An Act to Compensate Tribal Governments for Basic Training for a Law Enforcement Officer Hired by Another Government Agency
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0229
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: DILL, VITELLI, CYRWAY, HEPLER, LANDRY, JACKSON
Amends: 25 MRSA §2808

Legislative Document
No. 229
H.P. 150
House of Representatives, January 20, 2023
An Act to Compensate Tribal Governments for Basic Training for a 
Law Enforcement Officer Hired by Another Government Agency
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative DILL of Old Town.
Cosponsored by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc and
Representatives: CYRWAY of Albion, HEPLER of Woolwich, LANDRY of Farmington, 
Senator: President JACKSON of Aroostook.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  25 MRSA §2808, as amended by PL 2013, c. 147, §41, is further amended 
to read:
§2808.  Sharing of training costs
1.  Definitions.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings.
A.  "Governmental entity" means the State or any city, town, plantation or county or 
tribal government.
B.  "Training" means the basic training provided to a full-time law enforcement officer 
by the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, as described in section 2804‑C, or by the 
Indian police academy at the federal law enforcement training center.
C.  "Training costs" means a fixed dollar amount determined by the board.  In making 
the determination, the board shall include the following costs:
(1)  The full cost of the salary, including fringe benefits, paid to the officer while 
in training;
(2)  The full cost of the tuition charged by the Maine Criminal Justice Academy or 
the Indian police academy at the federal law enforcement training center;
(3)  The full cost of uniforms for training and graduation provided to the officer in 
training; and
(4)  The full cost of the salary, inclusive of overtime, paid to officers to provide 
police protection that would otherwise have been lost during the absence of the 
officer in training.; and
(5)  The full cost of all travel and related expenses for travel to and from the Indian 
police academy at the federal law enforcement training center.
The board shall review the determination of training costs annually, make any 
necessary adjustments and provide that determination to all law enforcement agencies 
in the State.
3.  Reimbursement for training costs.  Whenever a full-time law enforcement officer, 
trained at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy or the Indian police academy at the federal 
law enforcement training center at the expense of a particular governmental entity, is 
subsequently hired by another governmental entity as a full-time law enforcement officer 
within 5 years of graduation from the academy, the governmental entity shall reimburse 
the first governmental entity according to the following formula, unless a mutual agreement 
is reached.
A.  If the officer is hired by the other governmental entity during the first year after 
graduation, that governmental entity shall reimburse the first governmental entity the 
full cost of the training costs.
B.  If the officer is hired by the other governmental entity during the 2nd year after 
graduation, that governmental entity shall reimburse the first governmental entity 80% 
of the training costs.
C.  If the officer is hired by the other governmental entity during the 3rd year after 
graduation, that governmental entity shall reimburse the first governmental entity 60% 
of the training costs.
D.  If the officer is hired by the other governmental entity during the 4th year after 
graduation, that governmental entity shall reimburse the first governmental entity 40% 
of the training costs.
E.  If the officer is hired by the other governmental entity during the 5th year after 
graduation, that governmental entity shall reimburse the first governmental entity 20% 
of the training costs.
F.  If the officer graduated more than 5 years before subsequently being hired by the 
other governmental entity, that governmental entity is not obligated to reimburse the 
first governmental entity.
If the officer is subsequently hired by additional governmental entities within 5 years of 
graduation from the academy, each of those governmental entities is liable to the 
governmental employer immediately preceding it for the training costs paid by that 
governmental entity under this subsection.  The extent of financial liability must be 
determined according to the formula established by this subsection.
SUMMARY
This bill includes tribal governments and full-time law enforcement officers trained at 
the Indian police academy at the federal law enforcement training center in the laws that 
provide that whenever a full-time law enforcement officer trained at a police academy at 
the expense of a particular governmental entity is subsequently hired by another 
governmental entity as a full-time law enforcement officer within 5 years of graduation 
from the academy, that governmental entity must reimburse the first governmental entity 
according to a specified formula.