An Act To Amend the Composition of the Maine Commission on Domestic and Sexual Abuse
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0742
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: NUTTING, BEAULIEU, BRYANT, DILL, HILL, NASS, PRIEST
Amends: 19-A MRSA §4013

Legislative Document 
No. 742 
S.P.289 
In Senate, February 26, 2009 
An Act To Amend the Composition of the Maine Commission on 
Domestic and Sexual Abuse 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed . 
Presented by Senator NUTTING of Androscoggin. 
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JOY 1. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BEAULIEU of Auburn, BRYANT of Windham, DILL of 
Cape Elizabeth, HILL of York, NASS of Acton, PRIEST of Brunswick. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §4013, sub-§l, 9TA, as amended by PL 2005, c. 397, Pt. A, 
§ 14, is further amended to read: 
A. 
The Governor shall name the chair from among the following members: 
(1) Two members, appointed by the Governor, who are representatives oftne 
statewide coalition of domestic violence projects; 
(1-A) Two members, appointed by the Governor, who are representatives of the 
statewide coalition of sexual assault centers; 
. (2) . One member, appointed by the Governor, who is a representative of the _ 
mental health profession; 
. (3) One member, appointed by the Governor, who is a representative of victims 
of dome,stic violence;. 
(3-A) 
One member, appointed by the Governor, who is a representative of 
victims of sexual assault; 
(4) Two members, appointed by the Governor, one of whom has experience 
representing victims of dOITlestic abuse, who are attorneys with experience in 
domestic relations cas~s; 
(5) One member, appointed by the Governor, who was a victim of domestic 
abuse and used the.court system; 
(5-A) One member, appointed by the Governor, who was a victim of sexual 
'assault and used the court system; 
(6) 
One 'member, appointed by the Governor, who is a district attorney or 
assistant district attorney; 
,(7) One member, appointed by the Governor, who is chief of it municipal police 
department; 
(8) One member, appointed by the Governor, who is a county sheriff; 
(8-A) One member, appointed by the Governor, who is the statewide coordinator 
of a statewide coalition to end domestic violence; 
(8-B) One member, appointed by the Governor, who is the executive director of 
a statewide coalition against sexual assault; 
(8-C) The Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee; , 
(8-D) The Chief of the Maine State Police or the chiefs designee; 
(9) The Commissioner of Public Safety or the commissioner's designee; 
(9-A) The Commissioner of Health and Human Services or the commissioner's 
designee; 
(9-C) The Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee; 
(9~jj) Th~ Commissioner of Labor or the commissioner's designee; 
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(9-E) The Commissioner of Corrections or the commissioner's designee; 
(9-F) One member, appointed by the Governor, who has experience working in 
barterers' intervention programs; and 
(10) Up to ~ Q members-at-large, appointed by the Governor~~ 
(11). Up to 4 members, appointed by the Governor, representing underserved 
populations; and 
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(12) One member, appointed by the Governor, who provides services to tribal 
victims of domestic or sexual violence. ' 
SUMMARY 
This bill makes several changes to the membership of the Maine Commission on 
Domestic and Sexual Abuse. It reduces the number of members-at-large from 8 to 6, 
adds up to 4 members who are representatives of underserved populations and adds one 
member who provides services to tribal victims of domestic or sexual violence. All of 
these members are appointed by the Governor.