CHAPTER 488

H.P. 1326 - L.D. 1886

An Act To Amend the Laws Pertaining to the Department of

Corrections

Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and

Whereas, upon discovering that the Department of Corrections is in violation of state law by operating a commissary for the sale of food to clients and employees in correctional facilities and by providing meals to facility employees who eat such meals in the scope of their employment, the Legislature wishes to immediately remedy the violation; and

Whereas, the Legislature recognizes the necessity to authorize an exception to the general prohibition to the Department of Corrections because of its unique working environment; and

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,

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §3203-A, sub-§11, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 180, §6, is amended to read: