An Act To Adjust Appropriatiqns and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expendihlres of State Govemment for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2015
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0234
Committee Amendment CA_A_H489 (House)
Amends: 34-A MRSA §4117

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STA TE OF MAINE 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTNfrVES 
127TlI LEGISLATURE 
COMMITTEE ATvIENDMENT "A'" to H.P. 166, L.D. 234, Bill, "An Act To Adjust 
Appropriatiqns and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the 
Expendihlres of State Govemment for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2015" 
Amend the bill by striking 01.lt the title and substituting the following: 
'An A(:t Regarding the Mountain View Youth Development Center' 
Amend the bill by striking O1.Jt everything after l;he title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Emergency preamble. 'Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment \1111ess enacted as emergencies; and 
'Whereas, the Mountain View Youth Development Center has excess bed capacity 
available to house ad1.1lt offenders, which should be utilized as soon as possible; and 
'Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constihltion of Maine and req1.1ire 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. 34-A MRSA §4117, as enacted by PL 2013, c, 28, § 12, is amended to 
read: 
§4117. AcJult offenders 
The commissioner may confine adults sentenced and committed to the custody of the 
department who have not attained 26 years of age, except that, until April 30, 2017, the 
commissioner may confine adults of any age who have been sentenced and cOlmnitted to 
the department, in the Mountain View Youth Development Cent~r as long as the housing 
facilities" for adult offenders are fully separated from the housing facilities for juvenile 
clients and the commissioner maintains at all times full compliance with mandatQry sight 
COMMITTEE AIVIENDMENT 
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COlv!i\;1T1TEi2 AiVlENDMliNT" f/' to H.P. 166, I".I). 234 
and sOtlJ](l separation stancicll"ds established by federal law. All provisions of (his Title 
that are applicable to prisoners :1pply to ,ldlllt offenders confined in lhe IvIoullt<1in View 
Youth Development Center as if they ,vere confined in a correctioml facility hOllsing 
only adults. 
Emergency cl8.nse. 
In view of the emergency cited 1ll the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved.' 
SUMIVIARY 
This amencjment strikes the bill and instead allows adult offenders of any age to be 
housed at the Mountain View YOl.lth Development Center lmtil April 30, 2017. 
Beginning May I, 2017, only adults under 26 years of age may be housed at Mountain 
View Youth Development Center, as in current law. 
CO/VIM/TrEE AMENDMENT