An Act to Amend
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1646
Committee Amendment CA_A_S541 (Senate)
Amends: 25 MRSA §2804-C, 25 MRSA §2804-E

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/) " to S.P. 643, L.D. 1646, "An Act to Amend
Maine's Good Samaritan Laws Regarding Suspected Drug-related Overdoses"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act to Require the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to Establish Training
Requirements for Law Enforcement Officers Regarding the State's Good Samaritan
Laws'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following:
'See. 1. 25 MRSA §2804-C, sub-§2-H is enacted to read:
2-H^JTrainine regarding procedures_for respondine to call for assistance for
suspected drue-related overdose. Begjnnine January 1, 2028. the board shall include in
the basic law enforcement training proeram a block of instruction on aDprooriate
procedures for responding to a call^^^^ for a suspected drue-related overdose.
The traininp must include information reeardine identifying symptoms of a drue-related
overdose and a protected person's immunity from arrest for a violation of law pursuant to
Title 17-A. section 111 1-B. The training must be developed and provided within existing
resources and through collaboration between a statewide advocacy orRanization
sDecializine in substance use disorder and a tier 1 distributor of naloxone hydrochloride
under the Maine naloxone distribution initiative or successor oreanization. For the purposes
of this subsection, "protected person" has the same meaning as In Title 17-A. section
1111-B, subsection I. paragraph B,
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2804-E, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2013, c, 147, §34, is
repealed and the following enacted in its place;
2. Role of board. The board shall establish in-service recertification training
requirements, consistent with subsection 1. and coordinate deliver/ of in-service training.
The in-service recertiflcation traininp requirements must include information on:
A. New laws and court decisions;
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B, New enforcement practices demonstrated to reduce crime or increase officer safety;
and
C. No later than January 1. 2028. appropriate procedures for responding to a call for
assistance for a suspected drug-related overdose. The training must be completed once
by any full-time law enforcement officer who has not received frainine under section
2804-C. subsection 2-H. The trainine must include informationregardmRidentift'ina
symptoms of a drug-related overdose and a protected person's immunity from arrest
for a violation of law pursuant to Title 17-A. section 1111-B, Notwithstanding
subsection 5. the training must be developed and provided through collaboration
between a statewide advocacy oreanization SDecjaHzing in substance use disorder and
a tier 1 distributor of naloxone hvdrochloride under the Maine naloxone distribution
initiative or successor oi-Ranization. The training must be developed and provided
within existing resources. For the purposes of this paragraph. "protected person" has
the same meaning as in Title 17-A. section 1 111-B. subsection 1. Daraaraph B,
The board shall consider and encourage the use oftelecommymcations technology in the
development and delivery of in-service trainine proerams. In establishme the
recertification training requirements, the board shall cooperate with tlie state and local
departments and agencies to which the in-service requirements aoolv to ensure that_the
standards are appropriate. In-service training may not be applied to satisfy in-service
fecertification training requirements unless it is aoproved by the board,
See. 3. 25 MRSA §2804-E, sub"§5, as enacted by PL 2013,c.147, §34, is amended
to read:
5. Provision of in-service training. In service Unless otherwise provided in this
section, in-service training programs that meet the requirements established under
subsection 2 or other in-service training programs may be provided by the Maine Criminal
Justice Academy or the agency employing the law enforcement officer.'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill and changes the title, The amendment requires that,
no laterthan Januaiy 1,2028, the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy
include in the academy's basic law enforcement training program a block of instruction for
law enforcement officers on appropriate procedures for responding to a call for assistance
for a suspected drug-related overdose, The training must include information regarding
identifying symptoms of a drug-related overdose and a protected person's immunity from
arrest for a violation of law pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, section
1111-B. The training must be developed and provided within existing resources and
8 through collaboration between a statewide advocacy organization specializing in substance
use disorder and a tier 1 distributor of naloxone hydrochloride under the Maine naioxone
distribution initiative or successor organization,
The amendment also requires that by January 1, 2028, full-time law enforcement
officers who have not received training on the State's so-called Good Samaritan laws
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through the basic law enforcement training program receive similar one-time training
through in-service law enforcement training.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
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Approved: 02/26/26 <-/<^-
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An Act to Amend Maine's Good Samaritan Laws Regarding Suspected Drug-related Overdoses
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "/^' ( <^ ^1 (
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 to implement the provisions of this bill are expected to be
minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
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