State: Maine

Repeals a provision of the Juvenile Code that establishes as a purpose of preadjudication detention providing physical care for a juvenile who cannot return home because there is no parent or other suitable person willing and able to supervise the juvenile adequately,establishes benchmarks for measuring progress in reducing the average daily populations of detained and committed youths.

Repeals the provision of law that prohibits a state criminal justice agency from confirming the existence or nonexistence of confidential intelligence and investigative record information to any person or public or private entity that is not eligible to receive the information.

Prohibits an employer from requesting criminal history record information on an initial employee application form, subject to certain exceptions,allows an employer to inquire about a prospective employee’s criminal history record information during an interview or once the prospective employee has been determined otherwise qualified for the position.

Establishes the Frequent Users System Engagement Collaborative in order to develop a plan to provide stable housing and community services to 200 persons who are homeless or at risk of homelessness who are the most frequent consumers of high-cost services, such as psychiatric hospitals, emergency shelters, emergency rooms, police, jails and prisons,provides that the collaborative must submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services.

Removes an enrollment condition of provisions related to the Retired County and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and Municipal Firefighters Health Insurance Program,changes the percentage of gross wages for contribution,changes the payment of certain premium subsidies.

Increases the death benefit for a law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical services person, or corrections officer who has died while in the line of duty,requires the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to adopt rules to annually calculate an increase in the death benefit based on the previous year’s increase in the Consumer Price Index.

(Resolve) Directs the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police to adopt major substantive rules amending its rules governing motor carrier safety to exempt intrastate motor carriers, vehicles and drivers delivering live lobsters from hours-of-service restrictions requiring a 30-minute rest break after 8 hours of driving.

Amends motor vehicle laws,clarifies the law with respect to weight requirements for heavy duty recovery vehicles,allows the Secretary of State to assist law enforcement entities by providing driver’s license biometric technology records,prohibits the Secretary from allowing an outside entity to use biometric technology to search driver’s license records,repeals the law establishing the Motor Carrier Review Board.

Requires forest rangers hired on or after a specified date to complete the basic law enforcement training program at the State Criminal Justice Academy,exempts forest ranger pilots, regardless of when they were hired, and forest rangers hired prior to a specified date from the requirement to complete this basic law enforcement training program.

Amends the laws regarding asset forfeiture related record keeping to clarify that records of property that is forfeited to law enforcement agencies must be maintained by those agencies,changes the specific information that must be included in those records,provides that such records are open to inspection by anyone,provides for reports concerning the transfer of property held by the Department of Public Safety and then ordered by a court to be forfeited to another agency.

Requires forest rangers hired on or after a specified date to complete the basic law enforcement training program at the State Criminal Justice Academy,exempts forest ranger pilots, regardless of when they were hired, and forest rangers hired prior to a specified date from the requirement to complete this basic law enforcement training program.