An Act to Exempt Seasonal Volunteer Ski Patrollers and Seasonal Volunteer Ski Ambassadors and Hosts at Ski Areas from the Minimum Wage Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2149
Committee Amendment CA_A_H829 (House)
Amends: 26 MRSA §591, 26 MRSA §663

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A._" to H.P. 1373, L.D. 2149, "An Act to Exempt 
Seasonal Volunteer Ski Patrollers and Seasonal Volunteer Ski Ambassadors and Hosts at 
Ski Areas from the Minimum Wage Laws" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act to Exempt Seasonal Volunteer Sid Patrollers ancl Seasonal Volunteer Sid 
Ambassaclors or Hosts at Sid Areas from Certain Lab01· Laws' 
Amend the bill by inserting before section 1 the following: 
'Sec, 1. 26 MRSA §591, as amended by PL 2011, c. 643, §§3 and 4 and affected by 
§14, is fmther amended to read: 
§591. Examinatian; aefin#loos Definitions 
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms 
have the following meanings;, 
1. Employee, "Employee" means every person who may be permitted, required or 
directed by any employer in consideration of direct or indirect gain or profit, to engage in 
any employmentt, "Employee" does not include a person who is a seasonal volunteer ski 
patro!ler or a seasonal volunteer ski ambassador or host at a ski area. 
2, Employer, "Employer" means an individual, pa1tnership, association, corporation, 
legal representative, trustee, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy and any common carrier by rail, 
motor, water, air or express company doing business in or operating within the Statej-1¼116, 
3, Independent contractor. "Independent contractor" means an individual who 
qualifies as an independent contractor under section 1043, subsection 11, paragraph E. 
4. Seasonal volunteer ski ambassador or host at ski area. "Seasonal volunteer ski 
ambassador or host at a ski area" means an individual who performs welcoming and guest 
relation se1vices at a ski area that are not essential to the functional operations of a ski area 
or who provides assistance to seasonal volunteer ski patrollers and has an entry-level first 
aid credential from a membership association specializing in ski patrol that is exempt from 
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federal taxation under Section 501(c}(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
5. Seasonal volunteer ski patroller. "Seasonal volunteer ski patroller" means an 
individual who obtains and maintains through the ski season a credential upon completion 
of an emergency medical responder coui·se offered through a membership association 
specializing in ski patrol that is exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of 
the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or another credential that is similar or 
more advanced, such as a license as an emergency medical services person pursuant to Title 
32, chapter 2-B.' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph M in the last line (page l, line 15 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "ambassador" and inse11ing the following: 'ski ambassador' 
Amend the bill by inse11ing after section 3 the following: 
'Sec, 4, 26 MRSA §663, sub-§16 is enacted to read: 
16. Seasonal volunteer ski ambassador or host at ski area. "Seasonal volunteer ski 
ambassador or host at a ski area" means an individual who performs welcoming and guest 
relation services at a ski area that are not essential to the functional operations of a ski area 
or who provides assistance to seasonal volunteer ski patrollers and has an entty-level first 
aid credential from a membership association specializing in ski patrol that is exempt from 
federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
Sec. 5. 26 MRSA §663, sub-§17 is enacted to read: 
17. Seasonal volnnteer sld patroller, "Seasonal volunteer ski patroller" means an 
individual who obtains and maintains tlu·ough the ski season a credential upon completion 
of an emergency medical responder course offered through a membership association 
specializing in ski patrol that is exempt from federal taxation under Section 50Hc)(3) of 
the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or another credential that is similar or 
more advanced, such as a license as an emergency medical services person pursuant to Title 
32, chapter 2-B.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pait letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority rep011 of the committee. The amendment clarifies the 
provisions concerning certain labor laws to specify that an employee does not include a 
person who is a seasonal volunteer ski patroller or a seasonal volunteer ski ambassador or 
host at a ski area. It also adds definitions for "seasonal volunteer ski ambassador 01· host at 
a ski area" and "seasonal volunteer ski patroller." 
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