Resolve, to Study Traming in Racial Issues, Racial Justice and Soctal Issues at the Mame Cr1mmal Justice Academy and Study Additional Requirements for Law Enforcement Officers and Candidates
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1247
Committee Amendment CA_A_H231 (House)

COMlVJITTEE AMENDMENT "A " 
to HP 795, L D 1247, "Resolve, to Study 
Traming in Racial Issues, Racial Justice and Soctal Issues at the Mame Cr1mmal Justice 
Academy and Study Additional Requirements for Law Enforcement Officers and 
Candidates" 
Amend the resolve m section 2 by msertmg at the end the following 
'For the appomtments made under subsection 5, the appomtmg authorities shall make 
an effort to represent the racial, ethmc and gender d1vers1ty of the State and shall, to the 
greatest extent practicable, appomt as members ind1v1duals who are new residents of this 
State, persons of color, mcludmg formerly incarcerated persons of color, members of the 
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questionmg, mtersex, asexual and other alhed 
commumties, and members of a federally recogmzed Indian nation, tribe or band m the 
State' 
Amend the resolve m section 4 m the first 3 Imes (page 1, Imes 33 to 35 m L D) by 
stnkmg out the following ", for appomtments made under section 2, subsection 5, the 
appomtmg authorities shall make an effort to represent the racial, ethmc and gender 
d1vers1ty of the State All" and msertmg the following 'all' 
Amend the resolve by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that, with respect to the appointment of committee members 
by the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President 
or the Speaker as applicable shall, to the greatest extent practicable, appomt as members 
mdiv1duals who are new residents of this State, persons of color, mcludmg formerly 
mcarcerated persons of color, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Ros 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to HP 795, L D 1247 
questionmg, mtersex, asexual and other alhed commumt1es, and members of a federally 
recognized Indian nation, tribe or band m the State 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 05/11/23 ;:/:Pae 
LD 1247 
LR 2292(02) 
Resolve, to Study Training in Racial Issues, Racial Justice and Social Issues at the Maine Criminal 
Justice Academy and Study Additional Requirements for Law Enforcement Officers and Candidates 
Legislative Cost/Study 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ;f, { H, Z3 /) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Legislative Cost/Study 
The geneial operating expenses of this study are projected to be $7,600 m fiscal year 2023-24 The Legislatme's 
proposed budget for the 2024-2025 biennium includes $14,500 m each of fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25 for the 
costs ofleg1slattve studies, as well as $2,234 m projected balances from fiscal year 2022-23 and $36,777 of balances 
earned over from prior years for this purpose Whether these amounts are sufficient to fund all studies will depend on 
the number of studies authorized by the Legislative Council and the Legislature The add1t1onal costs of prov1dmg 
staffing assistance to the study durmg the mteum can be absorbed utthzmg existing budgeted staff resources 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Umversity of Mame System to serve on the committee as a representative of a pub he 
mstltutlon of higher educat10n that provides courses at the associate, bachelor's or master's level m cnmmal Justice can 
be absorbed w1thm ex1stmg budgeted resources Addit10nally, any costs to the Department of Public Safety to serve 
on the co1mmssion can also be absorbed w1thm existmg budgeted resources 
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