An Act To Update Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1327
Committee Amendment CA_A_H390 (House)
Amends: 37-B MRSA §536

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. ~31, L.D. 1327, Bill, "An Act To 
Update Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management Laws" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 (page 1, lines 8 to 11 in L.D.) 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 7 (page 2, lines 6 to 14 in L.D.) and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 7. 37-B MRSA §536 is enacted to read: 
§536. Case Review Team 
There is created within the commission the Case Review Team, referred to in this 
section as "the team. " 
1. Composition of Case Review Team. The team consists of the chair of the 
commission and, as determined by the chair of the commission, may consist of any 
current or advisory members of the commission, as described in section 532, subsections 
and 2, depending upon the nature and requirements of each case review. If the team 
includes advisory members of the commission, those members serve as nonvoting 
members of the team. 
2. 
Meetings; officers. 
The team shall meet at such time or times as may be 
reasonably necessary to carry out its duties, as the team determines, and it shall meet at 
the call of the chair of the commission. 
3. Powers and duties. The team shall examine cases involving Maine National 
Guard noncombat death and disability associated with military service in the Maine 
National Guard. The purpose of the examinations must be consistent with the provisions 
of this chapter. In addition, the team shall assist specific individual Maine National 
Guard service members as necessary. 
4. Confidentiality. For the purposes of Title 1, section 402, proceedings, records, 
data, documents and other matters submitted to or considered by the team are confidential 
and are not subject to disclosure under any state law, SUbpoena, discovery or introduction 
into evidence in a civil or criminal action and must be sealed. The chair of the 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT A" to H.P. 931, L.D. 1327 
commission shall disclose conclusions of the team upon request but may not disclose the 
materials protected by this subsection.' 
Amend the biII by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes the section of the bill that stated that any person subject to 
the Maine Code of Military Justice who violates any state or federal criminal law must be 
punished as a court-martial may direct. The amendment also provides greater detail 
regarding a case review panel that is part of the Commission to Protect the Lives and 
Health of Members of the Maine National Guard. 
F1SCA1, NOTE REQUlRED 
(See Attached) 
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Approved: OS/22/09 ;:!;Pac 
LD 1327 
LR 348(02) 
An Act To Update Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management Laws 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A' 
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, the University of Maine 
System and the Maine Community College System can be absorbed with existing budgeted resources. 
LR0348(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I