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An Act Concerning the Protection of Personal Information in Communications with Elected Officials
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ¶C-1  is enacted to read:
 
C-1.  Information contained in a communication between a constituent and an elected official if the information:
 
(1) Is of a personal nature, consisting of:
 
(a) An individual's medical information of any kind, including information pertaining to diagnosis or treatment of mental or emotional disorders;
 
(b) Credit or financial information;
 
(c) Information pertaining to the personal history, general character or conduct of the constituent or any member of the constituent's immediate family;
 
(d) Complaints, charges of misconduct, replies to complaints or charges of misconduct or memoranda or other materials pertaining to disciplinary action; or
 
(e) An individual's social security number; or
 
(2) Would be confidential if it were in the possession of another public agency or official;
Sec. 2. Right To Know Advisory Committee. The Right To Know Advisory Committee, as established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, section 411, subsection 1, shall examine the benefit of public disclosure of elected officials' e-mails and other records balanced with the availability of technology and other systems necessary to maintain the records and to provide public access. The Right To Know Advisory Committee's findings and any recommendations must be included in its 2012 annual report pursuant to Title 1, section 411, subsection 10.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 125th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.