Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §3308, sub-§7, ķE is enacted to read:

(E)__When a juvenile is charged in a juvenile petition that alleges the use or threatened use of physical force against a person or when a juvenile is adjudicated as having committed one or more juvenile crimes that involve the use or threatened use of physical force against a person, the district attorney in the district where the charges were brought shall provide to the superintendent of the juvenile's school or the superintendent's designees:

(1)__The name of the juvenile;

(2)__The nature of the alleged offense or offense;

(3)__The date of the alleged offense or offense;

(4)__The date of the petition;

(5)__The date of the adjudication, if applicable; and

(6) The location of the court where the case was brought, if applicable.

All information provided under this paragraph is confidential and may not be further disseminated.__ Information provided pursuant to this paragraph to the superintendent of the juvenile's school or the superintendent's designees may not become part of the student's education record.

SUMMARY

This bill requires that when a petition has been filed against a juvenile for an offense that alleges the use or threatened use of physical force against a person or when a juvenile has been adjudicated as having committed such an offense, the district attorney in the district where the charges were brought shall provide to the superintendent of the juvenile's school or the superintendent's designees the name of the juvenile and other specified information about the charges. Any information received under these new provisions may not become part of the student's education record.