An Act to Assist Maine Military Families
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1747
Committee Amendment CA_A_S492 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A.. to S.P. 664, L.D. 1747, Bill, "An 
Act To Assist Maine Military Families" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §814 in subsection I 
by 
inserting before paragraph A the following: 
. A. 
"Deployed for military service" or "deployment" means 
active military duty with the state military forces, 
as 
defined in Title 37 -B, section 102, or the United States 
Armed Forces, 
including the National Guard and Reserves, 
whether pursuant to orders of the Governor or the President 
of the United States, 
when the duty assignment is in a 
combat theater or in an area where armed conflict is taking 
place. ' 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in §814 in subsection 1 
by striking out all of paragraph D (page 2, lines 10 to 15 in 
L.D.) and inserting in its place the following: 
. D. 
"Family military leave" means leave reguested by an 
employee who is the spouse, domestic partner or parent of a 
person who is a resident of the State and is deployed for 
military service for a period lasting longer than 180 days 
with the State or United States pursuant to the orders of 
the Governor or the President of the United States.' 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in §814 in SUbsection 1 
by relettering the paragraphs to read alphabetically. 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in §814 by striking out 
all of subsection 
(page 
2, 
lines 
to 
in L.D.) 
and 
inserting in its place the following: 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 664, L.D. 1747 
'2. 
Family 
milita~ leave regyirement. 
Subject to the 
reguirements of subsection 3, an employer that employs 50 or more 
employees shall provide each eligible employee up to 15 days of 
family military 
leave 
per 
deployment, 
if 
reguested 
by 
the 
employee. 
Family military leave under this subsection may be 
taken only during the 15 days immediately prior to deployment or 
the 15 days immediately following the period of deployment. or 
both. 
Family military leave granted under 
this section may 
consist of unpaid leave.' 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in §814 by striking out 
all of subsection 5 (page 2, lines 45 to 49 in L.D.) 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in §814 by renumbering 
the subsections to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes language in the bill that includes 
independent contractors in the definition of "employee." 
It adds 
domestic partners to the list of those who 
may take family 
military leave, provides for leave on a deployment rather than 
calendar year basis and changes the time period during which the 
leave may be taken. 
The amendment also strikes the requirement 
that other leave be exhausted before family military leave may be 
taken. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 03/01106 ~ae 
LD 1747 
LR 2606(02) 
An Act to Assist Maine Military Families 
Fiscal Note for Bill as. Amended by Committee Amendment 'A" 
Committee: Labor 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Labor associated with this legislation can be absorbed within existing budgeted 
resources. 
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