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Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 2-A in the 2nd line (page 1, line 5 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "13001" and inserting the following: '1300113020'
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. Study by Office of Policy and Legal Analysis. Upon approval of the Legislative Council, the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis shall review and summarize the extent to which laws in other states and jurisdictions permit the dissemination of confidential information pertaining to denials, revocations, suspensions, surrenders and reinstatements of teaching certificates to applicants for teacher certification or recertification and for professional licenses or credentials for other comparable professions. In conducting this analysis, the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis shall review the apparent conflict between the confidentiality requirements placed on information received by the Commissioner of Education as set forth in the criminal history record check provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6103 and the provisions set forth in Title 22, section 4011-A that require persons, when acting in a professional capacity, to report their knowledge or reasonable suspicions of the abuse or neglect of a child to the Department of Health and Human Services. The Office of Policy and Legal Analysis shall submit a report with findings to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs by November 5, 2008.’
 
SUMMARY
This committee of conference amendment incorporates Committee Amendment “A”, which corrects a cross-reference in the bill. The amendment also provides that, upon approval of the Legislative Council, the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis shall review the laws in other states and jurisdictions related to the dissemination of confidential information pertaining to denials, revocations, suspensions, surrenders and reinstatements of teaching certificates to applicants for teacher certification or recertification and for professional licenses or credentials for other comparable professions. The Office of Policy and Legal Analysis shall also review the apparent conflict between the statutory provisions set forth in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6103 and Title 22, section 4011-A and submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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