| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, certain security officers whose authority has been | | expanded pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, | | section 2908 to include law enforcement duties and powers do not | | meet the training requirements of Title 25, section 2804-C; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2801-B, sub-§1, ¶¶E and F, as enacted by PL 1999, c. | | 682, §4, are amended to read: |
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| | F. Municipal shellfish conservation wardens. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2801-B, sub-§1, ¶G is enacted to read: |
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| | | G.__Security officers appointed by the Commissioner of | | Public Safety and whose duties and powers have been expanded | | pursuant to section 2908.__This paragraph is repealed | | December 31, 2002. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 25 MRSA §2904, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1993, c. 361, Pt. E, | | §1, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Officials of governmental units. The officials of the | | governmental units listed in paragraphs A to E are authorized and | | empowered to adopt rules governing the access, use and occupancy | | of buildings or parts of buildings and of other public property | | that are under their respective supervisions. Rules adopted by | | the Legislative Council may include provisions governing security | | at legislative offices. Prior to adopting any such rule, the | | official shall consult with the Commissioner of Public Safety; | | the commissioner must be given an opportunity to review the rule | | and to comment upon its content and enforcement. These rules | | become effective upon deposit of a copy with the Secretary of | | State, who shall forward a copy attested under the Great Seal of | | the State to the District Court for Southern Kennebec. These | | rules are suspended to the extent necessary at any time when the | | Commissioner of Public Safety determines that an emergency exists | | within the facilities to which they apply, except that the |
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