An Act To Authorize the Maine State Retirement System to Provide Names and Addresses to Public Retiree Organizations Fiscal Detail and Notes
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0209
Committee Amendment CA_A_H153 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §17057

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/i,, to H.P. 160, L.D. 209, Bill, "An 
Act To Authorize the Maine State Retirement System To Provide 
Names and Addresses to Public Retiree Organizations" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17057, sub-§3, 1[B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
632, §l, is amended to read: 
B. 
~hi6 Beginning September 15, 2007, this subsection does 
not apply to home contact information of a retirement system 
member or benefit recipient if that person has signed a 
waiver of the confidentiality of the member's or recipient's 
home contact information. 
The retirement system shall make 
available a waiver form for such purpose. 
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §17057, sub-§3,'C is enacted to read: 
C. 
This subsection does not apply to the home address of a 
retirement system member or a benefit recipient used only 
for membership recruitment purposes by a nonprofit or public 
organization established to provide programs, services and 
representation to Maine public sector retirees unless the 
retirement system member or benefit recipient has signed a 
form made available by the retirement system indicating that 
the 
individual 
does 
not 
authorize 
disclosure 
of 
that 
individual's home address. 
The retirement system may not 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "4,, to H.P. 160, L.D. 209 
provide information under this subsection to an organization 
if 
the 
retirement 
system 
has 
determined 
that 
the 
organization 
obtained 
information 
for 
the 
purpose 
of 
membership 
recruitment 
but 
used 
the 
information 
for 
a 
purpose other than membership recruitment. 
This paragraph 
is repealed September 15. 2007. I 
SUMMARY 
This amendment allows the home address of a Maine State 
Retirement 
System retiree, 
until 
September 
15, 
2007, 
to be 
disclosed 
to 
nonprofit 
or 
public 
retiree organizations 
for 
recruitment 
purposes 
unless 
the 
retiree 
"opts 
out" 
from 
authorizing this disclosure on a form provided by the retirement 
system. 
Beginning September 15, 
2007, 
the information again 
becomes confidential unless the retiree "opts in" by signing a 
waiver 
of confidentiality. 
The 
amendment 
also 
requires 
the 
retirement 
system to 
deny 
information in the 
future 
to 
an 
organization 
that 
obtained 
information 
for 
the 
purpose 
of 
membership 
recruitment but 
used the 
information for 
another 
purpose. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/15/05 ~ac:.. 
LD209 
LR0466(02) 
An Act To Authorize the Maine State Retirement System to Provide Names and Addresses to Public 
Retiree Organizations 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment If, 
Committee: Labor 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Funds 
Additional costs to the Maine State Retirement System to provide the information can be absorbed within the System's 
operating budget. 
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