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An Act To Clarify the Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services To Impose Administrative Sanctions upon Vendors, Providers and Participants in the Women, Infants and Children Special Supplemental Food Program
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1626
Committee Amendment CA_A_S404 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to S.P. 536, L.D. 1626, Bill, "An Act To 
Clarify the Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services To Impose 
Administrative Sanctions upon Vendors, Providers and Participants in the Women, 
Infants and Children Special Supplemental Food Program" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §3107 in the first paragraph in the 3rd line from the 
end (page 1, line 20 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"and 7 Code of Federal 
Regulations, Section 246.18" and inserting the following: 
" 7 Code of Federal 
Regulations, Section 246.9 (2011), 7 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 246.18 (2011) 
and any other federal law that applies to adjudicatory proceedings for vendors, providers 
and participants' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds to the bill a citation to another section of the Code of Federal 
Regulations to ensure an opportunity for a hearing in making a determination that a 
vendor, provider or participant has violated a provision of the Women, Infants and 
Children Special Supplemental Food Program. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/21112 
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LD 1626 
LR 2494(02) 
An Act To Clarify the Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services To Impose 
Administrative Sanctions upon Vendors, Providers and Participants in the Women, Infants and 
Children Special Supplemental Food Program 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" S-"'0* 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Minor revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Additional costs and additional fine revenue for the Department of HeaIth and Human Services are expected to be 
minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR2494(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Amend the Organization of the Quality Assurance Review Committee
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1625
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: McCORMICK, STRANG BURGESS
Amends: 22 MRSA §5107-I

Legislative Document 
No. 1625 
S.P. 535 
In Senate, December 20, 2011 
An Act To Amend the Organization of the Quality Assurance 
Review Committee 
Submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 16, 2011.  Referred to the Committee 
on Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator McCORMICK of Kennebec. 
Cosponsored by Representative STRANG BURGESS of Cumberland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §5107-I, first ¶, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 362, §1, is amended 
to read: 
An agency that contracts to provide home care coordination for the The department 
shall establish a quality assurance review committee, referred to in this section as the 
"committee," to review the provision of home care coordination services for long-term 
services and supports for elders and adults with disabilities.  The committee membership 
must include consumers of home care services; representatives of consumers; consumer 
advocates, including the long-term care ombudsman program; health care and service 
providers; representatives from each area agency on aging; and staff of the each agency 
that contracts to provide provides home care coordination services.  The joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters 
may make recommendations to the contracting agency department regarding committee 
membership. 
Sec. 2.  22 MRSA §5107-I, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 362, §1, is 
amended to read: 
4.  Annual report.  By January 1st each year, the committee shall report to the 
department, the Long-term Care Implementation Committee established pursuant to 
Public Law 1999, chapter 731, Part BBBB, section 15 and the joint standing committee 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters concerning 
the committee's work during the year, any specific findings or recommendations 
regarding the duties imposed in subsection 2 and the actions taken to resolve problems. 
SUMMARY 
This bill gives the Department of Health and Human Services the duty to establish a 
statewide quality assurance review committee to review the provision of home care 
coordination services for long-term services and supports for elders and adults with 
disabilities.  Previously, an agency that contracted to provide home care coordination 
services for the department was required to establish the committee.  This bill also 
eliminates the requirement that the committee annually report to the department, and 
eliminates a reference to the Long-term Care Implementation Committee, which was 
repealed in 2003.
An Act To Allow for a Contingency Fee Agreement with a MaineCare Recovery Audit Contractor
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1629
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: McCORMICK, STRANG BURGESS
Amends: 22 MRSA §13-A

Legislative Document 
No. 1629 
S.P. 539 
In Senate, December 20, 2011 
An Act To Allow for a Contingency Fee Agreement with a 
MaineCare Recovery Audit Contractor 
Submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 16, 2011.  Referred to the Committee 
on Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator McCORMICK of Kennebec. 
Cosponsored by Representative STRANG BURGESS of Cumberland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §13-A is enacted to read: 
§13-A.  MaineCare recovery audit contractor agreement 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may enter into an 
agreement with a MaineCare recovery audit contractor for the purpose of identifying 
underpayments and overpayments and recouping overpayments under the Medicaid state 
plan and under any waiver of the state plan.  An agreement entered into under this section 
must provide that payment to such a contractor may be made only from amounts 
recovered and that payments for collecting overpayments may be made on a contingent 
fee basis. 
SUMMARY 
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into 
agreements with a MaineCare audit recovery contractor, including contingency fee 
agreements, as required under Section 6411 of the federal Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148.
Resolve, To Establish a Stakeholder Group for the Development of a Plan for the Inventory and Proper Care of Veterans' Graves
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1630
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: RAYE, DAVIS, ALFOND, KATZ, PLOWMAN, BLACK, BURNS, CUSHING, MORISSETTE, TURNER, WILLETTE

Legislative Document 
No. 1630 
S.P. 540 
In Senate, December 20, 2011 
Resolve, To Establish a Stakeholder Group for the Development of a 
Plan for the Inventory and Proper Care of Veterans' Graves 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 16, 2011.  Referred to the Committee 
on Veterans and Legal Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by President RAYE of Washington. 
Cosponsored by Representative DAVIS of Sangerville and 
Senators: ALFOND of Cumberland, KATZ of Kennebec, PLOWMAN of Penobscot, 
Representatives: BLACK of Wilton, BURNS of Whiting, CUSHING of Hampden, 
MORISSETTE of Winslow, TURNER of Burlington, WILLETTE of Mapleton. 
Sec. 1.  Creation of stakeholder group; membership.  Resolved:  That, 
within its existing resources, the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency 
Management, Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services shall establish a stakeholder group, 
referred to in this resolve as "the stakeholder group," for the development of a plan for the 
inventory and proper care of veterans' graves.  The bureau shall invite the participation of 
representatives of municipal government, county government and veterans organizations 
and interested members of the public and a designee of the Maine Old Cemetery 
Association; and be it further 
Sec. 2.  Duties. Resolved:  That the stakeholder group shall review the status of 
the graves of all veterans of the United States Armed Forces throughout the State and 
issue a report that makes recommendations to ensure that veterans' graves are properly 
cared for, especially those of veterans who no longer have family members who are able 
to monitor and maintain those graves; and be it further 
Sec. 3.  Report.  Resolved:  That, no later than January 15, 2013, the Department 
of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services 
shall report the stakeholder group's findings and recommendations, and any suggested 
legislation, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
veterans matters. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency 
Management, Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services to establish a stakeholder group for the 
development of a plan for the inventory and proper care of veterans' graves in the State 
and to report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
veterans matters.
An Act To Address Research and Teaching in Maine's Institutions of Higher Education by Amending the Laws Governing the Purchase of Goods and Services by the State Involving Institutions of Higher Education
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1631
Committee Amendment CA_A_S428 (Senate)
Amends: 5 MRSA §1825-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to S.P. 541, L.D. 1631, Bill, "An Act To 
Address Research and Teaching in Maine's Institutions of Higher Education by 
Amending the Laws Governing the Purchase of Goods and Services by the State 
Involving Institutions of Higher Education" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1825-B, sub-§2, ~, as repealed and replaced by PL 1995, c. 
625, Pt. A, §5 and amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. 00, §2 and affected by §4, is further 
amended to read: 
E. The purchase is part of a cooperative project between the State and the University 
of Maine System ef~ the Maine Community College System, the Maine Maritime 
Academy or a private, nonprofit, regionally accredited institution of higher education 
with a main campus in this State involving: 
(1) 
An activity assisting a state agency and enhancing the ability of the 
university system ef~ community college system, Maine Maritime Academy or a 
private, nonprofit, regionally accredited institution of higher education with a 
main campus in this State to fulfill its mission of teaching, research and public 
service; and 
(2) A sharing of project responsibilities and, when appropriate, costs;' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, allows the Director 
of the Bureau of General Services within the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services to waive the requirement of competitive bidding for the purchase of goods and 
services if the purchase is part of a cooperative project between the State and the Maine 
Maritime Academy. The amendment also restores language that was removed from 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A .. to S,P, 541, L.D, 1631 
current law in the bill requiring that such a cooperative project address the institution's 
mission of public service. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/08/12 
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LD 1631 
LR 2599(02) 
An Act To Address Research and Teaching in Maine's Institutions of Higher Education by Amending 
the Laws Governing the Purchase of Goods and Services by the State Involving Institutions of Higher 
Education 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" A" S .. *~8' 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No State fiscal impact 
This legislation is not expected to have a significant impact on the State related to contracting for the purchase of 
goods and Services. The University of Maine System has expressed concern that this legislation may result in fewer 
cooperative agreements being awarded to the System, resulting in a loss of revenue. 
LR2599(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Address Research and Teaching in Maine's Institutions of Higher Education by Amending the Laws Governing the Purchase of Goods and Services by the State Involving Institutions of Higher Education
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1631
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: MASON
Amends: 5 MRSA §1825-B

Legislative Document 
No. 1631 
S.P. 541 
In Senate, December 20, 2011 
An Act To Address Research and Teaching in Maine's Institutions 
of Higher Education by Amending the Laws Governing the 
Purchase of Goods and Services by the State Involving Institutions 
of Higher Education 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 16, 2011.  Referred to the Committee 
on State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator MASON of Androscoggin. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §1825-B, sub-§2, ¶E, as repealed and replaced by PL 1995, c. 
625, Pt. A, §5 and amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §2 and affected by §4, is further 
amended to read: 
E.    The purchase is part of a cooperative project between the State and the 
University of Maine System or, the Maine Community College System or a private, 
nonprofit, regionally accredited institution of higher education with a main campus in 
this State involving: 
 (1)  An activity assisting a state agency and enhancing the ability of the 
university system or, community college system or a private, nonprofit, 
regionally accredited institution of higher education with a main campus in this 
State to fulfill its mission of teaching, and research and public service; and 
 (2)  A sharing of project responsibilities and, when appropriate, costs; 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows the Director of the Bureau of General Services within the Department 
of Administrative and Financial Services to waive the requirement of competitive bidding 
for the purchase of goods and services if the purchase is part of a cooperative project 
between the State and a private, nonprofit, regionally accredited institution of higher 
education with a main campus in this State involving an activity assisting a state agency 
and enhancing the ability of the institution to fulfill its mission of teaching and research. 
The bill removes the requirement that the waiver be for an activity that has a public 
service component. Current law allows for such a waiver in the case of a cooperative 
project between the State and the University of Maine System or the Maine Community 
College System.
An Act To Address Research and Teaching in Maine's Institutions of Higher Education by Amending the Laws Governing the Purchase of Goods and Services by the State Involving Institutions of Higher Education
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1631
Committee Amendment CA_B_S429 (Senate)
Amends: 5 MRSA §1825-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" B" to S.P. 541, L.D. 1631, Bill, "An Act To 
Address Research and Teaching in Maine's Institutions of Higher Education by 
Amending the Laws Governing the Purchase of Goods and Services by the State 
Involving Institutions of Higher Education" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1825-B, sub-§2, ~, as repealed and replaced by PL 1995, c. 
625, Pt. A, §5 and amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. 00, §2 and affected by §4, is further 
amended to read: 
E. The purchase is part of a cooperative project between the State and the University 
of Maine System Sf, the Maine Community College System or the Maine Maritime 
Academy involving: 
(I) 
An activity assisting a state agency and enhancing the ability of the 
university system Sf, community college system or Maine Maritime Academy to 
fulfill its mission of teaching, research and public service; and 
(2) A sharing of project responsibilities and, when appropriate, costs;' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, allows the Director 
of the Bureau of General Services within the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services to waive the requirement of competitive bidding for the purchase of goods and 
services if the purchase is part of a cooperative project between the State and the Maine 
Maritime Academy. It removes private nonprofit institutions of higher education from the 
list of institutions eligible for that waiver as in the bill. The amendment also restores 
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language that was removed from current law in the bill requiring that such a cooperative 
project address the institution's mission of public service. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/08/12 m-czc.. 
LD 1631 
LR 2599(03) 
An Act To Address Research and Teaching in Maine's Institutions of Higher Education by Amending 
the Laws Governing the Purchase of Goods and Services by the State Involving Institutions of Higher 
Education 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" 5" S - 14-'2.. ~ 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No State fiscal impact 
This legislation is not expected to have a significant impact on the State related to contracting for the purchase of 
goods and Services. 
LR2599(03) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Establish Certain Crimes Relating to Missing or Deceased Children
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1634
Committee Amendment CA_A_H762 (House)
Amends: 17-A MRSA §558

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1224, L.D. 1634, Bill, "An Act To 
Establish Certain Crimes Relating to Missing or Deceased Children" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §558 is enacted to read: 
§558. Failure to report a missing child 
1. A person is guilty of failure to report a missing child if that person, being a parent, 
foster parent, guardian or other person having the care and custody of a child who is in 
fact under 13 years of age, knowingly fails to notify a law enforcement agency of that 
child's disappearance within 48 hours of becoming aware that the child is missing. 
2. Failure to report a missing child is a Class D crime.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report. It amends the bill to restrict those responsible 
for reporting a missing child to the parent, foster parent, guardian or other person having 
the care and custody of the child. The amendment provides that a responsible person is 
guilty of failing to report a missing child if that person knowingly failed to notify a law 
enforcement agency within 48 hours of becoming aware that the child is missing. It also 
changes the class of the crime from a Class C crime to a Class D crime. 
The amendment removes provisions of the bill regarding the failure to cooperate in 
the investigation of the death of a child. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/07112 fra-c. 
LD 1634 
LR 2308(02) 
An Act To Establish Certain Crimes Relating to Missing or Deceased Children 
Fiscal Note forBill as Amended by Committee Amendment '4" l ~ -1 (p:l.) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Establishes new Class D crimes; increases correctional and judicial costs. 
LR2308(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act Regarding Inmates on Public Works Projects
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1635
Committee Amendment CA_A_H731 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A " to H.P. 1225, L.D. 1635, Bill, "An Act 
Regarding Inmates on Public Works Projects" 
Amend the bill in section I by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 1, lines 19 to 31 
in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'1. Participation in public works projects authorized. The sheriff in charge of a 
county jail, or the sheriff of a county that shares a regional jail with other counties, may 
permit certain inmates of that jail to participate in public works-related projects or in the 
improvement of property owned by charitable organizations if the public ",Yorks project or 
the property of the charitable organization is in the county ",mere the jail is located in that 
county or another county. A project or improvement must be supervised by the sheriff of 
the county in which the proj ect or improvement is being conducted. The sheriff may 
request payment from charitable organizations for the transportation of the prisoners and 
for the transportation and per diem compensation for any guards who accompany the 
prisoners. For the purposes of this section, "charitable organization" means any nonprofit 
organization organized or incorporated in this State or having a principal place of 
business in this State that is exempt from federal income taxation under the United States 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Section 501(a), because the nonprofit organization is 
described in the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Section 501(c)(3).' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment allows a sheriff that shares a regional jail with other counties, in 
addition to the sheriffs of the county jails mentioned in the bill, to permit certain inmates 
to participate in public works-related projects or in the improvement of property owned 
by charitable organizations in the county in which the jail is located or in another county. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Increase to a Class C Crime the Failure To Report a Missing Child within 24 Hours
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1633
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: OLSEN, MAKER, TIMBERLAKE, THIBODEAU, ESPLING, SANDERSON, VOLK, LANGLEY, MASON, SNOWE-MELLO
Amends: 17-A MRSA §558

Legislative Document 
No. 1633 
H.P. 1223 
House of Representatives, December 20, 2011 
An Act To Increase to a Class C Crime the Failure To Report a 
Missing Child within 24 Hours 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 16, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative OLSEN of Phippsburg. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: MAKER of Calais, McCABE of Skowhegan, 
TIMBERLAKE of Turner, Senator THIBODEAU of Waldo and 
Representatives: ESPLING of New Gloucester, SANDERSON of Chelsea, VOLK of 
Scarborough, Senators: LANGLEY of Hancock, MASON of Androscoggin, SNOWE-MELLO 
of Androscoggin. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  17-A MRSA §558 is enacted to read: 
§558.  Failure to report a missing child 
1.  A person is guilty of failure to report a missing child if that person, being the 
parent, foster parent, guardian or other person having care or custody of a child, 
knowingly fails to notify a law enforcement agency of the child's disappearance within 24 
hours of becoming aware that the child is missing when that person: 
A.  Knows that the child is missing; and 
B.  Knows or reasonably should know that the child is potentially in danger. 
2.  Failure to report a missing child is a Class C crime. 
SUMMARY 
This bill, modeled after "Caylee's Law," introduced in the State of Florida, makes 
failing to report a missing child within 24 hours of becoming aware that the child is 
missing a Class C crime.
An Act To Extend Certain Insurance Protection to Emergency Responders
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1636
Committee Amendment CA_A_H722 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "Ii" to H.P. 1226, L.D. 1636, Bill, "An Act To 
Extend Certain Insurance Protection to Emergency Responders" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §2174-B in subsection 1 by striking out all of 
paragraph B (page 1, lines 10 to 15 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'B. "Emergency responder" means: 
(1) A municipal firefighter, as defined in Title 30-A, section 3151, subsection 2; 
or a volunteer firefighter, as defined in Title 30-A, section 3151, subsection 4, 
who is operating a municipal vehicle; or 
(2) An operator of a vehicle under Title 29-A, section 2054 that is licensed or 
authorized pursuant to Title 32, chapter 2-B as an ambulance or emergency 
medical services vehicle, when that operator is acting with the approval of an 
ambulance service or nontransporting service licensed pursuant to Title 32, 
chapter 2-B.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the definition of "emergency responder" to clarify that the 
protection extended in the bill applies only to motor vehicle accidents involving the use 
of a municipal vehicle or an emergency medical services vehicle licensed in accordance 
with state law and does not include accidents involving a personal vehicle of an 
emergency responder. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Permit Financial Institutions To Share Certain Information for the Purpose of Preventing Electronic Bank Card Losses and Other Fraud
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1637
Committee Amendment CA_A_H717 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1227, L.D. 1637, Bill, "An Act To 
Permit Financial Institutions To Share Certain Information for the Purpose of Preventing 
Electronic Bank Card Losses and Other Fraud" 
Amend the bill in section 3 by striking out all of paragraph 0 (page 1, lines 23 to 26 
in L.D.) and inserting the following; 
'0. The disclosure of the financial records of a customer for the same reasons that 
such disclosure is permitted for nonpublic personal information under paragraph M 
and the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 15 United States Code, Section 6802(e) 
(2010).' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies the bill to ensure that disclosure of financial records of a 
business and, in particular, business records of a sole proprietor may be made by a 
financial institution to protect against fraud, unauthorized transactions and other liability. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Permit Financial Institutions To Share Certain Information for the Purpose of Preventing Electronic Bank Card Losses and Other Fraud
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1637
Committee: Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: RICHARDSON
Amends: 9-B MRSA §161

Legislative Document 
No. 1637 
H.P. 1227 
House of Representatives, December 20, 2011 
An Act To Permit Financial Institutions To Share Certain 
Information for the Purpose of Preventing Electronic Bank Card 
Losses and Other Fraud 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 16, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Insurance and Financial Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative RICHARDSON of Warren. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  9-B MRSA §161, sub-§2, ¶M, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 262, Pt. B, §3, 
is amended to read: 
M.  The sharing of information to the extent permitted by the provisions of the 
federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 15 United States Code, Section 6801 et seq. (1999) 
and the applicable implementing federal Privacy of Consumer Information 
regulations, as adopted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 12 Code of 
Federal Regulations, Part 40 (2001); the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System, 12 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 216 (2001); the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation, 12 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 332 (2001); the Office 
of Thrift Supervision, 12 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 573 (2001); the National 
Credit Union Administration, 12 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 716 (2001); the 
Federal Trade Commission, 16 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 313 (2001); or the 
Securities and Exchange Commission, 17 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 248 
(2001).  This paragraph is not intended to permit the release of health care 
information except as permitted by Title 22, section 1711-C or Title 24-A, chapter 
24; or 
Sec. 2.  9-B MRSA §161, sub-§2, ¶N, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 262, Pt. B, §3, is 
amended to read: 
N.  The sharing of financial records with affiliates other than as permitted under 
paragraphs L and M.; or 
Sec. 3.  9-B MRSA §161, sub-§2, ¶O is enacted to read: 
O.  The disclosure of the financial records of a person other than an individual to the 
same extent that such disclosure is permitted for information concerning individuals 
under paragraph M and the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 15 United States Code, 
Section 6802(e) (2010). 
SUMMARY 
Current law permits the sharing of financial records information under the 
exemptions in the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and its implementing regulations.  
Financial institutions can share information about individuals in order to protect against 
fraud, unauthorized transactions, claims and other liability.  This bill allows financial 
institutions to share financial records information about business customers, other than 
individuals, for the same purposes.
An Act To Promote POW IMIA Recognition Day
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1640
Committee Amendment CA_A_H705 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,{1 " to H.P. 1230, L.D. 1640, Bill, "An Act To 
Promote POW IMIA Recognition Day" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 136 in the first paragraph in the 4th to 6th lines (page 
1, lines 7 to 9 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "and must specify that the United 
States flag and the State of Maine flag be flown at half staff on that day." and inserting 
the following: '. The State of Maine flag must be flown at half staff when the Governor 
considers it appropriate.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 136 in the first paragraph in the 6th line (page 1, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "shall" and inserting the following: 'may' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 136 in the first paragraph in the 7th line (page 1, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "at least 48 hours in advance ofthe day" 
SUMMARY 
This amendment alters the bill to allow the Governor to issue a procim;nation through 
a media outlet in advance of Prisoner of War - Missing in Action Recognition Day. It 
removes the language that would have required the United States flag to be flown at half 
staff because the President determines when the flag should be flown at half staff. It also 
clarifies that the State of Maine flag must be flown at half staff if the Governor considers 
it appropriate. Flag protocol determines that it would be inappropriate for the State of 
Maine flag to be at half staff if the President has raised the Prisoner of War - Missing in_ 
Action flag. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Completed: 02110/12 
LD 1640 
LR 2331(02) 
An Act To Promote POWIMIA Recognition Day 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A" 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Departments of Education and Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management associated with 
making appropriate information related to Prisoner of War - Missing in Action Recognition Day available can be 
absorbed within the departments' existing budgeted resources. 
LR2331(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Promote POW/MIA Recognition Day
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1640
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: TURNER, RAYE, BLACK, CRAFTS, CUSHING, MAKER, MOULTON, WILLETTE, ALFOND, THOMAS
Amends: 1 MRSA §136

Legislative Document 
No. 1640 
H.P. 1230 
House of Representatives, December 20, 2011 
An Act To Promote POW/MIA Recognition Day 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 16, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative TURNER of Burlington. 
Cosponsored by President RAYE of Washington and 
Representatives: BLACK of Wilton, CRAFTS of Lisbon, CUSHING of Hampden, MAKER of 
Calais, MOULTON of York, WILLETTE of Mapleton, Senators: ALFOND of Cumberland, 
THOMAS of Somerset. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  1 MRSA §136, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 302, §1, is amended to read: 
§136.  Prisoner of War - Missing in Action Recognition Day 
The Governor annually shall issue a proclamation designating the 3rd Friday in 
September as Prisoner of War - Missing in Action Recognition Day in remembrance of 
the courage and plight of American prisoners of war and those missing in action.  The 
proclamation must recommend that the day be observed in an appropriate manner and 
must specify that the United States flag and the State of Maine flag be flown at half staff 
on that day.  The Governor shall issue the proclamation through a media outlet as defined 
in Title 3, section 312-A, subsection 10-B at least 48 hours in advance of the day.  The 
Department of Education and the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency 
Management, Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services shall make appropriate information 
available to citizens, schools, organizations and groups within the limits of their budgets. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the Governor to issue the proclamation designating the 3rd Friday 
in September as Prisoner of War - Missing in Action Recognition Day through a media 
outlet at least 48 hours in advance of the day.  The bill also requires that the proclamation 
specify that the United States flag and the State of Maine flag be flown at half staff on 
that day.  The bill also requires that the Department of Education and the Department of 
Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services 
make appropriate information available within the limits of their budgets.
Resolve, To Direct the Department of Transportation To Restrict Spending on the Ricker Hill Bridge in the Town of Turner
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1642
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: TIMBERLAKE, MASON, BLACK, CRAY, O'BRIEN, WILLETTE, SHERMAN, THOMAS

Legislative Document 
No. 1642 
H.P. 1232 
House of Representatives, December 20, 2011 
Resolve, To Direct the Department of Transportation To Restrict 
Spending on the Ricker Hill Bridge in the Town of Turner 
(EMERGENCY) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 16, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Transportation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative TIMBERLAKE of Turner. 
Cosponsored by Senator MASON of Androscoggin and 
Representatives: BLACK of Wilton, CRAY of Palmyra, McCABE of Skowhegan, O'BRIEN 
of Lincolnville, WILLETTE of Mapleton, Senators: SHERMAN of Aroostook, THOMAS of 
Somerset. 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, planning and construction of a bridge in the Town of Turner are necessary 
and timely and costs must be contained for this bridge; and 
Whereas, the planning and construction of a bridge in the Town of Turner might be 
initiated before the 90-day period expires; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, be it 
Sec. 1.  Spending limit.  Resolved:  That the Department of Transportation may 
not exceed the amount of $350,000 to build a bridge on the Ricker Hill Road over Martin 
Stream in the Town of Turner. 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve prohibits the Department of Transportation from exceeding the amount 
of $350,000 to build a bridge on the Ricker Hill Road over Martin Stream in the Town of 
Turner.
An Act To Enhance a Community's Ability To Establish or Update Its Veterans Honor Roll
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1643
Committee Amendment CA_A_H697 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A-" to H.P. 1233, L.D. 1643, Bill, "An Act To 
Enhance a Community's Ability To Establish or Update Its Veterans Honor Roll" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 5 in the first line (page 1, line 3 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following "The bureau" and inserting the following: 'Upon request in a 
manner determined by the bureau, the bureau" 
SUMMARY 
This amendment specifies that information released by the Department of Defense, 
Veterans and Emergency Management, Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services to municipal 
officials for the purposes of updating a veterans honor roll must be requested in a manner 
determined by the bureau. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/06112 
;!?tt:zc 
LD 1643 
LR 2346(02) 
An Act To Enhance a Community's Ability To Establish or Update Its Veterans Honor Roll 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Veterans and Legal 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 associated with providing 
veterans' information to municipalities can be absorbed within existing resources and with existing personnel. 
LR2346(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Allow the Adjutant General To Address a Joint Session of the Legislature
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1639
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: FREDETTE, HASTINGS, CAIN, CLARK, DAVIS, FOSSEL, KESCHL, PRIEST, WALLACE, WINSOR
Amends: 37-B MRSA §10

Legislative Document 
No. 1639 
H.P. 1229 
House of Representatives, December 20, 2011 
An Act To Allow the Adjutant General To Address a Joint Session 
of the Legislature 
(EMERGENCY) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 16, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative FREDETTE of Newport. 
Cosponsored by Senator HASTINGS of Oxford and 
Representatives: CAIN of Orono, CLARK of Millinocket, DAVIS of Sangerville, FOSSEL of 
Alna, KESCHL of Belgrade, PRIEST of Brunswick, WALLACE of Dexter, WINSOR of 
Norway. 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, this legislation authorizes the President of the Senate and the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives to invite the Adjutant General to appear in February of each 
year to address a joint session of the Legislature; and 
Whereas, in order to authorize the appearance of the Adjutant General before the 
Legislature in February of 2012, it is necessary that this legislation be an emergency 
measure; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  37-B MRSA §10 is enacted to read: 
§10.  Report by Adjutant General 
The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may 
invite the Adjutant General to appear in February of each year before a joint session of 
the Legislature to address the Legislature on defense, veterans' services and emergency 
management matters and such other matters as the Adjutant General desires to bring to 
the attention of the Legislature. 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
Under current law, the Chancellor of the University of Maine System and the 
President of the Maine Community College System are invited annually to address the 
Legislature on matters within their purviews.  This bill authorizes the President of the 
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to invite the Adjutant General to 
appear annually before a joint session of the Legislature to address the Legislature on 
defense, veterans' services and emergency management matters.
An Act To Enhance a Community's Ability To Establish or Update Its Veterans Honor Roll
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1643
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: JOHNSON, BLACK, DAVIS, HARMON, SARTY, WALLACE, WEAVER, WILLETTE
Amends: 37-B MRSA §509

Legislative Document 
No. 1643 
H.P. 1233 
House of Representatives, December 20, 2011 
An Act To Enhance a Community's Ability To Establish or Update 
Its Veterans Honor Roll 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 16, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Veterans and Legal Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative JOHNSON of Greenville. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BLACK of Wilton, DAVIS of Sangerville, HARMON of 
Palermo, SARTY of Denmark, WALLACE of Dexter, WEAVER of York, WILLETTE of 
Mapleton. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  37-B MRSA §509, sub-§5 is enacted to read: 
5.  Release of information for veterans honor roll.  The bureau may release the 
following information relating to a person from a municipality who has honorably served 
in the United States Armed Forces to a municipal official, as defined in Title 30-A, 
section 2001, subsection 11, for the purpose of establishing or updating a veterans honor 
roll in that municipality: 
A.  The name of the person; 
B.  The date the person entered the service; 
C.  The branch of the service entered; and 
D.  The date the person was honorably discharged. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, 
Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services to release information about veterans to 
municipalities for the purpose of establishing or updating a veterans honor roll.
An Act To Repeal the Automatic Suspension of Child Support Obligations
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1650
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: McCORMICK, STRANG BURGESS
Amends: 19-A MRSA §2302

Legislative Document 
No. 1650 
S.P. 549 
In Senate, December 21, 2011 
An Act To Repeal the Automatic Suspension of Child Support 
Obligations 
(EMERGENCY) 
Submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 19, 2011.  Referred to the Committee 
on Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator McCORMICK of Kennebec. 
Cosponsored by Representative STRANG BURGESS of Cumberland. 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, state law automatically suspends the child support obligations of 
noncustodial parents who reside in Maine when the parents are in receipt of public 
assistance regardless of whether the parents have the financial capacity to provide 
necessary support for their children; and 
Whereas, children should receive necessary financial support from their 
noncustodial parents to the fullest extent of their noncustodial parents' financial capacity; 
and 
Whereas, children especially need necessary financial support from their 
noncustodial parents during challenging economic circumstances such as those that 
currently exist in this State and nationally; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  19-A MRSA §2302, as repealed and replaced by PL 2001, c. 255, §1, is 
repealed. 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill repeals the automatic suspension of the child support obligation of a 
noncustodial parent when that parent is in receipt of public assistance.
An Act To Clarify Health Insurance Benefits for Disabled Participants in the Maine Public Employees Retirement System
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1651
Committee Amendment CA_A_S411 (Senate)
Amends: 5 MRSA §285, 20-A MRSA §13451

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 550, L.D. 1651, Bill, "An Act To 
Clarify Health Insurance Benefits for Disabled Participants in the Maine Public 
Employees Retirement System" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§7,~, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. V, §1 and 
affected by § 7, is amended to read: 
L. The provisions of paragraphs I and J do not apply to those individuals who are 
receiving or who have received retirement benefits under section 17907 or section 
17929. 
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §13451, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. W, §3 
and affected by §5, is further amended to read: 
3. Payment by State. The State shall pay a percentage of the retired teacher 
members' share of this insurance according to the following schedule: 
A. Thirty percent until July 1, 2002; 
B. Thirty-five percent from July 1,2002 to July 31,2003; 
C. Forty percent from August 1,2003 to December 31,2005; and 
D. Forty-five percent after December 31,2005. 
Except for individuals who are receiving or who have received retirement benefits under 
Title 5, section 17907 or ~ 
17929, for a teacher who retires after July 1, 2012, the 
State shall begin paying the percentage of the retired teacher member's share pursuant to 
this subsection when the retiree reaches normal retirement age. 
For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013, the State's total cost for 
retired teachers' health insurance premiums is capped at the fiscal year 2010-11 funding 
leve1.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" t\" to S.P. 550, L.D. 1651 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SU~y 
The bill corrects the unanticipated consequences of changes made to the Maine 
Public Employees Retirement System to specify that disabled state employee retirees who 
are automatically converted to a regular retirement benefit before normal retirement age 
are not required to pay 100% of the individual premium for health insurance coverage. 
This amendment clarifies that exception and also applies it to teachers and corrects a 
cross-reference. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT