An Act To Establish the Independent Review Board for Police Involved in Fatal Shootings
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1066
Committee Amendment CA_A_H200 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to H.P. 733, L.D. 1066, Bill, "An Act To 
Establish the Independent Review Board for Police Involved in Fatal Shootings" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy 
To Amend Its Minimum Standards for the Law Enforcement Use of Force Policy' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to 
amend its minimum standards for the law enforcement use of force policy. 
Resolved: 
That the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy is 
directed to amend its minimum standards for, the use of force policy relative to the 
procedure for agency investigation and review of the use of deadly force to include, at a 
minimum, the convening of an incident review team consisting of members appointed by 
the chief executive officer of each law enforcement agency. Members appointed must 
include at least one member who is a commissioned officer of the Maine State Police and 
at least one member of the public who is not and has not previously served as a sworn law 
enforcement officer. The incident review team shall review the use of deadly force to 
determine the facts of an incident, whether relevant policy was clearly understandable 
and effective to cover the particular situation and whether changes are necessary to 
incorporate improved procedures or practices demonstrated to increase public safety or 
officer safety, whether training protocols should be reviewed or revised and whether 
equipment or other resources should be modified. 
The incident review team shall 
generate a written report of its findings, and that report is public as provided under the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 7070-A and Title 30-A, section 503, subsection 
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I-A and Title 30-A, section 2702, subsection I-A; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Reporting date established. Resolved: That the Board of Trustees of 
the Maine Criminal Justice Academy shall report about the implementation of the 
changes to the use of deadly force policy and the work ofthe incident review teams under 
section 1 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
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criminal justice and public safety matters no later than January 15,2011. The report must 
include at least the following information: an update on law enforcement agency 
compliance and implementation of the policy change, the number of incidents where an 
officer used deadly force, the number of incident review teams that were convened to 
review instances of the use of deadly force, the number of reports generated by incident 
review teams and the availability of those reports.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve that directs the Board of Trustees of 
the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to amend its minimum standards for the use of force 
policy relative to the procedure for agency investigation and review of the use of deadly 
force. Amendments to the policy must include the convening of an incident review team 
consisting of members appointed by the chief executive officer of each law enforcement 
agency to review instances of the use of deadly force. Members appointed must include 
at least one member who is a commissioned officer of the Maine State Police and at least 
one member of the public who is not and has not previously served as a sworn law 
enforcement officer. The incident review team shall review the use of deadly force to 
determine the facts of an incident, whether relevant policy was clearly understandable 
and effective to cover the particular situation and whether changes are necessary to 
incorporate improved procedures or practices demonstrated to increase public safety or 
officer safety, whether training protocols should be reviewed or revised and whether 
equipment or other resources should be modified. 
The incident review team shall 
generate a written report of its findings, and that report is public. The amendment also 
directs the board to report on compliance, implementation and the results of the new 
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policy change. That report is due to the joint standing committee of the Legislature) 
having jurisdiction over criminal justice and public safety matters no later than January 
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15,2011. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 04/23/09 ;'!;pac:.. 
LD 1066 
LR 480(02) 
An Act To Establish the Independent Review Board for Police Involved in Fatal Shootings 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A" 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Public Safety can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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