H.P. 1526 - L.D. 2148
An Act to Grant the Joint Standing Committee Having Jurisdiction over Criminal Matters the Authority to Review the Appointments of the Commissioner of Public Safety and the Chief of the State Police
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §1501, first ¶, as amended by PL 1975, c. 771, §261, is further amended to read:
The Commissioner of Public Safety, with the advice and consent of the Governor and subject to review by the Joint Standing Committee on State Government joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice matters and to confirmation by the Legislature, shall appoint a Chief of the State Police, as heretofore appointed, to serve for a term of 4 years unless removed for cause. Such The appointment shall must be made from the commissioned officer ranks of the State Police. He The Chief of the State Police may be removed by impeachment or by the Governor on the address of both branches of the Legislature.
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2901, as repealed and replaced by PL 1993, c. 349, §54, is amended to read:
§2901. Department; commissioner
There is created and established the Department of Public Safety to coordinate and efficiently manage the law enforcement and public safety responsibilities of the State, to consist of the Commissioner of Public Safety, in this chapter called "commissioner," who is appointed by the Governor, subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government criminal justice matters and to confirmation by the Legislature, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor, and the following: the Bureau of State Police, the Bureau of Liquor Enforcement, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, the Maine Highway Safety Commission, the Bureau of Highway Safety and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.
Effective June 30, 1998, unless otherwise indicated.
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