CHURCHILL of 
Washburn, JACKSON of Fort Kent, ROSEN of Bucksport, TOBIN of Windham, Senator: 
KNEELAND of Aroostook. 
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Sec. 1. Economic and workforce report. Resolved: 
That 
the 
Department of Labor and the Department of Economic and Community 
Development 
shall 
include 
in 
their 
regional 
economic 
and 
workforce comparison reports information comparing the economy 
and workforce of the Canadian Maritime Provinces to the economy 
and workforce of the State. 
SUMMARY 
This 
resolve 
directs 
the 
Department 
of 
Labor 
and 
the 
Department of Economic and Community Development to include in 
their economic and workforce comparison reports data comparing 
the economy and workforce of the Canadian Maritime Provinces to 
the economy and workforce of the State.
An Act to Provide Funding for the Maine Computer Crimes Program
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0747
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: CARR, DAVIS, CHURCHILL, FLETCHER, SHERMAN

Legislative Document 
No. 747 
H.P.553 
House of Representatives, February 14,2003 
An Act to Provide Funding for the Maine Computer Crimes 
Program 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative CARR of Lincoln. 
Cosponsored by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: CHURCHILL of Wash bum, FLETCHER of Winslow, SHERMAN of 
Hodgdon. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Emergency preamble. Whereas. Acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, 
the 
increasing 
frequency 
of 
computer 
crimes 
requires additional funding for the Maine Computer Crimes program 
within the Bureau of State Police; and 
Whereas. in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts 
create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of 
Maine 
and 
require 
the 
following 
legislation 
as 
immediately 
necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and 
safety; now, therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 
1. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
The 
following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Computer Crimes -
0048 
Ini tiative: 
Provides additional funds for the Maine Computer 
Crimes program. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
$250,000 
$0 
General Fund Total 
$250,000 
$0 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill appropriates additional 
funding for 
the 
Maine 
Computer Crimes program. 
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An Act To Implement the Legislative Youth Advisory Council AMENDMENT A" to H.P. the Recommendations of
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0751
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S297 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE 
557, L.n. 751, Bill, "An Act To Implement 
the Legislative Youth Advisory Council" 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
the Recommendations of 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 9. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the appropriations and allocations 
section from the amendment. 
SPONSORED BY: 
t-';"::'::::::~'-'-2:::::~~:----{ 
(Senator CATH 
COUNTY: 
Penobscot 
FISCAL :\OTE REQllRED 
(See attached) 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Legislative Study 
Approved: 06/06/03 ~aC!. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 751 
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Legislative Youth 
Advisory Council 
LR0513~04) 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'f{' to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Cathcart 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
($630) 
($630) 
2004-05 
($630) 
($630) 
Projections 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2006-07 
$(\ 
$0 
This amendment strikes the General Fund appropriation and these costs will be funded through the Legislature'S study 
budget of $30,000 in fiscal year 2003-04. 
LR0513(4) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 ofl
Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor and the Department of Economic and Community Development To Include Information on the Canadian Maritime Provinces in Their Comparison Reports
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0748
Committee Amendment CA_A_H184 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "f]" to H.P. 554, L.D. 748, "Resolve, 
Directing the Department of Labor and the Department of Economic 
and Community Development To Include Information on the Canadian 
Maritime Provinces in Their Comparison Reports" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
I Resolve, Directinq the Departlllent of Labor To Publish Annually 
Economic 
and 
Workforce 
Information 
Concerning 
the 
Canadian 
Maritime Provinces' 
Further amend the resolve by striking out everything after 
the title and before the summary and inserting in its place: 
'Sec. 1. Economic and workforce information. Resolved: 
That the 
Department of Labor shall annually publish a report comparing the 
economy and workforce of the Canadian Maritime Provinces to the 
economy and workforce of the State.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the resolve. 
The amendment directs 
only the Department of Labor, rather than the Department of Labor 
and the Department of Economic 
and Community Development, 
to 
provide information comparing the economy and workforce of the 
Canadian Maritime Provinces to the economy and workforce of the 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "fj" to H.P. 554, L.D. 748 
State. 
The amendment replaces the resolve's specific direction 
that the information be provided in existing regional economic 
and workforce comparison reports with a general direction that 
the department publish the information annually. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/18/03 ;:/;!?ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD748 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor to Publish Economic and 
Workforce Information Concerning the Canadian Maritime Provinces 
Annually 
LR 0900(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
LR0900(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Allow Public Office Candidates To Campaign in State-funded University Dormitories
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0754
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Sponsors: THOMAS, DOUGLASS, BARSTOW, DUNLAP, FISCHER, PINEAU, RINES

Legislative Document 
No. 754 
H.P.559 
House of Representatives, February 18,2003 
An Act To Allow Public Office Candidates To Campaign in State-
funded University Dormitories 
Reference to the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative THOMAS of Orono. 
Cosponsored by Senator DOUGLASS of Androscoggin and 
17l~/h.11!~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BARSTOW of Gorham, DUGA Y of Cherryfield, DUNLAP of Old Town, 
FISCHER of Presque Isle, PINEAU of Jay, RINES of Wiscasset. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 21·A MRSA, c. 9, sub·c. 2, Art. 4, is amended by repealing 
the article headnote and enacting in its place the following: 
Article 4 
CAMPAIGNING 
Sec. 2. 21·A MRSA §683 is enacted to read: 
§683. 
State postsecondary educational institutions 
A candidate for public office may campaign in a dormitory of 
the University of Maine 
System, 
the Maine Technical College 
System or the Maine Maritime Academy. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows a candidate for public office to campaign 
in a 
dormitory of the University of Maine System, 
the Maine 
Technical College System or the Maine Maritime Academy. 
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An Act To Facilitate the Application Process for the Maine Residents Property Tax Program
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0753
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: EDER, BRUNO, CUMMINGS, RICHARDSON, SUKEFORTH
Amends: 36 MRSA §6204, 36 MRSA §6219

Legislative Document 
No. 753 
H.P.558 
House of Representatives, February 18,2003 
An Act To Facilitate the Application Process for the Maine 
Residents Property Tax Program 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative EDER of Portland. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BRUNO of Raymond, CUMMINGS of Portland, DUGA Y of 
Cherryfield, RICHARDSON of Brunswick, SUKEFORTH of Union. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §6204, as amended by PL 2001. c. 396, §42, is 
further amended to read: 
§6204. Filing date 
A claim may not be paid unless the claim is 
Bureau of Revenue Services on or after August 
before the following geeemBet-~16~ April 15th. 
filed with the 
1st and on or 
Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §6219, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 534, Pt. A, 
§10 and amended by PL 1997, c. 526, §14, is further amended to 
read: 
§6219. Outreach plan required 
The Bureau of Revenue Services shall develop and implement a 
plan of outreach to ensure that all eligible households are made 
aware of assistance available under the Maine Residents Property 
Tax Program and its successor, if any. 
The plan must include 
advertising and promotion through the media and inserts in income 
tax forms and information sent to taxpayers. 
This bill lengthens 
Residents 
Property 
Tax 
August 1st and April 15th 
SUMMARY 
the period for filing 
Program. 
Claimants 
may 
of the following year. 
for the Maine 
file 
between 
The bill also requires the Bureau of 
the 
Department 
of 
Administrative 
and 
advertise and promote the program. 
Revenue Services within 
Financial 
Services 
to
An Act To Permit Sunday Hunting for Residents of the State
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0755
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: JACKSON, STANLEY, CARR, DUNLAP, FISCHER, GOODWIN, PATRICK
Amends: 12 MRSA §7406, 12 MRSA §7945

Legislative Document 
No. 755 
H.P.560 
House of Representatives, February 18, 2003 
An Act To Permit Sunday Hunting for Residents of the State 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative JACKSON of Fort Kent. 
Cosponsored by Senator STANLEY of Penobscot and 
/J1~ 
1/7. 7l/dL:~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: CARR of Lincoln, DUNLAP of Old Town, FISCHER of Presque Isle, 
GOODWIN of Pembroke, PATRICK of Rumford. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7406. sub-§4. as enacted by PL 1979, c. 420, 
§l, is amended to read: 
4. 
Hunting on Sunday. 
hunting on Sunday if he the 
wild birds on Sunday. 
A per;:s9B nonresident is guilty of 
nonresident hunts wild animals or 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7945, first" as amended by PL 1997, c. 432, 
§58, is further amended to read: 
Possession of hunting equipment by 
a 
nonresident in the 
fields or forests or on the waters or ice in the State or in a 
motor vehicle being operated on 
an 
unpaved 
highway or 
road 
located in an unorganized township on Sunday is prima facie 
evidence of a violation of section 7406, subsection 4, unless: 
SUMMARY 
Under current law, hunting is prohibited on Sundays. 
This 
bill specifies that the Sunday hunting prohibition applies only 
to nonresidents, thus allowing residents of the State to hunt on 
Sundays. 
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An Act To Provide an Income Tax Credit for Tuition Paid to Private Schools
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0756
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: SHERMAN, WESTON, ANDREWS, DUPREY, GLYNN, JOY, NASS
Amends: 36 MRSA §5219-W

Legislative Document 
No. 756 
H.P.561 
House of Representatives, February 18,2003 
An Act To Provide an Income Tax Credit for Tuition Paid to Private 
Schools 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative SHERMAN of Hodgdon. 
Cosponsored by Senator WESTON of Waldo and 
17/~ 
1?1.11/dC~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: ANDREWS of York, DUPREY of Hampden, GLYNN of South Portland, 
JOY of Crystal, Senator: NASS of York. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §5219-W is enacted to read: 
§5219-W. 
Private school tuition 
A taxpayer is allowed a credit against the tax otherwise due 
under this Part of up to $1,000 for tuition for the taxpayer or 
the taxpayer's dependent paid by the taxpayer to a private school 
for the same taxable· year. 
The credit may not reduce the state 
income tax to less than zero. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows an income tax credit of up to $1,000 for 
tuition paid to a private school for a taxpayer or a dependent of 
the taxpayer. 
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