An Act To Enact the Campus Free Expression Act
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0665
Committee Amendment CA_A_H395 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 486, L.D. 665, Bill, "An Act To Enact 
the Campus Free Expression Act" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Office of the Attorney General To Review Free Speech on 
Public College and University Campuses' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Office of the Attorney General to review free speech on public 
college and university campuses. Resolved: 
That the Office of the Attorney 
General shall review whether there have been any instances in the State in which the 
University of Maine System, Maine Community College System or Maine Maritime 
Academy has violated or otherwise restricted a student's free speech rights protected 
under the United States Constitution, Amendment I and the Constitution of Maine, 
Article I, review whether additional protections are necessary under state law and report 
to the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary no later than January 1, 2020. The Joint 
Standing Committee on Judiciary may report out a bill relating to the report to the Second 
Regular Session of the 129th Legislature. 
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: 
That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
Administration - Attorney General 0310 
Initiative: Establishes one limited-period Assistant Attorney General position through 
January 31, 2020 to support the office in reviewing free speech considerations. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A" to H.P. 486, L.D. 665 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2019-20 
$41,518 
$1,582 
--
$43,100 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, directs the Office of 
the Attorney General to review whether there have been any instances in the State in 
which the University of Maine System, Maine Community College System or Maine 
Maritime Academy has violated or otherwise restricted a student's free speech rights 
protected under the United States Constitution, Amendment I and the Constitution of 
Maine, Article I, review whether additional protections are necessary under state law and 
report to the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary no later than January 1, 2020. The 
Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary may report out a bill to the Second Regular 
Session of the 129th Legislature. 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and 
allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 05/21/19 .?#ac:. 
LD665 
LR 1641(03) 
An Act To Enact the Campus Free Expression Act 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,i\• { H ,,-3 9 5) 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
I Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2019-20 
FY 2020-21 
$43,100 
$0 
$43,100 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
$0 
$0 
This bill requires the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to investigate whether there have been any instances in 
the state where the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System or the Maine Maritime 
Academy has violated or restricted a student's free speech rights. The bill also requires the OAG to detennine if any 
additional protections are necessaiy under state law and report to the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary by 
January 1, 2020. The OAG has indicated it requires an additional position to meet these requirements. The bill 
includes one limited- period Assistant Attorney General position and provides General Fund appropriations of 
$43,100 in fiscal year 2019-20. 
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