An Act To Assist Maine's Returning Veterans
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1850
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: SAVIELLO, COTTA, COLLINS, COURTNEY, FARNHAM, HASTINGS, MASON, PLOWMAN, RAYE, THIBODEAU
Amends: 10 MRSA §8002, 29-A MRSA §462-A

Legislative Document 
No. 1850 
S.P. 645 
In Senate, March 8, 2012 
An Act To Assist Maine's Returning Veterans 
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator SAVIELLO of Franklin.  (GOVERNOR'S BILL) 
Cosponsored by Representative COTTA of China and 
Senators: COLLINS of York, COURTNEY of York, FARNHAM of Penobscot, HASTINGS 
of Oxford, MASON of Androscoggin, PLOWMAN of Penobscot, President RAYE of 
Washington, THIBODEAU of Waldo. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  10 MRSA §8002, sub-§10, as amended by PL 2007, c. 466, Pt. C, §4, is 
further amended to read: 
10.  Confidentiality of shared information.  Keep confidential any information 
provided by or to the commissioner that has been designated confidential by the agency, 
bureau, board or commission within or affiliated with the department that furnished the 
information and that is the property of the agency, bureau, board or commission that 
furnished the information.  Any information provided pursuant to this subsection may not 
be disclosed by the recipient of the information unless disclosure has been authorized by 
the agency, bureau, board or commission that furnished the information; and 
Sec. 2.  10 MRSA §8002, sub-§11, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 466, Pt. C, §5, is 
amended to read: 
11.  Report on fees.  By December 1st of each even-numbered year, conduct a 
review of the fees assessed by the department and provide a written report to the State 
Budget Officer and the joint standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over appropriations and financial affairs, insurance and financial services matters and 
business, research and economic development matters identifying any fee changes the 
commissioner recommends for the next biennium.; and 
Sec. 3.  10 MRSA §8002, sub-§12 is enacted to read: 
12.  Recommend measures.  Recommend legislation or other measures to the 
Governor and the Legislature for the purpose of assisting current and former members of 
the United States Armed Forces in obtaining any professional license within the 
provisions of the department related to their relevant training and experience from their 
military service. 
Sec. 4.  29-A MRSA §462-A is enacted to read: 
§462-A.  Temporary registration plates; United States Armed Forces deployments; 
rules 
Upon application to the Secretary of State and evidence of insurance as required by 
section 402, the Secretary of State may issue a temporary registration plate to a member 
of the United States Armed Forces authorizing that member to operate a motor vehicle or 
trailer for a period of 30 days if that member has returned to the State from a deployment 
outside the continental United States, unless the provisions of section 353 apply.  The 
application required by this subsection may be completed by an authorized representative 
of the member of the United States Armed Forces.  The Secretary of State may delegate 
the authority granted under this subsection and shall adopt rules to establish the 
application criteria and fees.  Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical 
rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
SUMMARY 
This bill authorizes the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation to 
recommend legislation or other measures to the Governor and the Legislature to assist 
current and former members of the United States Armed Forces in obtaining professional 
licenses in Maine related to the service members' relevant training and experience.  It also 
authorizes the Secretary of State to provide a temporary registration plate to a member of 
the United States Armed Forces to operate a motor vehicle or trailer for 30 days if that 
service member has recently returned to the State from a deployment outside the 
continental United States.