An Act To Fund and Support the Veterans Homes in Caribou and Machias and Require Legislative Approval for the Establishment and Closure of Veterans Homes
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 2001
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S473 (Senate)
Amends: 37-B MRSA §612

SENATE AMENDMENT" A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 719, 
L.D. 2001, "An Act To Fund and Support the Veterans Homes in Caribou and Machias and 
Require Legislative Approval for the Establishment and Closure of Veterans Homes" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 9 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 9. 37-B MRSA §612 is enacted to read: 
§612. Discontinuation of services or closure of home 
If the board authorizes the discontinuation of services at or the closure of a public home 
for veterans, the board shall notify the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over veterans affairs within 3 days of the authorization and no less than 45 days before 
submitting a plan for the discontinuation of services or closure of the home to the 
Department of Health and Human Services if required by law. Within 10 days of receiving 
notice under this section, the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over veterans affairs, with as much public notice as possible, shall hold a public hearing at 
which board members shall present the reasons for the discontinuation of services or the 
closure and the committee shall accept public comments on the discontinuation of services 
or the closure. At that public meeting the board shall present: 
1. Financial and demographic data. The financial and demographic data for the 
regions served by the home, including, but not limited to, information regarding services 
necessary to meet the needs of eligible veterans and their families in the region; 
2. Plan for care of veterans and families. The board's plan for the care of veterans 
receiving care at the home and the family members of those veterans; and 
3. Plan for use or disposition of home. The board's plan for the use or disposition 
of facilities after the home is closed. 
The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over veterans 
affairs may report out legislation to any regular or special session of the Legislature based 
on the information received at the meeting.' 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT" 14-"to CO1vfMITTEEAMENDMENT"A" to S.P. 719, L.D. 2001 
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Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment limits the notification by the Board of Trustees of the Maine Veterans' 
Homes to instances of discontinuation of services at or the closure of a public home for 
veterans. It shortens the time by which the joint standing committee having jurisdiction 
over veterans affairs must hold a public hearing to 10 days following notice by the board 
and removes the requirement that the board wait 90 days following adjournment of the 
legislative session to which the report was . submitted before taking action on the 
discontinuation of services or closure of the home. 
SPONSOREDBY*-c,YJ11,--i--
(Senator IDC 
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COlJN11(" Kennebec 
SENATE AMENDMENT