Resolve, to Require the Establishment of a Stakeholder Group to Examine and Improve the Recruitment, Retention and Wellness of Law Enforcement Officers
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2094
Committee Amendment CA_B_S624 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "^) " to S P. 887 L.D. 2094, "Resolve, to Require the
Establishment of a Stakeholder Group to Examine and Improve the Recruitment, Retention
and Wellness of Law Enforcement Officers"
Amend the resolve in section 1 in subsection 2 in the last line (page 1, line 9 in L.D.)
by inserting after the following: "goal," the following: 'and'
Amend the resolve in section 1 in subsection 3 in the last Ime (page 1, Ime 12 in L.D.)
by striking out the following: ";" and inserting the following:'.'
Amend the resolve in section 1 by striking out all of subsections 4 to 7 (page 1, lines
13 to 25 in L.D.).
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following:
'See. 2. Stakeholder group membership. Resolved: That the stakeholder group
. under section 1 consists of the following 12 members:
1. The Commissioner of Public Safety or the commissioner's designee;
2. The Commissioner of Labor or the commissioner's designee;
3. An individual representing new residents in the State;
4. An individual representing the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition;
5. An individual representing the Maine Community College System;
6. An individual representing the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine;
7. An individual representing the Maine Cruninal Justice Academy;
8. An mdividual representing a coalition of mental health providers in the State who
specialize in treating first responders as their sole practice;
9. An individual representing a postsecondary educational institution in the State with
programs focused on law enforcement or mental health;
10. An individual representing the Maine Chiefs of Police Association;
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11. An individual representing the Maine Sheriffs' Association; and
12. A student representing a secondary school program focused on law enforcement
education in the State.
Sec. 3. Meetings; report. Resolved: That the Department of Public Safety shall
convene the first meeting of the stakeholder group under section 1. At the first meeting, the
members of the stakeholder group shall elect a chau' and vice-chair to oversee and
administer the stakeholder group. The chair shall oversee the meetings of the stakeholder
group, and the vice-chair shall assume the role of the chair in the chair's absence. The chair
and vice-chair may not be representatives or employees of the department.
The stakeholder group shall develop a report with its findings and recommendations,
including suggested legislation, that address the initiatives of the study in section 1 . The
Department of Public Safety shall submit the report to the joint standing committee of the
Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice and public safety matters no later than
January 2,2025. The joint standing committee may report out a bill related to the report to
the 132nd Legislature in 2025:
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, makes the following
changes to the resolve.
1. It removes from the study: an analysis of how to develop and support law
enforcement entities in rural communities; an analysis of the current educational, social
service, public health, criminal justice, drug enforcement and economic needs of
communities and law enforcement entities and opportunities to address those needs; an
analysis of media coverage in the State and the impact of media on public perception of
law enforcement officers; an analysis of current community policing, social services and
crime prevention programs throughout the State and recommendations for future programs;
and an analysis of how funding could be provided for these removed study initiatives.
2. It removes the Governor's appoinbnent authority for members of the stakeholder
group.
3. It removes the following members from the stakeholder group: an individual
representing the Maine Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police; an individual representing
the Maine Association of Police; an individual representing a statewide association that
represents retired law enforcement officers; an individual representing a statewide
association advocating for state troopers in the State; an individual representing the Maine
State Law Enforcement Association; and an individual representing the Maine Law
Enforcement Coalition.
4. It adds the following members to the stakeholder group; the Commissioner of Labor
or the commissioner's designee, an individual representing a coalition of mental health
providers in the State specializing in treating first responders as their sole practice; an
individual representing a postsecondary educational instihition in the State with programs
focused on law enforcement or mental health; a representative from the Maine Chiefs of
Police Association; a representative from the Maine Sheriffs' Association; a representative
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from the Maine Community College System; an mdividual representing new residents m
the State; an individual representing the Mame Affordable Housing Coalition; and an
individual representing the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine.
5. It adds a requu-ement that the stakeholder group select at its first meeting a chair and
a vice-chair to serve in the chair's absence. The chair must oversee and administer the
stakeholder group. The chair and vice-chair may not be representatives or employees of the
Department of Public Safety.
6. It specifies that the stakeholder group must develop a report and that no later than
January 2,2025 the Department of Public Safety must submit the report to the joint standing
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice and public safety
matters instead of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over
judiciary matters as in the resolve.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
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Approved: 03/18/24 ^y^<^
LD 2094 LR 2906(03)
Resolve, to Require the Establishment of a Stakeholder Group to Examine and Improve the
Recruitment, Retention and Wellness of Law Enforcement Officers
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "(^'C0)'1
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Additional costs to the Department of Labor, the Maine Community College System and the Department of Public
Safety associated with serving on a stakeholder group can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
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