An Act Relating to Retirement and Death Benefits for Certain Law Enforcement Officers
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1672
Committee Amendment CA_B_S394 (Senate)
Amends: 25 MRSA §1611

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "8 "to S.P. 577, L.D. 1672, Bill, "An Act Relating 
to Retirement and Death Benefits for Certain Law Enforcement Officers" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act Relating to Death Benefits for Certain Law Enforcement Officers' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §1611, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2005, c. 519, Pt. XXX, §1, 
is further amended to read: 
5. Law enforcement officer or officer. "Law enforcement officer" or "officer" 
means an active state police officer, municipal police officer, county sheriff, deputy 
sheriff, game warden, an employee of the Office of the State Fire Marshal wl)o has law 
enforcement powers pursuant to section 2396, subsection 7, fire marshal, state judicial 
marshal or state judicial deputy marshal, liquor eRforeemeRt offieer forest ranger, Baxter 
State Park ranger, a detective employed by the Office of the Attorney General pursuant to 
Title 5, section 202, a person employed by the Department of Corrections as an 
investigative officer as defined in Title 34-A, section 1001, subsection 10-A, a juvenile 
community corrections officer as described in Title 34-A, section 5602, a probation 
officer, a security officer appointed by the Commissioner of Public Safety pursuant to 
Title 25, section 2908, a motor vehicle investigator appointed by the Secretary of State 
pursuant to Title 29-A, section 152 or marine patrol officer in this State.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill but preserves an altered version of that portion of 
the bill relating to death benefits for certain law enforcement officers. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" B " to S.P. 577, L.D. 1672 
Under current law, a state benefit of $50,000 is paid to the family of an eligible law 
enforcement officer who has died in the line of duty. Funding for the benefit comes from 
the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund. 
This amendment expands the list of eligible law enforcement officers to include 
forest rangers, Baxter State Park rangers, detectives employed by the Office of the 
Attorney General, investigative officers employed by the Department of Corrections, 
juvenile community corrections officers, probation officers, certain security officers 
appointed by the Commissioner of Public Safety and motor vehicle investigators 
appointed by the Secretary of State. This amendment also removes an obsolete reference 
to liquor enforcement officers. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 12113/07 
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LD 1672 
LR 69(05) 
An Act Relating to Retirement and Death Benefits for Certain Law Enforcement Officers 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "B " 
Committee: Labor 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - Budget Stabilization Fund 
Expanding the list of eligible law enforcement officers whose family would be eligible to receive a one-time State 
benefit of $50,000 in the event the officer dies in the line of duty to include forest rangers, Baxter State Park Rangers, 
detectives employed by the Office of the Attorney General, investigative officers employed by the Department of 
Corrections, juvenile community corrections officers, probation officers, Capitol security officers appointed by the 
Commissioner of Public Safety, and motor vehicle investigators appointed by the Secretary of State will increase the 
potential impact to the Budget Stabiliazation Fund. The cost can not be determined at this time. However, given that 
there has been only one occurance in which this benefit has been paid since this provision was enacted in September 
of2001, the impact to the Budget Stabilization Fund is not expected to be significant. 
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