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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ¶K, as amended by PL 2001, c. 675, §2, is
further amended to read:

 
K. Personally identifying information concerning minors
that is obtained or maintained by a municipality in
providing recreational or nonmandatory educational programs
or services, if the municipality has enacted an ordinance
that specifies the circumstances in which the information
will be withheld from disclosure. This paragraph does not
apply to records governed by Title 20-A, section 6001 and
does not supersede Title 20-A, section 6001-A; and

 
Sec. 2. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ¶L, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 675, §3, is
amended to read:

 
L. Records describing security and information technology
system plans, security procedures or risk assessments
prepared specifically for the purpose of preventing or
preparing for acts of terrorism, but only to the extent that
release of information contained in the record could
reasonably be expected to jeopardize the physical safety of
government personnel or the public. Information contained
in records covered by this paragraph may be disclosed to the
Legislature or, in the case of a political or administrative
subdivision, to municipal officials or board members under
conditions that protect the information from further
disclosure. For purposes of this paragraph, "terrorism"
means conduct that is designed to cause serious bodily
injury or substantial risk of bodily injury to multiple
persons, substantial damage to multiple structures whether
occupied or unoccupied or substantial physical damage
sufficient to disrupt the normal functioning of a critical
infrastructure. For purposes of this paragraph,
"information technology system" includes a voice, video,
radio or data system; and

 
Sec. 3. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ¶M is enacted to read:

 
M.__Records or information that may jeopardize the security,
availability, confidentiality or integrity of, or corrupt the
data residing in, state and local government information
technology systems, including records describing the
architecture, design, access, encryption or security of
information technology systems and infrastructure.__"Public
records" also does not include records or information related to
the risks or threat assessments detailed in information
technology business continuity and disaster recovery planning
documents.__Information contained in


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