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An Act to Authorize Licensure by Endorsement for Canadian Dentists and Dental Hygienists LR 2488(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1736
Committee Amendment CA_A_H708 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "p.. to H.P. 1258, L.D. 1736, Bill, "An 
Act To Authorize Licensure by Endorsement for Canadian Dentists 
and Dental Hygienists" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the 
enacting clause the following: 
• Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, this measure will help address a serious problem of 
access to oral health care for residents of this State, 
by 
enabling dentists and dental hygienists licensed in Canada to be 
licensed to practice in Maine without relaxing or compromising 
professional standards of training, education or examination; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts 
create an emergency wi thin 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,' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the 
following: 
. Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.' 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
adds 
an emergency preamble 
and emergency 
clause to the bill. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 02/17/04 ~ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1736 
An Act to Authorize Licensure by Endorsement for Canadian Dentists 
and Dental Hygienists 
LR 2488(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 - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Costs associated with allowing dentists and dental hygienists from Canada to be endorsed for licensure in Maine can 
be absorbed by the Board of Dental Examiners, affiliated with the Department of Professional and Financial 
Regulation utilizing existing budgeted resources. The increase in dedicated revenues to the Board of Dental 
Examiners associated with license fees can not be determined at this time and will depend on the number of licenses 
issued to Canadian dentists and dental hygienists. 
LR2488(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, Directing the Secretary of State To Review Model Legislation To Prevent Fraudulent Filings under the Uniform Commercial Code
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1737
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: MILLS, CARR, SHERMAN

12lst MAINE LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1737 
H.P.1259 
House of Representatives, December 22,2003 
Resolve, Directing the Secretary of State To Review Model 
Legislation To Prevent Fraudulent Filings under the Uniform 
Commercial Code 
Submitted by the Secretary of State pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 17, 2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative MILLS of Farmington. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: CARR of Lincoln, SHERMAN of Hodgdon. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Sec. 1. Secretary of State to review model legislation. Resolved: 
That the Secretary of State shall review the model legislation 
proposed by the joint task force of the National Association of 
Secretaries 
of 
State 
and 
the 
International 
Association 
of 
Commercial Administrators to prevent fraudulent filings under the 
Uniform 
Commercial 
Code 
against 
public 
officials 
or 
by 
individuals attempting to file liens against themselves to try to 
avoid taxes, judgments or other debt. 
Based on that review, the 
Secretary of State shall submit an assessment of that model 
legislation, together with any proposed implementing legislation, 
to 
the 
joint 
standing 
committee 
of 
the 
Legislature 
having 
jurisdiction over judiciary matters no later than January 15, 
2005. 
Following receipt and review of the report, 
the joint 
standing committee is authorized to report out a bill to the 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Secretary of State to review model 
legislation designed to prevent fraudulent filings 
under 
the 
Uniform Commercial Code and submit recommendations to the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
judiciary matters. 
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An Act To Amend the Law Providing Restitution to Victims of Timber Theft
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1738
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: SMITH, BRYANT, HONEY, JACKSON, THOMPSON
Amends: 17 MRSA §2510

Legislative Document 
No. 1738 
H.P.1260 
House of Representatives, December 22, 2003 
An Act To Amend the Law Providing Restitution to Victims of 
Timber Theft 
Submitted by the Department of Conservation pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 17, 2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative SMITH of Monmouth. 
Cosponsored by Senator BRYANT of Oxford and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: HONEY of Boothbay, JACKSON of Fort Kent, McKEE of Wayne, 
THOMPSON of China. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §2510, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 152, 
§3, is amended to read: 
4. 
Restitution. 
The court shall inquire of the prosecutor 
or the owner of the property on which the tree was cut down or 
felled the extent of the 
owner's financial 
loss. 
With 
the 
owner's 
consent, 
the 
court 
shall 
order 
restitution 
when 
appropriate on the basis of an adequate factual foundation. 
The 
order of restitution must designate the amount of restitution to 
be paid and the person or persons to whom the restitution must be 
paid. 
Restitution ordered under this subsection is in addition 
to any forfeitures adjudged under subsection 2: 
however, 
the 
court may order that restitution be adjudged in lieu of or based 
on the forfeitures in subsection 2. 
Any restitution ordered and paid must be deducted from the amount 
of any judgment awarded in a civil action brought by the owner 
against the offender based on the same facts. 
SUMMARY 
This bill 
amends 
the 
law 
awarding 
restitution for 
the 
unlawful cutting of trees by: 
1. 
Allowing evidence of more than just financial loss: and 
2. 
Allowing the court 
based upon the schedule of 
trees. 
to award restitution in lieu of or 
forfeiture for unlawfully cutting
An Act To Amend the Law Providing Restitution to Victims of Timber Theft LR2493(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1738
Committee Amendment CA_A_H690 (House)
Amends: 17 MRSA §2510

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "fI" to H.P. 1260, L.D. 1738, Bill, "An 
Act To Amend the Law Providing Restitution to Victims of Timber 
Theft" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §2510, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 152, 
§3, is amended to read: 
4. 
Restitution. 
The court shall inquire of the prosecutor 
or the owner of the property on which the tree was cut down or 
felled the extent of 
the owner's 
financial 
loss. 
With 
the 
owner's 
consent, 
the 
court 
shall 
order 
restitution 
when 
appropriate on the basis of an adequate factual foundation. 
The 
order of restitution must designate the amount of restitution to 
be paid and the person or persons to whom the restitution must be 
paid. 
Restitution ordered under this subsection is in addition 
to any forfeitures adj udged under subsection 2; except that at 
the request of the prosecutor, the court may suspend all or a 
portion of the forfeiture adjudged under subsection 2 and apply 
it to restitution to the property owner under this section. 
Any restitution ordered and paid must be deducted from the amount 
of any judgment awarded in a civil action brought by the owner 
against the offender based on the same facts.' 
Page l-LR2493(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. !}.. to H.P. 1260, L.D. 1738 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. 
The amendment specifies 
that, at the request of the prosecutor, the court may suspend all 
or a portion of the forfeiture adjudged for unlawfully cutting 
trees and apply it to restitution to the property owner of the 
unlawfully cut trees. 
FISCAL :\on: I<E<jUIUD 
!~ee attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/05/04 frac;. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1738 
An Act To Amend the Law Providing Restitution to Victims of Timber 
Theft 
LR2493(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements: 
Potential minor reduction in the collection of General Fund fine revenue 
LR2493(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Clarify the Requirements of the Behavioral Treatment Review Team for Persons with Mental Retardation or Autism
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1739
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: O'BRIEN

Legislative Document 
No. 1739 
H.P.1261 
House of Representatives, December 22,2003 
An Act To Clarify the Requirements of the Behavioral Treatment 
Review Team for Persons with Mental Retardation or Autism 
Submitted by the Department of Behavioral and Developmenta~ Services pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 17,2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative O'BRIEN of Augusta. 
Printed on recycled paper 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
" 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 34·B MRSA §5605, sub·§13, ,B, as amended by PL 2003, 
c. 368, §1, is further amended to read: 
B. 
Treatment 
programs 
involving the 
use 
of 
noxious 
or 
painful stimuli or other aversive or 
severely intrusive 
techniques may be used only to correct behavior more harmful 
to the person with mental retardation or autism than is the 
treatment program and only: 
(1) 
On the recommendation of a physician, psychiatrist 
or psychologist; aHa 
(2) 
Wi~h For an adult 18 years of age or older, with 
the approval, 
following a case-by-case review, of an 
advocate of the department; 
a 
representative of the 
Division of Mental Retardation; and a representative of 
the Consumer Advisory BoardT; and 
(3) 
For 
a 
child under 
years of 
age, 
with the 
approval, following a case-by-case review, of a review 
team composed of an advocate of the department, a team 
leader of the department's children's services division 
and the children's services medical director or the 
director's designee. 
Until rules are adopted by the 
department to govern such reviews, 
the team may not 
approve technigues any more aversive or intrusive than 
are permitted in rules adopted by the Secretary of the 
United States Department of Health and Human Services 
for use in nonmedical community-based facilities for 
children and youth funded under the Medicaid program. 
For a child under 18 years of age , the team may not 
approve the use of seclusion or any noxious or painful 
stimuli as one or part of an aversive or intrusive 
technigue to correct behavior. 
The department may adopt rules as necessary to implement 
this paragraph. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph 
are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 
375. subchapter 2-A. 
SUMMARY 
This 
bill 
establishes 
requirements 
for 
approval 
of 
a 
behavioral treatment program involving the use of aversive or 
severely 
intrusive 
techniques 
for 
a 
person 
with 
mental 
retardation or autism who is under 18 years of age. 
Page l-LR2607(1)
An Act To Make Electricity Provider Do-not-call Requirements Consistent with State and Federal Requirements
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1740
Committee: Utilities and Energy
Sponsors: BLISS, HALL, THOMPSON
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3203

Legislative Document 
No. 1740 
H.P.1262 
House of Representatives, December 22,2003 
An Act To Make Electricity Provider Do-not-call Requirements 
Consistent with State and Federal Requirements 
Submitted by the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 17,2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Utilities and Energy pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 
401. 
Presented by Representative BLISS of South Portland. 
Cosponsored by Senator HALL of Lincoln and 
Representative: THOMPSON of China. 
Printed on recycled paper 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec.!. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4, ,D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 
657, §18, is further amended to read: 
D. 
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~e--~~~--~e~ema~ke~i£~---~~--~~~~~--e±eet~~e~~y 
p~ev~ee~s Must 
comply with all federal 
and state laws, 
federal regulations or state rules regarding the prohibition 
or limitation of telemarketing; 
Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4-A, V, as enacted by PL 1999, 
c. 657, §19, is amended to read: 
F. 
MaY---n<H:-- -i-ni-t.-i-a-t.-e--a -~~1ephone-- 6e~i€i~at.ieB- --<3-&],.],. -~-&--a 
eeBSQffie~--~-~--Bet~fiee---t.~-~~~--e±eet~~e~ty 
p~eviee~-~~--t.he--eea&~ffieF~&-~~-Bet.--~-~~~~-te±epHeBe 
se±ie~tat~eB-~~~~-~-gy-~-~-geaa±f-~-~~-eeffipet~t~ve 
e±ee&~i-ei-&Y-l~H'eviee~ Must comply with all federal or state 
laws, 
federal 
regulations 
or 
state 
rules 
regarding 
the 
prohibition or limitation of telemarketing; 
SUMMARY 
This bill replaces 
the current statutory limitations 
on 
telemarketing by competitive electricity providers, which require 
the Public Utilities Commission to maintain a "do-not-call list," 
with 
the 
requirement 
that 
competitive 
electricity 
providers 
observe 
the 
federal 
and 
state 
"do-not-call" 
telemarketing 
limitations established for other retail sellers. 
Page l-LR2520(1)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1741
Committee Amendment CA_A_H718 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "fJ,. to H.P. 1263, L.D. 1741, Bill, "An 
Act To 
Amend 
the Information Disclosure Requirements of Some 
Competitive Electricity Providers" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
• An 
Act 
To 
Amend 
the 
Laws 
Relatinq 
To 
Requirements 
for 
Competitive Electricity Providers' 
Further 
amend 
the bill by inserting after the enacting 
clause and before section 1 the following: 
• Sec. 1. 35·A MRS A §3203, sub·§4, 1[D, as amended by PL 1999, 
c. 657, §18, is further amended to read: 
D. 
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s9--~~~--~~~~ma~k~~-i~~---~~--~~~~~--eleet;~ieit;y 
p~evieeFs Must 
comply with all federal 
and state laws, 
federal 
regulations 
and 
state 
rules 
regarding 
the 
prohibition or limitation of telemarketing;' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
. Sec. 3. 35·A MRSA §3203, sub-§4-A, 1fF, as enacted by PL 1999, 
c. 657, §19, is amended to read: 
F. 
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eeRSYmeF--~-~--Ret;ifiea--~~-~&~&~~--e±eet;Fieit;y 
Page l-LR252l(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
.,. 
~ 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "q" to H.P. 1263, L.D. 1741 
pF9viQeF-~-~£~--eeB&QffieF~&-~i~-a9~--~-~~~-~eleph9Be 
s9±iei~a~i9B-~~~~-&y-~-~-&eha±~-~-~~-ea~Fe~i~ive 
e±ae~Fiei~y-pF9ViQeF Must comply with all federal and state 
laws, 
federal 
regulations 
and state rules 
regarding the 
prohibition or limitation of telemarketing; ~' 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
This amendment adds provisions to the bill relating to the 
laws governing competitive electricity providers. 
It changes the 
title to reflect these additions. 
The additions are taken from 
other legislation introduced this session and are brought into 
this bill to avoid a technical conflict. 
The amendment replaces the current statutory limitations on 
telemarketing by competitive electricity providers, which require 
the Public Utilities Commission to maintain a "do-not-call list," 
with 
the 
requirement 
that 
competitive 
electricity 
providers 
observe 
the 
federal 
and 
state 
"do-not-call" 
telemarketing 
limitations established for other retail sellers. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Amend the Information Disclosure Requirements of Some Competitive Electricity Providers
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1741
Committee: Utilities and Energy
Sponsors: BLISS, HALL, THOMPSON
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3203

12lst MAINE LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1741 
H.P.1263 
House of Representatives, December 22, 2003 
An Act To Amend the Information Disclosure Requirements of 
Some Competitive Electricity Providers 
Submitted by the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Recei ved by the Clerk of the House on December 17, 2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Utilities and Energy pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 
401. 
Presented by Representative BLISS of South Portland. 
Cosponsored by Senator HALL of Lincoln and 
Representative: THOMPSON of China. 
Printed on recycled paper 
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1J1.1JJtU:~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4, "E and F, as amended by PL 
1999, c. 657, §18, are further amended to read: 
E. 
Must 
provide 
to 
the 
consumer 
within 
days 
of 
contracting for retail service a disclosure of information 
provided to the commission pursuant to rules adopted under 
subsection 3 in a standard written format established by the 
commission; a:aa 
F. 
Must 
comply with 
any other applicable standards or 
requirements adopted by the commission by rule or orderT; and 
Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4"G is enacted to read: 
G. 
Must provide at least once annually to the consumer any 
information disclosures required by the commission by rule 
pursuant to subsection 3. 
Sec. 3. 35,.A MRSA §3203, sub-§4-A, V, as enacted by PL 1999, 
c. 657, §19, is amended to read: 
F. 
May not initiate a 
telephone 
consumer 
who 
has 
notified 
the 
provider of the consumer's wish 
solicitation calls made by or on 
electricity provider; and 
solicitation call to a 
competitive 
electricity 
not to receive telephone 
behalf of the competitive 
Sec. 4. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4-A, ,G, as enacted by PL 1999, 
c. 657, §19, is repealed. 
SUMMARY 
This bill replaces the requirement that, at least annually, 
a 
competitive 
electricity 
provider 
provide 
information 
disclosures 
to all 
consumers 
with 
the 
requirement 
that 
the 
provider provide the information to all residential and small 
commercial consumers.
An Act To Make Technical Corrections to Maine I s Fish and Wildlife Laws Amend the amendment by inserting after section the following: I Sec. 7. PL 2003, c. 511, §3 is enacted to read: Sec.3. Effective date. This Act takes effect August 31, 2004. I SUMMARY This amendment on August 31, 2004. SPONSORED BY: (Senator BRYANT) COUNTY: Oxford Page 1-LR2625(4) SENATE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1743
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S464 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "A'to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H. P. 
1265, L.D. 1743, Bill, "An Act To Make Technical Corrections to 
Maine I s Fish and Wildlife Laws" 
Amend 
the 
amendment 
by 
inserting after 
section 
the 
following: 
I Sec. 7. PL 2003, c. 511, §3 is enacted to read: 
Sec.3. Effective date. 
This Act takes effect August 31, 2004. I 
SUMMARY 
This amendment 
on August 31, 2004. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Senator BRYANT) 
COUNTY: 
Oxford 
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Humane Agents and Kennel Licenses Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 5. SUMMARY This amendment changes the title and removes the section of the bill that reduces the fee a municipality receives for dogs licensed under the Internet licensing project. Page l-LR2496(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1742
Committee Amendment CA_A_H680 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" /l, to H.P. 1264, L.D. 1742, Bill, "An 
Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Humane Agents and Dog Licenses" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Humane Agents and Kennel 
Licenses' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 5. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the title and removes the section of 
the bill that reduces the fee a municipality receives for dogs 
licensed under the Internet licensing project. 
Page l-LR2496(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Make Technical Corrections to Maine's Fish and Wildlife Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1743
House Amendment HA_A_H834 (House)
Amends: 1 MRSA §402

HOUSE AMENDMENT "H" to H.P. 1265, L.D. 1743, Bill, "An Act 
To Make Technical Corrections to Maine's Fish and Wildlife Laws" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and 
before section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, 1rL, as amended by PL 2003, c. 
392, §2, is further amended to read: 
L. 
Records describing security plans, security procedures 
or risk assessments prepared specifically for the purpose of 
preventing or preparing for acts of terrorism, but only to 
the extent that release of information contained in the 
record 
could 
reasonably 
be 
expected 
to 
jeopardize 
the 
physical 
safety of 
government 
personnel 
or 
the public. 
Information contained in records covered by this paragraph 
may be disclosed to the Legislature or, in the case of a 
political 
or 
administrative 
subdivision, 
to 
municipal 
officials or board members under conditions that protect the 
information from further disclosure. 
For purposes of this 
paragraph, 
"terrorism" means conduct that is designed to 
cause serious bodily injury or substantial risk of bodily 
injury to multiple persons, substantial damage to multiple 
structures whether occupied or unoccupied or substantial 
physical damage sufficient to disrupt the normal functioning 
of a critical infrastructure; aBa 
Sec. 2. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, 11M, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
392, §3, is amended to read: 
Page l-LR2625(7) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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., 
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I 
~ 
HOUSE AMENDMENT .. ;}. to H.P. 1265, L.D. 1743 
M. 
Records 
or 
information 
descr~bing the 
architecture, 
design, 
access authentication, 
encryption or security of 
information technology infrastructure· and systems. 
Records 
or information covered by this paragraph may be disclosed to 
the 
Legislature 
or, 
in 
the 
case 
of 
a 
political 
or 
administrative subdivision, to municipal officials or board 
members under conditions that protect the information from 
further disclosureT~ 
Sec.3. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, 1fN is enacted to read: 
N. 
Social 
security 
numbers 
in 
the 
possession 
of 
the 
Department of Inland Fisheries and wildlife. ' 
Further amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
number 
to 
read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that social security numbers in the 
possession of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife are 
not public records. 
SPONSORED BY: ~ B I.~ 
(Representatite DUNLAP) "/ 
TOWN: 
Old Town 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act To Make Technical Corrections to Maine's Fish and Wildlife Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1743
Senate Amendment SA_A_S480 (Senate)
Amends: 1 MRSA §402

SENATE AMENDMENT ,A " to H.P. 1265, L.n. 1743, Bill, "An Act 
To Make Technical Corrections to Maine's Fish and Wildlife Laws" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and 
before section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, tL, as amended by PL 2003, c. 
392, §2, is further amended to read: 
L. 
Records describing security plans, security procedures 
or risk assessments prepared specifically for the purpose of 
preventing or preparing for acts of terrorism, but only to 
the extent that release of information contained in the 
record 
could 
reasonably 
be 
expected 
to 
jeopardize 
the 
physical 
safety of 
government 
personnel 
or 
the 
public. 
Information contained in records covered by this paragraph 
may be disclosed to the Legislature or, in the case of a 
political 
or 
administrative 
subdivision, 
to 
municipal 
officials or board members under conditions that protect the 
information from further disclosure. 
For purposes of this 
paragraph, 
"terrorism" means conduct that is designed to 
cause serious bodily injury or substantial risk of bodily 
injury to multiple persons, substantial damage to multiple 
structures whether occupied or unoccupied or substantial 
physical damage sufficient to disrupt the normal functioning 
of a critical infrastructure; aRe 
Sec. 2. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, 1rM, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
392, §3, is amended to read: 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
~~. 
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." 
SENATE AMENDMENT itA It to H.P. 1265, L.D. 1743 
M. 
Records 
or 
information describing 
the 
architecture, 
design, 
access authentication, 
encryption or security of 
information technology infrastructure and systems. 
Records 
or information covered by this paragraph may be disclosed to 
the 
Legislature 
or, 
in 
the 
case 
of 
a 
political 
or 
administrative subdivision, to municipal officials or board 
members under conditions that protect the information from 
further disclosureT~ 
Sec.3. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ~ is enacted to read: 
N. 
Social 
security 
numbers 
in 
the 
possession 
of 
the 
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. • 
Further amend the 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
consecutively. 
bill by relettering 
letter 
or 
section 
SUMMARY 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
This amendment provides that social security numbers in the 
possession of the Department of Inland ~heries and Wildlife are 
not public records. 
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SPONSORED BY: ~ 
4-
(Senator BRYANT) 
COUNTY: 
Oxford 
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Display of Fireworks and Indoor Pyrotechnics LR 2618(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1744
Committee Amendment CA_A_H644 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "11,, to H.P. 1266, L.D. 1744, Bill, "An 
Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Display of Fireworks and 
Indoor Pyrotechnics" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3. 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
or renumber ing any 
number 
to 
read 
This amendment removes the section of the bill that proposes 
to increase penalties for conducting a fireworks display without 
a permit or in violation of a permit. 
FISCAL.'IU I t~ RUJLlRED 
!~~e ... ~ttachep)! 
'"' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 01126/04 ::tvae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1744 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Display of Fireworks and 
Indoor Pyrotechnics 
LR 2618(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
LR2618(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Exempt Unemployment Benefits from State Income Tax
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1745
House Amendment HA_A_H813 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "A .. to H.P. 1267, L.D. 1745, Bill, "An Act 
To Exempt Unemployment Benefits from State Income Tax" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble. 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency 
clause. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the emergency preamble and emergency 
clause. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Representativ 
TOWN: 
Millin c 
FISCAL ~UTE IU:<...>URED 
(See attached) 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 03/26/04 ~ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1745 
An Act To Exempt Unemployment Benefits from State Income Tax 
LR2252(04) 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" ,r 
Sponsor: Rep. Clark 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
2004-05 
Projections 
2005-06 
Projections 
2006-07 
($2,446,066) 
o 
$2,446,066 
$131,454 
$2,446,066 
$0 
($2,446,066) 
($131,454) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Stripping the emergency preamble and clause from the bill will delay the revenue loss. The amounts shown above 
reflect the incremental change attributable to this amendment. 
LR2252(4) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Exempt Unemployment Benefits from State Income Tax LR2252(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1745
Committee Amendment CA_A_H755 (House)
Amends: 36 MRSA §5122

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,.;:{:. to H.P. 1267, L.D. 1745, Bill, 
Act To Exempt Unemployment Benefits from State Income Tax" 
"An 
Amend 
the bill by 
striking out all of 
section 
and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §5122, sub-§2, 1fU is enacted to read: 
U. 
Unemployment compensation as defined under the United 
States Internal Revenue 
Code, 
Section 85 
to the extent 
included in federal adjusted gross income.' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the 
following: 
, Sec. 
5. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
ADMIlfISTRATlVE AND FIlfAlfCIAL 
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Maine Revenue Services 
0002 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Provides funds for a part-time Tax Examiner position 
(30 
hours 
per 
week) 
and other 
related administrative costs 
associated with exempting unemployment benefits from the income 
tax. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
~ 
~ 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/1,, to H.P. 1267, L.D. 1745 
General Fund 
Positions - Legislative Count 
Personal Services 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
SUMMARY 
2003-04 
(0.000) 
$0 
o 
$0 
2004-05 
(1.000) 
$37,654 
17,459 
$55,113' 
This amendment clarifies the unemployment benefits to which 
the exemption applies. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 02/10/04 ;t?ac:.. 
l2lst Maine Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1745 
An Act To Exempt Unemployment Benefits from State Income Tax 
LR2252(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
$2,446,066 
o 
($2,446,066) 
($131,454) 
2004-05 
$6,034,838 
$55,113 
($5,979,725) 
($321,355) 
Projections 
2005-06 
$5,745,441 
$48,037 
($5,697,404) 
($312,516) 
Projections 
2006-07 
$5,715,138 
$50,212 
($5,664,926) 
($310,734) 
This bill will reduce revenue generated through the income tax by $2,577,520 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $6,301,080 in 
fiscal year 2004-05. Maine Revenue Services will also require a General Fund appropriation of $55,113 in fiscal year 
2004-05 for a part time Tax Examiner position and other related administrative costs. 
LR2252(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1746
Senate Amendment SA_A_S566 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1268, L.D. 1746, Bill, 
To Provide Equity in Veterans' Property Tax Exemptions" 
"An Act 
Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before 
enacting clause the following: 
'Mandate preamble. 
This measure requires one or more local 
units of government to expand or modify activities so as to 
necessitate additional expenditures from local revenues but does 
not provide funding for at least 90' of those expenditures. 
Pursuant to the Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 21, 
of all of the members elected to each House have determined 
it necessary to enact this measure. ' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds a mandate preamble to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: &. f (L~ 
~ 
(Senator CATHCART) 
~ 
COUNTY: 
Penobscot 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
State Mandate 
Approved: 04127/04 -*'ae 
l2lst Maine Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1746 
An Act To Provide Equity in Veterans' Property Tax Exemptions 
LR 2282(06) 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment /:1' 
Sponsor: Sen. Cathcart 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Exempted State Mandate 
New or Expanded Activity 
Unit Affected 
Costs 
. Administrative expenses associated with expanding the property tax 
Municipality 
Insignificant 
exemption. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Pursuant to the Mandate Preamble, the State is exempted from funding this State Mandate. 
LR2282(6) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Provide Equity in Veterans' Property Tax Exemptions LR2282(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1746
Committee Amendment CA_A_H725 (House)
Amends: 36 MRSA §653

AMENDMENT ,(f. ... to H.P. 1268, L.D. 1746, Bill, 
Equity in Veterans' Property Tax Exemptions" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following: 
"An 
'Sec. 4. 36 MRSA §653, sub-§l, 1ID-3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 
368, Pt. cec, §4 and affected by §11, is further amended to read: 
D-3. 
The estates up to the just value of $7,000, having a 
taxable situs in the place of residence of the metaeF parent 
of a deceased veteran who is 62 years of age or older and is 
an unremarried widow or widower who is in receipt of 
a 
pension or compensation from the Federal Government based 
upon the service-connected death of aeF that parent's child 
and who is receiving the pension or compensation from the 
Federal Government based upon the service-connected death of 
aeF the parent's child during any federally recognized war 
period during or before World War I. 
The exemption provided in this paragraph is in lieu of any 
exemption under paragraph D to which the person may be 
eligible 
and 
applies 
to 
the 
property 
of 
that 
person, 
including ~roperty held in a revocable living trust for the 
benefit of that person. ' 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
II ~II to H.P. 1268, L.D. 1746 
SUMMARY 
This amendment extends veterans' property tax exemptions to 
fathers 
of 
eligible veterans 
to 
include 
those 
who 
survive 
veterans 
of 
World 
War 
I, 
in 
order 
to 
provide 
statutory 
consistency. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
·~t Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
State Mandate 
New or Expanded Activity 
Approved: 02/09/04 frac:.. 
. Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1746 
An Act To Provide Equity in Veterans' Property Tax Exemptions 
LR2282(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment tt tt 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Future Cost - State Mandate 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Unit Affected 
Projections 
2005-06 
$4,500 
$4,500 
Costs 
Projections 
2006-07 
$4,600 
$4,600 
Administrative expenses associated with expanding the property tax 'Municipality 
Insignificant 
exemption, 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Maine Revenue Services will require $4,500 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $4,600 in fiscal year 2006-07 to reimburse 
municipalities for 50% of the property tax revenue loss associated with the expansion of the Veteran's Property Tax 
Exemption, This is in addition to the state mandate created by the minor administrative responsibilities at the local 
level associated with the new exemption, 
T D,)"H?,}{,)\ _ ~;.,,.., I Nr. ...  P.,,,. .. 1 r.f" 1
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1747
Committee Amendment CA_A_H778 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §254

AMENDMENT "~,, to 
the Medicaid Drug 
H.P. 1269, L.D. 1747, Bill, "An 
Rebate Program and the Elderly 
Low-cost Drug Program" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 (page 1, 
lines 3 to 30 in L.D.) and inserting in its place the following: 
· Sec. I. 22 MRSA §254, sub·§4.A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 20, 
Pt. GGG, §3, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
i-A. 
p~nt for drugs provided. 
The 
commissioner 
may 
establish the amount of payment to be made by the program and by 
recipients 
of 
the 
program 
toward 
the 
cost 
of 
drugs 
and 
medications 
furnished 
under 
the 
program. 
including 
covered 
prescription and nonprescription drugs. medications and medical 
supplies. under the following terms. 
A. 
For the basic component of the program. the total cost 
to a recipient for the purchase of any covered drug or 
medication may not exceed the sum of $2 plus 20'%. of the 
price allowed for that drug or medication under program 
rules. 
B. 
For the supplemental component of the program. the total 
cost to a recipient for the purchase of any covered drug or 
medication may not exceed: 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
~ 
.. 
ffO. 
~ 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. n.. to H.P. 1269, L.n. 17.7 
(1) 
For a brand name drug or mydication, the cost of 
the program for that drug or mJdication minus the $2 
paid by the program: and 
( 2) 
For a generic drug or medication, the swn of $2 
plus 
20% 
of 
the price 
allowed 
for 
that drug 
or 
medication under program rules. 
C. 
For the catastrophic program, the commissioner shall 
establish annual limits on the costs incurred by reci9ients 
for drugs and medications covered under the program on or 
prior to May 31, 
2001. 
After the limit is reached, the 
program 
shall 
pay 
80% 
of 
the 
cost of 
each 
drug 
and 
medication covered by the supplemental component of the 
program on May 31, 2001 minus $2. 
Any remaining amount is 
paid by the recipient. 
The limit§ mu§t be set by the 
commissioner by rule as necessary to operate the program 
within the program budget:' 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment retains the substance of section 
that 
specifies the basic supplemental and catastrophic benefits in the 
elderly low-cost drug program. 
It . adds 
$2 to the recipient's 
copayment in the catastrophic program. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1746
House Amendment HA_A_H742 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "4,, to H.P. 1268, L.D. 1746, Bill, 
To Provide Equity in Veterans' Property Tax Exemptions" 
"An Act 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph D in the last 
blocked paragraph in the 3rd line (page 1, line 22 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: 
"mother" and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'm9~ReF parent' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds 
a 
change to the bill to extend the 
property tax 
exemptions 
for 
mothers 
of veterans 
to 
include 
fathers of veterans. 
The change corrects an omission in the bill. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Representative LEMOINE) 
TOWN: 
Old Orchard Beach 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1755
Committee Amendment CA_A_H753 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "fl., to H.P. 1277, L.O. 1755, Bill, "An 
Act To Amend the Election Laws" 
Amend 
the bill 
in 
section 
by 
striking out 
all 
of 
subsections 5 and 6 and inserting in their place the following: 
, 5. 
Signature 
and 
identification mpb§r 
of 
registered 
voter. 
Notwithstanding subsection 1 and Title L 
section 408. 
the yoter's signature and identification number on the yoter 
registration application and associated records in electronic 
format are designated as nonpublic records and the registrar 
shall 
exclude 
those 
items 
from 
public 
inspection. 
Voter 
signatures 
on voter registration applications 
and 
associated 
records in a 
printed hard-copy format are public records in 
accordance with subsection 1 and Title 1. section 408. 
6. 
Disclosure of yoter's 
signature 
and 
identification 
number electronically. 
A yoter' s 
signature and identification 
number 
in electronic 
format 
that 
are 
excluded 
from 
public 
inspection pursuant to subsection 5 and associated records may be 
made available for inspection only to the yoter of record. to 
municipal and state election officials. to a 
law enforcement 
agency that makes a written reguest to use the information for a 
bona fide law enforcem~nt purpose or to a person identified by a 
court order if directed by that order. ' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes a section in the bill that states 
that voter signatures and identification numbers are not public 
records. 
The 
amendment 
specifies that voter 
signatures 
and 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. II .. to H.P. 1277, L.D. 1755 
identification numbers 
and associated records 
are not public 
records in electronic format but are public records when in a 
printed hard-copy format. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Amend the Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1756
Senate Amendment SA_A_S375 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "\1,, to H.P. 1278, L.D. 1756, Bill, "An Act 
To Amend the Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
COUNTY: 
Cumberland 
FISCAL ~OTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 02/03/04 ~ac:. 
l2lst Maine Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1756 
An Act To Amend the Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act 
LR 2594(04) 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "P1 
Sponsor: Sen. Pendleton 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
($10,195) 
$10,195 
Projections 
2005-06 
($10,195) 
$10,195 
Projections 
2006-07 
($10,195) 
$10,195 
Beginning in fiscal year 2004-05, the increase in certain filing fees will increase annual General Fund Revenues 
collected by the Secretary of State by $10,195. 
LR2594(4) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1762
Committee Amendment CA_A_H709 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,4, to H.P. 1284, L.D. 1762, Bill, 
Act To Amend the Maine Emergency Medical Services Act of 1982" 
"An 
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 3 in the 3rd line 
(page 5, line 21 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "records 
become" and inserting in its place the following: 
'records and 
complaints become' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 6 the 
following: 
'Sec. 7. Resolve 2003, c. 23, §4 is amended to read: 
Sec. 4. Report; legislation. Resolved: 
That the commissioner shall 
submit 
a 
report that 
includes 
findings 
and 
recommendations, 
including suggested legislation, to the 
Jaia~-St-and-i-ng--Ge-mmit;1:ee 
ea-££Jmi£~~-~~~~~~~~i~-Sa~e~y joint standing committee of 
the Legislature haying jurisdiction oyer criminal justice and 
public safety matters no later than January 31, 6994 2.Q.Q.5.. 
The 
Je~R\-~~-~eMm~ __ ee-~-~~~m~Ra*-~~-aRQ-~l~-Sa~e~y 
joint standing committee of the Legislature haying jurisdiction 
over criminal justice and public safety matto::rs may report out 
legislation related to this report to the SeeaaQ ~ 
Regular 
Session of the l6ls~ l22nd Legislature: and be it further 
Sec. 8. Retroactivity. 
That section of this Act that amends 
Resolve 2003, chapter 23 applies retroactively to January 31, 
2004. ' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
j \ 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. ;4. to H.P. 1284, L.D. 1762 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that both investigative records and 
complaints 
become 
public 
records 
upon 
the 
conclusion of 
an 
investigation, unless they are confidential pursuant to another 
provision of law. 
The amendment also changes from January 31, 
2004 to January 31, 2005 the date by which the Commissioner of 
Public Safety must complete a study of the statewide eme'rgency 
medical 
services 
system 
and 
report 
findings 
and 
suggested 
legislation to the Legislature. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Improve the Operations of the Department of Corrections and the Safety of State Correctional Facilities
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1764
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S576 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H. P. 
1286, L.D. 1764, Bill, "An Act To Improve the Operations of the 
Department of Corrections and the Safety of State Correctional 
Facilities" 
Amend the amendment on page 5 by striking out all of lines 
and 29. 
Further amend the amendment on page 5 by striking out all of 
Part C, section 9. 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment strips the appropriations and allocations 
section from the committee amendment. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Senator CATHCART) 
COUNTY: 
Penobscot 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
V
\(see attached) 
~. 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriationsl Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/29/04 ~ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1764 
An Act To Improve the Operations of the Department of Corrections 
and the Safety of State Correctional Facilities 
LR 2623(04) 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ,4 to Committee Amendment ~ 
Sponsor: Sen. Cathcart 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Projections 
Projections 
2003-04 
2004-05 
2005-06 
2006-07 
$0 
($840) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
($840) 
$0 
$0 
This amendment removes the $840 General Fund appropriation to the Legislature in fiscal year 2004-05 for legislative 
members of the State Council for Juvenile and Adult Offender Supervision. The Legislature will absorb these costs 
within existing budgeted resources in fiscal year 2004-05. 
LR2623(4) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Authorize Certain School Children To Carry Asthma Inhalers on Their Persons
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1768
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: BARSTOW, DOUGLASS, DAVIS, EARLE, FINCH, PATRICK, SMITH

Legislative Document 
No. 1768 
H.P.1290 
House of Representatives, December 22,2003 
An Act To Authorize Certain School Children To Carry Asthma 
Inhalers on Their Persons 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 17,2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative BARSTOW of Gorham. 
Cosponsored by Senator DOUGLASS of Androscoggin and 
'17/~ 'frI. 7i!dC~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: DAVIS of Falmouth, EARLE of Damariscotta, FINCH of Fairfield, 
McLAUGHLIN of Cape Elizabeth, PATRICK of Rumford, SMITH of Monmouth. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 20·A MRSA §254, sub·§5, ~C is enacted to read: 
c. 
A public or approved private school shall have a written 
local 
policy 
authorizing 
students 
to 
possess 
and 
self-administer an asthma inhaler. 
(1) 
The 
written 
local 
policy 
must 
include 
the 
requirement 
that 
a 
student 
who 
self-administers 
an 
asthma 
inhaler 
receive 
written 
approval 
of 
the 
student's physician and, if the student is a minor, the 
written at>proval of the student's parent or guardian 
before receiving authorization to do so. 
(2) 
The 
written 
local 
policy 
must 
include 
the 
requirement 
that 
the 
student's 
parent 
or 
guardian 
submit written verification to 
the 
school 
from 
the 
physician confirming that the student has the knowledge 
and the skills to safely possess and use 
an asthma 
inhaler in school. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires any public or approved private schOOl to 
adopt a written local policy and procedure allowing students to 
possess and self-administer asthma inhalers in schools. The bill 
requires that schools receive written approval from the student's 
parent or guardian and the student's physician before authorizing 
the student to self-administer an asthma inhaler. The bill also 
requires the student's parent or guardian to provide written 
verification from t:he physician confirming that the student has 
the knowledge and t.he skills to safely possess and use an asthma 
inhaler in a school. 
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