An Act To Coordinate and Enforce Existing Workplace Training Requirements
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1477
Committee Amendment CA_A_H344 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT «A" to H.P. 1016, L.D. 1477, Bill, "An Act To 
Coordinate and Enforce Existing Workplace Training Requirements" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §807 in subsection 1 in the 6th line (page 1, line 14 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "shall" and inserting the following: 'shall may 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §807 by striking out all of subsections 4 and 5 (page 2, 
lines 8 to 22 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'4. Compliance checldist. The department shall develop a compliance checklist for 
employers covering the requirements under subsection 3. The checklist must be made 
available on the department's publicly accessible website. The commission shall provide 
a link to the compliance checklist on the commission's publicly accessible website. 
Employers shall use the checklist to develop a sexual harassment training program and 
shall keep a record of the training, including a record of employees who have received the 
required training. Training records must be maintained for at least 3 years and must be 
made available for department inspection upon request. 
5. Enforcement. The department shall enforce the notification requirement under 
this section and, upon inspection or complaint, shall ensure that employers have provided 
the training as required by subsection 3. If the department has determined that an 
employer has complied with the provisions of this subchapter, that determination and all 
completed department enforcement actions are considered final. 
Department actions 
under this subchapter do not limit or affect the authority or jurisdiction of the 
commission. 
The commission may request department enforcement records related to a complaint filed 
with the commission when the complaint is related to this subsection. Such records are 
subject to section 3 .' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the following changes to the bill. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A "to H.P. 1016, L.D. 1477 
1. It provides that the Maine Human Rights Commission may provide its sexual 
harassment workplace poster at no cost to employers, instead of being required to do so. 
2. It replaces the requirement that the Maine Human Rights Commission provide 
employers with a training guide and instead directs the Department of Labor to develop a 
compliance checklist and post it on the department
1s website. Employers must use the 
checklist to develop their required sexual harassment training program. Employers must 
keep a record of the training, including a record of employees who have received the 
required training, must maintain training records for 3 years and must make such records 
available to the department for inspection. 
3. It removes the provision that would have prevented the Maine Human Rights 
Commission from challenging a determination or completed enforcement action by the 
Department of Labor related to the sexual harassment training requirements and provides 
that such actions do not limit or affect the authority or jurisdiction of the commission. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/25/17 .feac 
LD 1477 
LR 713(02) 
An Act To Coordinate and Enforce Existing Workplace Training Requirements 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ff CJ}., 3 4LjJ 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Current biennium revenue increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Labor to enforce the notification, poster, education and training requirements 
related to sexual harassment in the workplace and to provide the required compliance checklist can be absorbed within 
existing budgeted resources. Additional revenue that may accrue to the General Fund from the penalties assessed to 
employers that violate the provisions of this legislation can not be determined at this time. 
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