| This bill requires that all law enforcement agencies add to |
| their existing collection of mandatory written policies one |
| that addresses compliance with Maine's freedom of access laws, |
| which govern citizen access to public records and proceedings. |
| It further provides that the Board of Trustees of the Maine |
| Criminal Justice Academy shall establish, by June 2004, |
| minimum standards that each agency policy is required to meet |
| and establishes deadlines in 2005 by which each law |
| enforcement agency is required to adopt a policy and provide |
| training and orientation to its personnel regarding the |
| policy. |