An Act to Require
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1933
Committee Amendment CA_A_H574 (House)
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

FmST SPECIAL SESSION
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "^» to H.P. 1294, L.D, 1933, "An Act to Require
Law Enforcement Officers Employed by Tribal Governments to Complete the Same
Training Required for Other Law Enforcement Officers"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'Resolve, to Study Pathways for Tribal Law Enforcement Officers to Receive a
Waiver for the IMaine Criminal Justice Academy Basic Law Enforcement Training
Requirement'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following;
'See. 1. Maine Criminal Justice Academy to convene working group.
Resolved: That the Director of the Maine Cruninal Justice Academy, pursuant to the
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, section 2804-A, shall convene a workmg group that
includes representatives from each federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or band in the
State that employs tribal law enforcement officers. The working group shall study the
eligibility of tribal law enforcement officers who have received traming from the United
States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Police Academy to
receive a waiver for the Maine Criminal Justice Academy's basic law enforcement training
requirements under Title 25, section 2804-C.
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, by January 1, 2026, the Director of the Maine
Criminal Justice Academy shall submit a report that includes the findings and
recommendations of the working group under section 1, includmg suggested legislation, to
the Jomt Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. The committee may
submit legislation based on the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd
Legislature,'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1294, L.D. 1933
^oc>.1 SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve. The amendment directs the Director
of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to convene a working group that includes
representatives from each federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or band in the State that
has law enforcement officers to study the eligibility of certain tribal law enforcement
officers to receive waivers for the academy's basic law enforcement training requirements.
The academy is required to submit a report by January 1, 2026 to the Joint Standing
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, which may submit legislation based on
the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 05/30/25 I^Ki-
LD 1933 LR 817(02)
An Act to Require Law Enforcement Officers Employed by Tribal Governments to Complete the
Same Training Required for Other Law Enforcement Officers
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "KYi4-^-(
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs to the Department of Public Safety from convening the working group and reporting the results
are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources,
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