An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1790
Committee Amendment CA_A_H638 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §7070

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" fl" to H.P. 1272, L.D. 1790, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Law To Protect the Confidentiality of State and Local Government 
Employees' Private Information" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §7070, sub-§2, ,I))-1, as amended by PL 2007, c. 597, §6, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
D-1. Personal information. including that which pertains to the employee's: 
(1) Age: 
(2) Ancestry, ethnicity, genetic information, national origin, race or skin color; 
(3) Marital status; 
( 4) Mental or physical disabilities; 
(5) Personal contact information, as described in Title 1, section 402, subsection 
3, paragraph O; 
(6) 
Personal employment choices pertaining to elected payroll deductions, 
deferred compensation, savings plans, pension plans, health insurance and life 
insurance: 
(7) Religion; 
(8) 
Sex. gender identity or sexual orientation as defined in section 4553, 
subsection 9-C; or 
(9) Social security number. 
Such personal information may be disclosed publicly in aggregate form. unless there 
is a reasonable possibility that the information would be able to be used, directly or 
indirectly, to identify any specific employee. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEEAMENDMENT'A "toH.P.1272,L.D.1790 
When there is a work requirement for public access to personal information under 
this paragraph that is not otherwise protected by law. that information may be made 
public. The Director of the Bureau of Hwnan Resources. upon the request of the 
employing agency. shall make the determination that the release of certain personal 
information not otherwise protected by law is allowed: and' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in paragraph B by striking out all of subparagraph ( 6) 
(page 2, lines 5 to 19 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'(6) Personal information. including that which pertains to the employee's: 
(a) Age: 
(b) Ancestry, ethnicity. genetic information. national origin. race or skin 
color; 
(c) Marital status: 
(d) Mental or physical disabilities: 
(e) Personal contact information. as described in Title 1. section 402. 
subsection 3, paragraph O: 
(f) Personal employment choices pertaining to elected payroll deductions. 
deferred compensation, savings plans. pension plans, health insurance and 
life insurance; 
(g) Religion: 
(h) Sex, gender identity or sexual orientation as defmed in Title 5, section 
4553, subsection 9-C: or 
(i) Social security number. 
Such personal information may be disclosed publicly in aggregate form. unless 
there is a reasonable possibility that the information would be able to be used. 
directly or indirectly, to identify any specific employee: and' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection 1 in paragraph B by striking out all of 
subparagraph (6) (page 3, lines 33 to 40 and page 4, lines 1 to 7 in L.D.) and inserting the 
following: 
'(6) Personal information. including that which pertains to the employee's: 
(a) Age: 
(b) Ancestry. ethnicity. genetic information, national origin. race or skin 
color: 
(c) Marital status: 
(d) Mental or physical disabilities: 
(e) Personal contact information. as described in Title 1. section 402. 
subsection 3, paragraph O: 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT'~ "to H.P. 1272, L.D. 1790 
(f) Personal employment choices pertaining to elected payroll deductions, 
deferred compensation, savings plans, pension plans. health insurance and 
life insurance: 
(g) Religion: 
(h) Sex, gender identity or sexual orientation as defined in Title 5. section 
4553, subsection 9-C: or 
(i) Social security number. 
Such personal information may be disclosed publicly in aggregate form. unless 
there is a reasonable possibility that the information would be able to be used, 
directly or indirectly. to identify any specific employee; and' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
The purpose of the bill is to provide consistency among state, county and municipal 
employees regarding the protection of private information. 
The amendment replaces the paragraph amended in the bill on private information of 
state employees to adopt the same format as for the private information of county and 
municipal employees. It includes ethnicity in the private information of state employees 
to provide consistency and includes gender identity in all 3 lists of private information. 
The amendment adds language to each statute to ensure that aggregated private 
information about state, county and municipal employees is publicly accessible. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 06/11/19 ;tWac:. 
LD 1790 
LR2151(02) 
An Act To Amend the Law To Protect the Confidentiality of State and Local Government Employees' 
Private Information 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A( J/-t 3.e) 
Committee: Judiciary 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to state departments and agencies to meet the requirements in this bill regarding the 
confidentiality of certain personnel records can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR2151(02) - Fiscal Note - Pagy 1 ofl 
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