PART A

Sec. A-1. 9 MRSA §5010, as amended by PL 1981, c. 456, Pt. A, §36, is further amended to read:

§5010. Annual report by commissioner

The commissioner shall annually, prior to February December 1st, make a report to the Governor and the Legislature on the activities of charitable organizations within this State, based on the information filed under this chapter.

PART B

Sec. B-1. 10 MRSA §8003, sub-§5, śC, as amended by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. B, §4, is further amended to read:

C. The bureau, office, board or commission may:

(1) Require all applicants for license or registration renewal to have responded under oath to all inquiries set forth on renewal forms;

(2) Require applicants for license or registration renewal to present proof of satisfactory completion of continuing professional or occupational education in accordance with each bureau's, office's, board's or commission's rules. Failure to comply with the continuing education rules may, in the bureau's, office's, board's or commission's discretion, result in a decision to deny license or registration renewal or may result in a decision to enter into a consent agreement and probation setting forth terms and conditions to correct the licensee's or registrant's failure to complete continuing education. Terms and conditions of a consent agreement may include requiring completion of increased hours of continuing education, civil penalties, suspension and other terms as the bureau, office, board, commission, the licensee or registrant and the Department of the Attorney General determine appropriate. Notwithstanding any contrary provision set forth in a bureau's, office's, board's or commission's governing law, continuing education requirements may coincide with the license or registration renewal period;

(3) Refuse to renew a license or registration or deny a license when the bureau, office, board or commission