| Sec. 2. Department of Professional and Financial Regulation; report. The |
| Department of Professional and Financial Regulation shall report |
| to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having |
| jurisdiction over professional regulatory matters by February 15, |
| 2003. The report must be developed by the Commissioner of |
| Professional and Financial Regulation in consultation with the |
| advisory council, created pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, |
| Title 32, section 1536, subsection 4, and must include, but is |
| not limited to, a review of the adequacy of licensure standards |
| set forth in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32, chapter 22-A, |
| and an assessment of the continued efficacy of an exemption from |
| licensure for nonresident cued speech transliterators. The |
| report may include suggested legislation based on the |
| recommendations of the department. The joint standing committee |
| of the Legislature having jurisdiction over professional |
| regulatory matters may submit legislation based on the |
| recommendations of the report. |