An Act To Change the Membership of the Maine Commission on Domestic and Sexual Abuse To Include More Tribal Members
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0870
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: STOVER, CLAXTON, BERRY, MADIGAN, MAXMIN, MEYER, PEBWORTH, PERRY, TALBOT ROSS, WARREN
Amends: 19-A MRSA §4013

Legislative Document
No. 870
H.P. 644
House of Representatives, February 19, 2019
An Act To Change the Membership of the Maine Commission on 
Domestic and Sexual Abuse To Include More Tribal Members
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative STOVER of Boothbay.
Cosponsored by Senator CLAXTON of Androscoggin and
Representatives: BERRY of Bowdoinham, MADIGAN of Waterville, MAXMIN of 
Nobleboro, MEYER of Eliot, PEBWORTH of Blue Hill, PERRY of Calais, TALBOT ROSS 
of Portland, WARREN of Hallowell.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  19-A MRSA §4013, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 257, §1, is 
further amended to read:
A.  The Governor shall name the chair from among the following members:
(1)  Two members One member, appointed by the Governor, who are 
representatives is a representative of the statewide coalition of domestic violence 
projects;
(1-A)  Two members One member, appointed by the Governor, who are 
representatives is a representative of the statewide coalition of sexual assault 
centers;
(2)  One member, appointed by the Governor, who is a representative of the 
mental health profession;
(3)  One member, appointed by the Governor, who is a representative of victims 
of domestic violence;
(3-A)  One member, appointed by the Governor, who is a representative of 
victims of sexual assault;
(4)  Two members, appointed by the Governor, one of whom has experience 
representing victims of domestic abuse, who are attorneys with experience in 
domestic relations cases;
(5)  One member, appointed by the Governor, who was a victim of domestic 
abuse and used the court system;
(5-A)  One member, appointed by the Governor, who was a victim of sexual 
assault and used the court system;
(6)  One member, appointed by the Governor, who is a district attorney or 
assistant district attorney;
(7)  One member, appointed by the Governor, who is chief of a municipal police 
department or the chief's designee;
(8)  One member, appointed by the Governor, who is a county sheriff or the 
sheriff's designee;
(8-A)  One member, appointed by the Governor, who is the statewide coordinator 
executive director of a statewide coalition to end domestic violence;
(8-B)  One member, appointed by the Governor, who is the executive director of 
a statewide coalition against sexual assault;
(8-C)  The Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee;
(8-D)  The Chief of the Maine State Police or the chief's designee;
(9)  The Commissioner of Public Safety or the commissioner's designee;
(9-A)  The Commissioner of Health and Human Services or the commissioner's 
designee;
(9-C)  The Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee;
(9-D)  The Commissioner of Labor or the commissioner's designee;
(9-E)  The Commissioner of Corrections or the commissioner's designee;
(9-F)  One member, appointed by the Governor, who has experience working in 
batterers' intervention programs; 
(10)  Up to 6 4 members-at-large, appointed by the Governor;
(11)  Up to 4 members, appointed by the Governor, representing underserved 
populations; and
(12)  One member, appointed by the Governor, who is a tribal member and 
provides services through a tribal program to tribal members who are victims of 
domestic or sexual violence.;
(13)  One member, appointed by the Governor, who is an executive director of a 
tribal coalition against sexual assault and domestic violence;
(14)  One member, appointed by the Governor, who is chief of a tribal police 
department or the chief's designee;
(15)  One member, appointed by the Governor, who is a representative of a tribal 
court; and
(16)  One member, appointed by the Governor, who is a representative of tribal 
government.
Sec. 2.  Transition.  Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 19-A, 
section 4013, subsection 1, paragraph A, the members of the Maine Commission on 
Domestic and Sexual Abuse serving immediately prior to the effective date of this Act 
continue to serve as members of the commission for the terms for which they were 
appointed until the Governor appoints their successors.
SUMMARY
This bill changes the membership of the Maine Commission on Domestic and Sexual 
Abuse by:
1. Reducing the representation of the statewide coalition of domestic violence 
projects from 2 members to one member;
2.  Reducing the representation of the statewide coalition of sexual assault centers 
from 2 members to one member;
3.  Allowing the member who is a chief of a municipal police department to appoint a 
designee to serve on the commission;
4.  Allowing the member who is a county sheriff to appoint a designee to serve on the 
commission;
5.  Correcting the description of a member from the statewide coordinator of a 
statewide coalition to end domestic violence to the executive director of a statewide 
coalition to end domestic violence;
6.  Reducing the number of at-large members from 6 to 4; and
7.  Adding 4 new members, all of whom are appointed by the Governor, one of whom 
is an executive director of a tribal coalition against sexual assault and domestic violence, 
one of whom is chief of a tribal police department or the chief's designee, one of whom is 
a representative of a tribal court and one of whom is a representative of tribal 
government.