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| | | An Act To Improve the Ability of the Department of |
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| | | Corrections To Share Information Related to Clients in |
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| | | Order To Improve Treatment and Rehabilitative Services |
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| | | 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, immediately authorizing the Department of Corrections | | to share information regarding juvenile clients with the | | Department of Health and Human Services will facilitate timely | | and comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation plans for clients; | | and |
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| | | Whereas, immediately authorizing the Department of Corrections | | to share client information with other state agencies will allow | | for cross-referencing and determination of any overlap in | | services and proper identification of populations served and will | | also allow for agency savings and expedited treatment; 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. 15 MRSA §3301, sub-§6-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 260, Pt. A, | | §8, is further amended to read: |
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