An Act To Require Education and Training Regarding Harassment for Legislators, Legislative Staff and Lobbyists
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1842
Senate Amendment SA_A_S484 (Senate)
Amends: 3 MRSA §316, 3 MRSA §321

SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 695, L.D. 1842, Bill, "An Act To Require 
Education and Training Regarding Harassment for Legislators, Legislative Staff and 
Lobbyists" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 3 MR.SA §312-B is enacted to read: 
§J12-B. Required training regardingltarassment 
A lobbyist shall complete the training required under section 170-B, retain proof of 
completion of the training for 2 years following completion and certify completion of that 
training to the commission at the time of registration under section 313. If completion of 
the required training prior to registration is not possible due to circumstances that are 
beyond a lobbyist's control, the commission may provide a limited extension to that 
lobbyist for completion of the training. If a lobbyist has a very limited physical presence 
in the State House and the Bruton M. Cross Building, the commission may exempt the 
lobbyist from the requirements of this section. 
Sec. 3. 3 MJRSA §316, sub-§4-C, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 630, § 12, is amended 
to read: 
4-C. Website of employer. The address for the employer's publicly accessible 
website; arui 
Sec. 4. 3 MRSA §316, sub-§4-D is enacted to read: 
4-D. Date of completion of required harassment training. The date that the 
lobbyist completed the training required under section 170-B; and 
Sec. 5. 3 MRSA §321, sub-§9 is enacted to read: 
9. 
Reject registrations. 
The commission shall reject registrations that do not 
include certification of completion of training required under section 170-B.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires that lobbyists submit certification of completion of 
harassment training to the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election 
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SENATE AMENDMENT "A "to S.P. 695, L.D. 1842 
Practices at the time of registration, and directs the commission to reject registrations that 
do not include certification of completion of training. If completion of the required 
training prior to registration is not possible due to circumstances that are beyond a 
lobbyist's control, the commission may provide a limited extension to that lobbyist for 
completion of the training. This amendment also authorizes the commission to exempt 
lobbyists with a ve1y limited physical presence in the State House complex from the 
requirement to complete harassment training prior to registration as lobbyists. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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SPONSORED BY 
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(Senator LIBBY) 
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COUNTY: Androscoggin 
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FISCAL N'OTE REQUIRED 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 04/17 /18 feac 
LD 1842 
LR 2914(04) 
An Act To Require Education and Training Regarding Harassment for Legislators, Legislative Staff 
and Lobbyists 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 
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to Original Bill 
Sponsor: Sen. Libby of Androscoggin 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Any additional costs to the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices are expected to be minor and 
can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR2914(04) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I