An Act to Eliminate
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2228
Committee Amendment CA_A_H946 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §12004-G, 5 MRSA §12004, 20-A MRSA §12901, 20-A MRSA §12902, 32 MRSA §7352, 32 MRSA §7353, 32 MRSA §8103, 32 MRSA §8103-A, 32 MRSA §8116, 32 MRSA §8124

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT H/-\ " to H.P. 1505, L.D. 2228, "An Act to Eliminate
Inactive Boards and Commissions"
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following:
'See. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§10-E, as enacted by PL 2013, c, 593, §1, is
repealed.
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§29-D, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 366, §1, is
repealed.
Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §12004-1, sub-§74-H, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 316, §1 and
affected by §5, is repealed.
Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA c. 437, headnote is amended to read:
CHAPTER 437
STATE EDUCATION AND EAIPLOYIMENT OUTCOQIES TASK FORCE
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOME DATABASE
Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §12901, as enacted by PL 2013,c.593,§2, is repealed.
Sec. 6. 20-A MRSA §12902, first ^, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 243, §1, is amended
to read:
No later than January 1, 2022, and biennially thereafter, the Department of Labor, in
consultation with the Department of Education and tho task foroo, shall update the
educational outcome database. For the purposes of this section, "educational outcome
database" meEyas; the Department of Labor's educational outcome database, which includes
but is not limited to infonnation and data on education results, program completion.
graduation, credentials earned and employment and earnings outcomes for graduates of
postsecondarv educational institutions in the State over time.
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Sec. 7. 32 MRSA §7352, sub-§l, as enacted by PL 2013,c.316,§3 and affected
by §5, is repealed.
Sec. 8. 32 MRSA §7353, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2013,c. 316, §3 and affected
by §5, is repealed.
Sec. 9. 32 MRSA c. 86, sub-c. 3, as amended, is repealed,
Sec. 10. 32 MRSA §8103, sub-§l-A, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 366, §9, is
repealed.
Sec. 11. 32 MRSA §8103-A, as enacted by PL 2011,c. 366, §16, is repealed.
Sec. 12. 32 MRSA §8116, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2011,c. 366, §49, is further
amended to read:
3. Rules. The chief with the advice of tho board may adopt rules necessary to
administer this chapter, including, but not limited to, rules regarding standards of
acceptable professional conduct and training requirements for and sponsorship of
investigative assistants. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical
rules as defmed in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A,
Sec. 13. 32 MRSA §8124, first ^[, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 295, § 1, is amended
to read;
The home address and home telephone number of a professional investigator or
itivestigative assistant obtained by the State under this chapter are confidential and may not
be disclosed by the board except by written consent of the subject of the infomiation, by
court order, for crimmal justice purposes or for permitting purposes by law enforcement
agencies or permitting authorities.
See. 14. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
LEGISLATURE
Legislature 0081
Initiative: Deappropriates the Legislature's funding for the eliminated State Education and
Employment Outcomes Task Force,
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
Personal Services $0 ($880)
AHOther $0 ($1,620)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 ($2,500)
5 Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
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SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment eliminates the following boards and
commissions that filed a report that indicated the board or commission was inactive during
2024 and 2025:
1. The State Education and Employment Outcomes Task Force;
2, The Board ofLicensure of Professional Investigators; and
3. The Polygraph Examiners Advisory Board.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Revised: 03/26/26 i-Ki.
LD 2228 LR 3062(02)
An Act to Eliminate Inactive Boards and Commissions
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '/^'
Committee: State and Local Government
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
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Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund
Appropriations/AIlocations
General Fund
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
$0
$0
($2,500)
($2,500)
($2,500)
($2,500)
($2,50^
($2,500)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill includes an ongoing deappropriation of $2,500 in fiscal year 2026-27 from the Legislature, the funding for the
eliminated State Education and Employment Outcomes Task Force,
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