An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1707
Committee Amendment CA_A_S472 (Senate)
Amends: 25 MRSA §1542-A, 36 MRSA §194-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 673, L.D. 1707, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the State's Tax Laws" 
Amend the bill by inserting before section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§l, ~, as amended by PL 2001, c. 52, §5, is 
further amended to read: 
H. Charged with the conunission of a juvenile crime; er 
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§l, ~, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 52, §6, is 
amended to read: 
I. Who is a prospective adoptive parent not the biological parent as required under 
Title 18-A, section 9-304, subsection (a-l)~;...m: 
Sec. 3. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§l, ~J is enacted to read: 
J. Who has applied for employment with the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services and whose fingerprints have been 
required by the State Tax Assessor pursuant to Title 36, section 194-B. 
Sec. 4. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§3, ~J is enacted to read: 
J. The State Police shall take or cause to be taken the fingerprints of the person 
named in subsection 1, paragraph J, at the request of that person and upon payment of 
the expenses by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of 
Revenue Services as specified under Title 36, section 194-B, subsection 2. 
Sec. 5. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2005, c. 663, §15, is 
further amended to read: 
4. Duty to submit to State Bureau of Identification. It is the duty of the law 
enforcement agency taking the fingerprints as required by subsection 3, paragraphs A, B 
and G to transmit immediately to the State Bureau of Identification the criminal 
fingerprint record. Fingerprints taken pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph C, D, E or F or 
pursuant to subsection 5 may not be submitted to the State Bureau of Identification unless 
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an express request is made by the commanding officer of the State Bureau of 
Identification. 
Fingerprints taken pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph G must be 
transmitted immediately to the State Bureau of Identification to enable the bureau to 
conduct state and national criminal history record checks for the Department of 
Education. The bureau may not use the fingerprints for any purpose other than that 
provided for under Title 20-A, section 6103. The bureau shall retain the fingerprints, 
except as provided under Title 20-A, section 6103, subsection 9. 
Fingerprints taken 
pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph I and subsection 3, paragraph I must be transmitted 
immediately to the State Bureau of Identification to enable the bureau to conduct state 
and national criminal history record checks for the court and the Department of Public 
Safety, Gambling Control Board, respectively. Fingerprints taken pursuant to subsection 
1, paragraph J must be transmitted immediately to the State Bureau of Identification to 
enable the bureau to conduct state and national criminal history record checks for the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §194-B is enacted to read: 
§194-B. National criminal history record information 
As part of the process of evaluating an applicant for employment with the bureau on 
or after January 1, 2015, the assessor shall perfonn a national criminal history record 
check in accordance with this section. 
1. Criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation. The assessor shall obtain national criminal history record infonnation 
from the Federal Bureau of Investigation for any person not then employed with the 
Bureau of Revenue Services who has applied for and may be offered employment. 
2. Fingerprinting. An individual not then employed with the Bureau of Revenue 
Services applying for employment with the bureau must consent to having fingerprints 
taken for use in accordance with this section before the individual may be employed by 
the bureau. The State Police shall take or cause to be taken the applicant's fingerprints 
and shall forward the fingerprints to the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of 
Identification so that the State Bureau of Identification can conduct state and national 
criminal history record checks for the Bureau of Revenue Services. The State Police may 
charge the Bureau of Revenue Services for the expenses incurred in processing state and 
national criminal history record checks. The full fee charged under this subsection must 
be deposited in a dedicated revenue account for the State Bureau of Identification with 
the purpose of paying costs associated with the maintenance and replacement of the 
criminal history record systems. 
3. Confidentiality. All infonnation obtained by the assessor pursuant to this section 
is confidential and not a public record pursuant to Title 1, chapter 13. 
4. Applicant's access to criminal history record information. The Bureau of 
Revenue Services shall provide an applicant with access to infonnation obtained pursuant 
to this section, if requested, by providing a paper copy of the criminal history record 
infonnation directly to the applicant, but only after the Bureau of Revenue Services 
confinns that the applicant is the subject of the record. 
In addition, the Bureau of 
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Revenue Services shall publish guidance on requesting such information from the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires the State Tax Assessor to obtain state and national criminal 
history record infom1ation from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the State Bureau 
of Identification for any person not already employed with Maine Revenue Services who 
is applying for employment on or after January 1, 2015 as part of the process of 
evaluating applicants for employment with Maine Revenue Services and includes 
changes in the laws relating to the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of 
Identification to facilitate the fingerprinting process. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Approved: 03/24114 frac:.. 
LD 1707 
LR 2679(02) 
An Act To Amend the State's Tax Laws 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ';4" C S - t11C). ) 
Committee: Taxation 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services associated with implementing the 
provisions of this legislation can be absorbed within budgeted resources. 
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