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An Act To Reduce Property Taxes
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0542
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: GOODE

Legislative Document 
No. 542 
H.P. 366 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2015 
An Act To Reduce Property Taxes 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative GOODE of Bangor. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
CONCEPT DRAFT 
SUMMARY 
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. 
This bill proposes to reduce the property tax burden by improving property tax relief 
programs.
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Use of Flashing Lights by School Buses
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0543
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: BATTLE, BRAKEY, BEAVERS, HANLEY, MAREAN, PRESCOTT, REED, SKOLFIELD, TIMMONS, TUELL
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2308

Legislative Document 
No. 543 
H.P. 367 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2015 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Use of Flashing Lights 
by School Buses 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative BATTLE of South Portland. 
Cosponsored by Senator BRAKEY of Androscoggin and 
Representatives: BEAVERS of South Berwick, HANLEY of Pittston, MAREAN of Hollis, 
PRESCOTT of Waterboro, REED of Carmel, SKOLFIELD of Weld, TIMMONS of 
Cumberland, TUELL of East Machias. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §2308, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: 
1.  Receiving or discharging passengers. A school bus operator shall activate 
flashing lights at least 100 feet before a stop is made to receive or discharge passengers.  
These and these lights must be continually displayed until after the bus has received or 
discharged passengers, except that the school bus operator may receive or discharge 
passengers without activating flashing lights during a school field trip or sports trip when 
the passengers are with a chaperone or a coach and the school bus operator determines it 
is safe to do so. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows a school bus driver to receive or discharge passengers without 
activating flashing lights during a school field trip or sports trip when the passengers are 
with a chaperone or a coach and the school bus driver determines it is safe to do so.
An Act To Assist Maine Veterans and Service Members
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0544
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: DAVITT, BURNS, COREY, FOWLE, LAJOIE, GERZOFSKY
Amends: 29-A MRSA §1313, 29-A MRSA §1413

Legislative Document 
No. 544 
H.P. 368 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2015 
An Act To Assist Maine Veterans and Service Members 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative DAVITT of Hampden. 
Cosponsored by Senator BURNS of Washington and 
Representatives: COREY of Windham, FOWLE of Vassalboro, LAJOIE of Lewiston, Senator: 
GERZOFSKY of Cumberland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §1313 is enacted to read: 
§1313.  Veterans Count Maine Donation Fund voluntary checkoff 
1.  Veterans Count Maine Donation Fund designation.  When applying for or 
renewing a license under this subchapter, a person may designate that a $2 donation be 
paid into the Veterans Count Maine Donation Fund established in section 1413.  A person 
who designates a $2 donation under this subsection shall include with the person's license 
application or renewal fee sufficient funds to make the contribution. Each license 
application form under section 1301, subsection 1 and license renewal form must contain 
a designation in substantially the following form: "Veterans Count Maine Donation Fund:  
( ) $2 or ( ) Other $.... ." 
2.  Contributions credited to Veterans Count Maine Donation Fund.  The 
Secretary of State shall determine annually the total amount contributed pursuant to 
subsection 1.  Prior to the beginning of the next year, the Secretary of State shall deduct 
the cost of administering the Veterans Count Maine Donation Fund checkoff and report 
the remainder to the Treasurer of State, who shall forward that amount to the Veterans 
Count Maine Donation Fund established in section 1413. 
Sec. 2.  29-A MRSA §1413 is enacted to read: 
§1413.  Veterans Count Maine Donation Fund 
The Veterans Count Maine Donation Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is 
established as an interest-bearing account administered for the purpose of raising 
awareness and funds for Maine veterans in need. Any private or public funds 
appropriated, allocated, dedicated or donated to the fund, including from the Veterans 
Count Maine Donation Fund checkoff under section 1313, must be deposited into the 
fund as well as income from any other source directed to the fund. All interest earned by 
the fund becomes part of the fund. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of the 
fiscal year does not lapse but is carried forward into subsequent fiscal years. All money 
received into the fund must be used for the purposes of the fund except that balances in 
the fund may be used for the necessary expenses in the administration of the fund. 
SUMMARY 
This bill establishes the Veterans Count Maine Donation Fund and allows for a 
person to designate a donation to be paid into the fund when applying for or renewing a 
driver's license.
An Act To Require That Traffic Lights Default to Flashing Mode between the Hours of Midnight and 6 a.m.
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0545
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: BATTLE, BRAKEY, BEAVERS, HANLEY, KINNEY, MAREAN, REED, SKOLFIELD, TIMMONS, TUELL
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2057

Legislative Document 
No. 545 
H.P. 369 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2015 
An Act To Require That Traffic Lights Default to Flashing Mode 
between the Hours of Midnight and 6 a.m. 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative BATTLE of South Portland. 
Cosponsored by Senator BRAKEY of Androscoggin and 
Representatives: BEAVERS of South Berwick, HANLEY of Pittston, KINNEY of Limington, 
MAREAN of Hollis, REED of Carmel, SKOLFIELD of Weld, TIMMONS of Cumberland, 
TUELL of East Machias. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §2057, as amended by PL 2007, c. 348, §§21 and 22, is 
further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read: 
A traffic-control device must default to rapid intermittent flashes of the colored lights 
between the hours of 12 midnight and 6 a.m. with yellow flashing lights on primary roads 
and red flashing lights on secondary roads. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires that traffic lights default to a flashing mode between the hours of 12 
midnight and 6 a.m.
An Act To Assist Individuals To Obtain a Permit To Grow and Sell Water Spinach
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0546
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: BEAVERS, BLACK, CHAPMAN, MILLETT, SAVIELLO

Legislative Document 
No. 546 
H.P. 370 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2015 
An Act To Assist Individuals To Obtain a Permit To Grow and Sell 
Water Spinach 
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative BEAVERS of South Berwick. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BLACK of Wilton, CHAPMAN of Brooksville, Senators: 
MILLETT of Cumberland, SAVIELLO of Franklin. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  7 MRSA c. 417 is enacted to read: 
CHAPTER 417 
WATER SPINACH 
§2431.  Information on water spinach permitting 
The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall provide information 
about the proper process for obtaining a permit from the United States Department of 
Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to individuals seeking to grow 
and sell Ipomoea aquatica Forssk, commonly referred to as water spinach. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to 
provide information about the proper process for obtaining a federal permit to individuals 
seeking to grow and sell water spinach in Maine.
An Act To Provide a Concealed Handgun Permit for Active Military Members
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0548
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: WARD, BRAKEY, FREDETTE, HANINGTON, LOCKMAN, PICCHIOTTI, REED, SAWICKI, STETKIS, THERIAULT
Amends: 25 MRSA §2003

Legislative Document 
No. 548 
H.P. 372 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2015 
An Act To Provide a Concealed Handgun Permit for Active Military 
Members 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative WARD of Dedham. 
Cosponsored by Senator BRAKEY of Androscoggin and 
Representatives: FREDETTE of Newport, HANINGTON of Lincoln, LOCKMAN of Amherst, 
PICCHIOTTI of Fairfield, REED of Carmel, SAWICKI of Auburn, STETKIS of Canaan, 
THERIAULT of China. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  25 MRSA §2003, sub-§18 is enacted to read: 
18.  Active duty members of the United States Armed Forces or state military 
forces.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections 1, 2 and 4, a person who is a 
member of the United States Armed Forces or a state's military forces is eligible for a 
permit under this section if the person is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under 
Title 15, section 393. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows a person who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States 
or a state's military forces to be eligible for a permit to carry a concealed handgun if the 
person is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing a firearm.
An Act To Adjust the Calculation of Municipal Educatton Contributions for Communities Faced with Sudden and Severe Property Tax Valuation Reductions
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0550
Committee Amendment CA_A_H323 (House)
Amends: 36 MRSA §20

FIRST REGULA'R SESSION 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" If" to H.P, 374, L.D, 550, Bill, "An Act To Adjust 
the Calculation of Municipal Educatton Contributions for Communities Faced with 
Sudden and Severe Property Tax Valuation Reductions" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Improve the Process for Obtaining an Adjustment in State Valuation 
Due to Sudden and Severe Reduction in Municipal Valuation' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
emergency clause and inserting the following; 
'Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §20B-A, sub-§2, c;rC, as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, c, 
322, §2, is amended to read: 
C, The municipality's equalized tax rate of residential property following the sudden 
and severe disruption in municipal valuation exceeds the most recent state average of 
residential property for which data is available.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes the provisions of the bill amending the school funding' 
formula and regarding the Town of Bucksport and instead amends one of the conditions 
of eligibility for an adjustment of state valuation for sudden and severe disruption of 
municipal valuation by providing that a municipality is eligible if the municipality's 
equalized tax rate of residential property following the sudden and severe disruption in 
municipal valuation exceeds the most recent state average of residential property for 
which data is available. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Provide Incentives for Implementation of Municipal Comprehensive Plans To Prevent Sprawl
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0551
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Sponsors: CAMPBELL, SAVIELLO, CHIPMAN, EVES, RYKERSON, TIMBERLAKE, VEROW, WELSH

Legislative Document 
No. 551 
H.P. 375 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2015 
An Act To Provide Incentives for Implementation of Municipal 
Comprehensive Plans To Prevent Sprawl 
Reference to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered 
printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative CAMPBELL of Orrington. 
Cosponsored by Senator SAVIELLO of Franklin and 
Representatives: CAMPBELL of Newfield, CHIPMAN of Portland, Speaker EVES of North 
Berwick, RYKERSON of Kittery, TIMBERLAKE of Turner, VEROW of Brewer, WELSH of 
Rockport. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
CONCEPT DRAFT 
SUMMARY 
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. 
This bill proposes to provide incentives to municipalities that implement 
comprehensive plans to prevent sprawl.
An Act To Provide Funding for Home Visiting Services
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0552
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S492 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 376, 
L.D. 552, Bill, "An Act To Provide Funding for Home Visiting Services" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in the 3rd line from the end (page 1, line 19 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: 
"$2,200,000" and inserting the following: 
'$1,100,000' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in the last line (page 1, line 21 in amendment) by 
striking out the following: "$2,200,000" and inserting the following: '$1,100,000' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment reduces the funding for home visiting services from $2,200,000 to 
$1,100,000. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
SPONSORED BY: :/~'cV ~~,# 
(Senator HAMP 
COUNTY: Oxford 
SENA TE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/07 /16 
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LD552 
LR628(04) 
An Act To Provide Funding for Home Visiting Services 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'j\" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Hamper of Oxford 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
G-£...lq'l...) 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$0 
($1,100,000) 
($1,100,000) 
($1,100,000) 
$0 
($1,100,000) 
($1,100,000) 
($1,100,000) 
This amendment reduces the General Fund appropriation from $2,200,000 to $1,100,000 beginning in FY 2016-17 for 
the Department of Health and Human Services for home visiting services to provide essential child development 
education and skill development for new parents. 
LR0628(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Provide Funding for Home Visiting Services
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0552
Committee Amendment CA_A_H161 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "4,, to H.P. 376, L.D. 552, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide Funding for Home Visiting Services" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Purchased Social Services 0228 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for home visiting services to provide child development 
education and skill development for new parents. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
$2,200,000 
$2,200,000 
SU~ARY 
This amendment removes the appropriation for the 2015-16 fiscal year from the hill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/17/15 
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127th MAINE LEGISLATURE. 
LD 552 
LR 628(02) 
An Act To Provide Funding for Home Visiting Services 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment II' cf/-/u,) 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
$0 
$2,200,000 
$0 
$2,200,000 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$2,200,000 
. $2,200,000 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$2,200,000 
$2,200,000 
'T'his bill includes General Fund appropriations of $2,200,000 beginning in FY 2016-17 for the Department of Health 
and Human Services for home visiting services to provide essential child development education and skill 
development for new parents, 
LR0628(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of I
An Act To Provide Funding for Home Visiting Services
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0552
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: MAKER, MILLETT, CHENETTE, GINZLER, STANLEY, WARD, WHITE

Legislative Document 
No. 552 
H.P. 376 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2015 
An Act To Provide Funding for Home Visiting Services 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative MAKER of Calais. 
Cosponsored by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland and 
Representatives: CHENETTE of Saco, GINZLER of Bridgton, McELWEE of Caribou, 
STANLEY of Medway, WARD of Dedham, WHITE of Washburn. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Purchase Social Services 0228 
Initiative:  Appropriates funds for home visiting services to provide child development 
education and skill development for new parents. 
SUMMARY 
This bill appropriates funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for 
home visiting services to provide essential child development education and skill 
development for new parents, which have been shown to reduce child abuse and neglect 
and to identify and address domestic violence. 
GENERAL FUND 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$2,200,000
$2,200,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$2,200,000
$2,200,000
An Act To Require Public Schools To Offer Instruction Related to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and the Use of an Automated External Defibrillator
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0556
Committee Amendment CA_A_H122 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "it .. to H.P. 380, L.D. 556, Bill, "An Act To 
Require Public Schools To Offer Instruction Related to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 
and the Use of an Automated External Defibrillator" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
• 
Approved: 05101115 
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LD556 
LR 1411(02) 
An Act To Require Public Schools To Offer Instruction Related to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 
and the Use of an Automated External Defibrillator 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '/t' (H -J d. ~ ) 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This legislation requires public schools to offer training to students in how to perf om cardiopulmonary resuscitation 
(CPR) and use automated external defibrillators (AEDs). This bill also requires the Department of Education to 
establish, by rule, standards for instruction in performing CPR and using AEDs and to design the rules in such a way 
that a public school is not required to expand or modify its activity so as to necessitate additional expenditures from 
local revenues. This preliminary fiscal impact statement assumes that the rules developed and adopted by the 
department will allow for the use of existing training tools available at no cost through the American Heart Associaton 
and other organizations and will not require the purchase of AED's or other training equipment. If that happens, any 
costs associated with implementing this legislation can be absorbed by the department within its existing budgeted 
resources. 
LRI411(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I
An Act To Provide Reasonable Accommodations for School Attendance for Children with Disabilities for Whom Medical Marijuana Has Been Recommended II
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0557
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S148 (Senate)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §6306

SENATE AMENDMENT" 11 "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 381, 
L.D. 557, Bill, "An Act To Provide Reasonable Accommodations for School Attendance 
for Children with Disabilities for Whom Medical Marijuana Has Been Recommended" 
II 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of the first 2 paragraphs after the substitute 
title (page 1, lines 15 and 16 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6306 is enacted to read: 
§6306. Eligibility to attend school 
A child who holds a written certification for the medical use of marijuana under Title 
22, section 2423-B may not be denied eligibility to attend school solely because the child 
requires medical marijuana in a nonsmokeable form as a reasonable accommodation 
necessary for the child to attend school.' , 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends Committee Amendment "A" to strike and replace the 
provision in the bill that provides that a child upon a recommendation from the child's 
health care provider may not be denied eligibility to attend school solely because the 
child requires medical marijuana in a nonsmokeable form as a reasonable accommodation 
necessary for the child to attend school. 
This amendment provides that a child who holds a written certification for the use of 
medical marijuana from a medical provider under the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana 
Act may not be denied eligibility. 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT" A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 381, L.D. 557 
This amendment retains the provisions in Committee Amendment "A" concerning the 
possession and administering of marijuana in a nonsm 
able form by a parent, guardian 
or other primary caregiver. 
COUNTY: Hancock 
SENA TE AMENDMENT
An Act To Provide Reasonable Accommodations for School Attendance for Children with Disabilities for Whom Medical Marijuana Has Been Recommended
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0557
Committee Amendment CA_A_H207 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §2426

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 381, L.D. 557, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide Reasonable Accommodations for School Attendance for Children with 
Disabilities for Whom Medical Marijuana Has Been Recommended" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following; 
'An Act To Provide Reasonable Accommodations for School Attendance for 
Children Certified for the Medica] Use of Marijuana I 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section I. 
Amend the bill by adding after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. 
MRSA §2426, sub-§l, !JIB, as enacted by IB 2009, c. I, §5, is 
amended to read: 
B. Possess Except as provided in subsection I-A, possess marijuana or othelwise 
engage in the medical use of marijuana: 
(1) In a school bus; 
(2) On the grounds of any preschool or primary or secondary school; or 
(3) In any correctional facility; 
Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §2426, sub-§l-A is enacted to read: 
I-A. School exceptions. Notwithstanding subsection 1, paragraph B, a prima!}': 
caregiver designated pursuant to section 2423-A, subsection 1, paragraph E may possess 
and administer marijuana in a nonsmokeable fonn in a school bus and on the grounds of 
the preschool or primary or secoridary school in which a minor qualifying patient is 
enrolled only if: 
A. A medical provider has provided the minor qualifying patient with a current 
written celiification for the medical use of marijuana under this chapter; and 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"/~" to H.P. 381, L.D. 557 
B. 
Possession of marijuana in a 110nsmokeable form is for the purpose of 
administering marijuana in a nonsmokeable form to the minor qualifying Ratient.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the provision in the bill that prohibits a school board from 
prohibiting possession of medical marijuana and instead provides that a parent, guardian 
or other person designated as a primary caregiver for a minor child certified for the 
meelical use of marijuana may possess iomcl administer marijuana in a nonsmokeable form 
to that child in a school bus or on the grounds of a preschool or primary or secondary 
school. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Provide Reasonable Accommodations for School Attendance for Children with Disabilities for Whom Medical Marijuana Has Been Recommended
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0557
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: SANDERSON, HAMPER, CAMPBELL, DION, DUNPHY, GATTINE, HARLOW, HICKMAN, MALABY, STETKIS
Amends: 20-A MRSA §1001, 20-A MRSA §7201

Legislative Document 
No. 557 
H.P. 381 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2015 
An Act To Provide Reasonable Accommodations for School 
Attendance for Children with Disabilities for Whom Medical 
Marijuana Has Been Recommended 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative SANDERSON of Chelsea. 
Cosponsored by Senator HAMPER of Oxford and Representatives: CAMPBELL of Orrington, 
DION of Portland, DUNPHY of Embden, GATTINE of Westbrook, HARLOW of Portland, 
HICKMAN of Winthrop, MALABY of Hancock, STETKIS of Canaan. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §1001, sub-§9-E is enacted to read: 
9-E.  Possession of medical marijuana by parent or guardian.  A school board 
may not prohibit the possession on school grounds of medical marijuana in a 
nonsmokeable form by the parent or guardian of a child with a disability for whom 
medical marijuana has been recommended by the child's health care provider as a 
reasonable accommodation necessary for that child to attend events held on school 
grounds. 
Sec. 2.  20-A MRSA §7201, sub-§7 is enacted to read: 
7.  Eligibility to attend school.  Eligibility for a child with a disability to attend 
school may not be denied solely because the child requires medical marijuana in a 
nonsmokeable form, recommended by the child's health care provider, as a reasonable 
accommodation necessary for the child to attend school. 
SUMMARY 
This bill: 
1.  Provides that a school board may not prohibit the possession on school grounds of 
medical marijuana in a nonsmokeable form by the parent or guardian of a child with a 
disability for whom medical marijuana has been recommended by the child's health care 
provider as a reasonable accommodation necessary for that child to attend events held on 
school grounds; and 
2.  Provides that a child with a disability may not be denied eligibility to attend 
school solely because the child requires medical marijuana in a nonsmokeable form as a 
reasonable accommodation necessary for the child to attend school.
An Act To Amend the Community-based Renewable Energy Project Laws for Purposes of the Mayo Mill Project
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0558
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: HIGGINS, DAVIS, STEARNS
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3603

Legislative Document 
No. 558 
H.P. 382 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2015 
An Act To Amend the Community-based Renewable Energy Project 
Laws for Purposes of the Mayo Mill Project 
Reference to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered 
printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft. 
Cosponsored by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis and 
Representative: STEARNS of Guilford. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  35-A MRSA §3603, sub-§2, ¶¶B and D, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 329, 
Pt. A, §4, are amended to read: 
B.  The total installed generating capacity of all program participants combined may 
not exceed 50 60 megawatts. 
D.  Of the 50-megawatt 60-megawatt limit on total generating capacity under 
paragraph B, 10 megawatts must be reserved at the outset of the program for program 
participants that: 
(1)  Have an installed generating capacity of less than 100 kilowatts; or 
(2)  Are located in the service territory of a consumer-owned transmission and 
distribution utility. 
The commission may modify the amount of generating capacity reserved under this 
paragraph based on program experience. 
SUMMARY 
Under the community-based renewable energy pilot program, administered by the 
Public Utilities Commission, the total installed generating capacity of all program 
participants may not exceed 50 megawatts.  That limit has been reached. 
This bill increases the maximum generating capacity to 60 megawatts, which will 
allow other projects, including the Mayo Mill project in Dover-Foxcroft, to participate in 
the program.
An Act Regarding Patient Information Under the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0560
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: RUSSELL, BRAKEY, DION, O'CONNOR

Legislative Document 
No. 560 
H.P. 384 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2015 
An Act Regarding Patient Information Under the Maine Medical 
Use of Marijuana Act 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative RUSSELL of Portland. 
Cosponsored by Senator BRAKEY of Androscoggin and 
Representatives: DION of Portland, O'CONNOR of Berwick. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
CONCEPT DRAFT 
SUMMARY 
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. 
This bill proposes to amend the registration process for patients under the Maine 
Medical Use of Marijuana Act by: 
1.  Requiring medical providers to send only the date of birth of a qualifying patient 
and the zip code of that patient's residence to the Department of Health and Human 
Services; 
2.  Requiring the department to assign a unique identifying number for that qualifying 
patient and notify the medical provider of that number; and 
3.  Requiring the medical provider to issue the qualifying patient a card with the 
qualifying patient's unique identifying number. 
A qualifying patient is required to provide the card to a registered dispensary or 
primary caregiver in order to obtain prepared marijuana. 
This bill also proposes to require registered dispensaries and primary caregivers to 
submit monthly reports to the department showing transfers of prepared marijuana to 
qualifying patients, using only the unique identifying number assigned by the department 
to identify the qualifying patient.  Other information about the qualifying patient is only 
released in compliance with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability 
Act of 1996, as amended.
An Act Regarding Patient Information Under the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0560
Committee Amendment CA_A_H330 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "Ft" to H.P. 384, L.D. 560, Bill, "An Act 
Regarding Patient Information Under the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRS A §2425, sub-§8, ~ 
is enacted to read: 
M. The department may not store or retain in electronic format or require health care 
providers to transmit over the Internet personally identifying patient information 
related to this chapter, including the name, address and date of birth.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the concept draft with a provision that prohibits the 
Department of Health and Human Services from storing or retaining in electronic fOlmat 
or requiring health care providers to transmit over the Internet personally identifying 
patient information related to the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act, including the 
name, address and date of birth. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/03/15 
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An Act Regarding Patient Information Under the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,~, C H -33 9 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services from the provisions of this bill are expected to 
be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR0002(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of 1
An Act To Notify Parents of a Complaint against a Child Care Facility or a Family Child Care Provider
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0559
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: GERRISH, COLLINS, HAWKE, HEAD, KINNEY, O'CONNOR, PARRY, SEAVEY, WARD
Amends: 22 MRSA §8301-A

Legislative Document 
No. 559 
H.P. 383 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2015 
An Act To Notify Parents of a Complaint against a Child Care 
Facility or a Family Child Care Provider 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative GERRISH of Lebanon. 
Cosponsored by Senator COLLINS of York and 
Representatives: HAWKE of Boothbay Harbor, HEAD of Bethel, KINNEY of Limington, 
O'CONNOR of Berwick, PARRY of Arundel, SEAVEY of Kennebunkport, WARD of 
Dedham. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §8301-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2005, c. 530, §7, is 
further amended to read: 
4.  Complaints.  Upon receipt of a complaint about a licensed child care facility or a 
certified family child care provider and if the department has reasonable cause to suspect 
that a violation of the licensure or certification requirements has occurred, the department 
may investigate the complaint and enter the premises at any reasonable time for the 
purposes of the investigation.  If the department investigates a complaint filed pursuant to 
this subsection, the department must notify in writing, within 5 days of commencement of 
the investigation, the parent or legal guardian of every child receiving care at the licensed 
child care facility or from the certified family child care provider that a complaint was 
filed, the nature of that complaint and that the complaint is being investigated by the 
department. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to notify in writing 
the parents and legal guardians of children receiving care at a licensed child care facility 
or from a certified family child care provider of a complaint's being lodged against the 
facility or provider, of the department's investigation and of the nature of the complaint.  
Notification must be sent within 5 days of the department's commencement of the 
investigation.
An Act To Recognize the Registrations of Snowmobiles and All-terrain Vehicles Owned by Residents of a State That Borders Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0561
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: PETERSON, PATRICK, BECK, GILBERT, HEAD, PICKETT
Amends: 12 MRSA §13104, 12 MRSA §13155

Legislative Document 
No. 561 
H.P. 385 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2015 
An Act To Recognize the Registrations of Snowmobiles and All-
terrain Vehicles Owned by Residents of a State That Borders Maine 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative PETERSON of Rumford. 
Cosponsored by Senator PATRICK of Oxford and 
Representatives: BECK of Waterville, GILBERT of Jay, HEAD of Bethel, McCABE of 
Skowhegan, PICKETT of Dixfield. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §13104, sub-§16, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 588, Pt. E, §6 and 
affected by §7, is amended to read: 
16.  Reciprocity.  The commissioner shall allow a resident of a state that borders this 
State to operate in this State a snowmobile that is registered in the bordering state if the 
registration is valid and that state allows a snowmobile registered in this State to be 
operated in that state.  The commissioner may allow a nonresident to operate in this State 
a snowmobile that is not registered in this State during one 3-consecutive-day period, 2 
days of which are weekend days, annually if: 
A.  The nonresident's snowmobile has a valid registration from another state; and 
B.  The nonresident's state of residency allows a snowmobile registered in Maine to 
be operated in that state for a period of time of at least 3 consecutive days without 
being registered in that state. 
This subsection may not be construed to authorize the operation of a snowmobile in a 
manner contrary to this chapter except as provided in this subsection. 
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §13155, sub-§12 is enacted to read: 
12.  Reciprocity.  The commissioner shall allow a resident of a state that borders this 
State to operate in this State an ATV that is registered in the bordering state if the 
registration is valid and that state allows an ATV registered in this State to be operated in 
that state. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows reciprocity of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicle registrations with a 
state that borders this State.
An Act To Protect Casino Workers
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0562
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: PETERSON, PATRICK, BECK, GILBERT, GOLDEN, LUCHINI, MONAGHAN
Amends: 26 MRSA §664

Legislative Document 
No. 562 
H.P. 386 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2015 
An Act To Protect Casino Workers 
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative PETERSON of Rumford. 
Cosponsored by Senator PATRICK of Oxford and 
Representatives: BECK of Waterville, GILBERT of Jay, GOLDEN of Lewiston, LUCHINI of 
Ellsworth, McCABE of Skowhegan, MONAGHAN of Cape Elizabeth. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  26 MRSA §664, sub-§2-C is enacted to read: 
2-C.  Gambling establishment service employees.  At least once per pay period, an 
employer licensed under Title 8, chapter 31 must provide a detailed accounting of all tip 
revenue collected by the employer and the distribution of that revenue to all of the 
employer's service employees that receive tips. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires a licensed gambling establishment to provide its service employees 
that receive tips a detailed accounting of all tip revenue collected by the employer and the 
distribution of that revenue.
An Act To Establish Appropriate Parameters for County Borrowing Authority
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0564
Committee Amendment CA_A_H126 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ~" to H.P. 388, L.D. 564, Bill, "An Act To 
Establish Appropriate Parameters for County Borrowing Authority" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Increase County Borrowing Authority' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §934 in the first paragraph in the 3rd and 4th lines 
(page 1, lines 7 and 8 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "one ten-thousandth of the 
county's total property valuation" and inserting the following: '$192,000' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. It provides that a county 
may obtain loans up to $192,000 instead of one ten-thousandth of the county's total 
property valuation as proposed in the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/07115 
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LR 1447(02)' 
An Act To Establish Appropriate Parameters for County Borrowing Authority 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'rl-( H- /'J I.) 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Increased cap on county loans 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The bill allows counties to obtain loans for certain purposes in amounts up to $192,000. The current limit for most 
counties is $10,000. 
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An Act To Establish Appropriate Parameters for County Borrowing Authority
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0564
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: KRUGER, SAVIELLO, DION, EVANGELOS, MAREAN, DILL, LIBBY, MIRAMANT
Amends: 30-A MRSA §934, 30-A MRSA §935-A

Legislative Document 
No. 564 
H.P. 388 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2015 
An Act To Establish Appropriate Parameters for County Borrowing 
Authority 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative KRUGER of Thomaston. 
Cosponsored by Senator SAVIELLO of Franklin and 
Representatives: DION of Portland, EVANGELOS of Friendship, MAREAN of Hollis, 
McCABE of Skowhegan, Senators: DILL of Penobscot, LIBBY of Androscoggin, 
MIRAMANT of Knox. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §934, as amended by PL 2009, c. 517, §14, is further 
amended to read: 
§934.  Loans 
The county commissioners may obtain loans of money for the use of their county and 
cause notes, obligations or bonds, with coupons for lawful interest, to be issued for 
payment of the loans.  These loans may not exceed $10,000 one ten-thousandth of the 
county's total property valuation, except in Franklin County and Aroostook County as 
provided in sections section 935 and 935-A and except to the extent authorized pursuant 
to Title 10, chapter 110, without first obtaining the consent of the county, substantially as 
provided in section 122 or by countywide referendum pursuant to section 938. 
Sec. 2.  30-A MRSA §935-A, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 778, §2, is repealed. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides that a county may obtain loans up to one ten-thousandth of the 
county’s total property valuation instead of being limited to $10,000.  It repeals the 
exception for Aroostook County whereby Aroostook County is allowed to obtain loans up 
to $95,000, but loans over $10,000 are limited to the purpose of building, rebuilding, 
altering or improving county-owned real estate and personal property in that real estate.
An Act To Protect Individuals from Breaches of Trust by Clergy Members
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0566
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: GUERIN, GINZLER, HERRICK, MONAGHAN, MOONEN, VEROW, WARREN, BURNS, JOHNSON
Amends: 17-A MRSA §255-A

Legislative Document 
No. 566 
H.P. 390 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2015 
An Act To Protect Individuals from Breaches of Trust by Clergy 
Members 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative GUERIN of Glenburn. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: GINZLER of Bridgton, HERRICK of Paris, MONAGHAN 
of Cape Elizabeth, MOONEN of Portland, VEROW of Brewer, WARREN of Hallowell, 
Senators: BURNS of Washington, JOHNSON of Lincoln. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  17-A MRSA §255-A, sub-§1, ¶¶W and X, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 
423, §6, are amended to read: 
W.  The actor is employed to provide care to a dependent person, who is not the 
actor's spouse or domestic partner and who is unable to perform self-care because of 
advanced age or physical or mental disease, disorder or defect.  For the purposes of 
this paragraph, "domestic partners" means 2 unmarried adults who are domiciled 
together under a long-term arrangement that evidences a commitment to remain 
responsible indefinitely for each other's welfare.  Violation of this paragraph is a 
Class D crime; or 
X.  The actor is employed to provide care to a dependent person, who is not the 
actor's spouse or domestic partner and who is unable to perform self-care because of 
advanced age or physical or mental disease, disorder or defect and the sexual contact 
includes penetration.  For the purposes of this paragraph, "domestic partners" means 
unmarried adults who are domiciled together under a long-term arrangement that 
evidences a commitment to remain responsible indefinitely for each other's welfare.  
Violation of this paragraph is a Class C crime.; or 
Sec. 2.  17-A MRSA §255-A, sub-§1, ¶Y is enacted to read: 
Y.  The actor is a member of the clergy, including a priest, rabbi, Christian Science 
healer, imam or minister of any religious denomination, who within the past year has 
provided, in private counseling, religious or spiritual advice, aid or comfort to the 
other person, who is not the actor's spouse or domestic partner. A religious institution 
that is the employer or superior of a member of the clergy who violates this paragraph 
is not civilly liable to the other person unless institutional negligence has been 
established. For the purposes of this paragraph, "domestic partner" means one of 2 
unmarried adults who are domiciled together under a long-term arrangement that 
evidences a commitment to remain responsible indefinitely for each other's welfare. 
Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime. 
SUMMARY 
This bill makes unlawful any sexual contact by a clergy member with an individual to 
whom the clergy member within the past year has provided, in private counseling, 
religious or spiritual advice, aid or comfort.
Resolve, To Implement Recommendations from the Maine Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education and Workforce Plan
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0567
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: POULIOT, MILLETT, DAUGHTRY, MAKER

Legislative Document 
No. 567 
H.P. 391 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2015 
Resolve, To Implement Recommendations from the Maine Science, 
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education and 
Workforce Plan 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative POULIOT of Augusta. 
Cosponsored by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland and 
Representatives: DAUGHTRY of Brunswick, MAKER of Calais. 
Sec. 1.  Department of Education to implement recommendations from 
Maine Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education and 
Workforce Plan.  Resolved:  That the Department of Education shall implement the 
recommendations from the Maine Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 
Council in the Maine Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education and 
Workforce Plan dated December 15, 2014.  The department shall convene a stakeholder-
based advisory committee with representatives from the science, technology, engineering 
and mathematics fields, including computer science, to assist the department in 
developing and implementing recommendations made in the plan, including the adoption 
of next generation science standards in all school administrative units, and to determine 
the feasibility of implementing the other recommendations in the plan. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the Department of Education to convene a stakeholder-based 
advisory committee with representatives from the science, technology, engineering and 
mathematics fields, including computer science, to assist the department in developing 
and implementing recommendations made in the Maine Science, Technology, 
Engineering and Mathematics Education and Workforce Plan, including the adoption of 
next generation science standards in all school administrative units, and to determine the 
feasibility of implementing the other recommendations in the plan.