HP1331
LD 1805
Second Regular Session - 125th Maine Legislature
C "B", Filing Number H-883, Sponsored by
LR 2687
Item 3
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:

‘An Act Concerning the Public Records Exception for Legislative Working Papers’

Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:

Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ¶C,  as amended by PL 1991, c. 773, §2, is repealed.

Sec. 2. 4 MRSA §1701, sub-§7,  as enacted by PL 1995, c. 451, §1, is amended to read:

7. Meeting; quorum; concurrence.   The Executive Director of the Legislative Council shall call the first meeting of the commission no later than 5 days after the appointments are made. For all subsequent meetings, the commission shall meet, either in person or by teleconference, on the call of the chair or on the request of at least 2 members. The presence of at least 2 members is required to conduct a meeting. The concurrence of at least 2 members is required for any formal action taken by the commission. The working papers, draft reports and other papers of the commission in the possession of a legislative employee are excepted from the definition of public records in accordance with Title 1, section 402, subsection 3, paragraph C.

Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

LEGISLATURE

Legislature 0081

Initiative: Provides funds for one additional clerical position to handle the projected increase in the number of requests for information resulting from the repeal of confidentiality for certain legislative records.

GENERAL FUND 2011-12 2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
0.000 1.000
Personal Services
$0 $44,239
All Other
$0 $1,500
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $45,739

summary

This amendment is a minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary.

This amendment replaces the bill. It repeals the public records exception that applies to working papers and other records of Legislators. Its also adds an appropriations and allocations section.

FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)


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