An Act To Improve the Ability of the Commissioner of Corrections To Respond in an Emergency
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 34-A MRSA §3005-A is enacted to read:
§ 3005-A. Emergency response teams
The commissioner may establish ongoing emergency response teams consisting of personnel from more than one facility or division of the department to assist, as determined by the commissioner, in controlling emergency situations anywhere in the department.
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This bill provides for the establishment of departmentwide emergency response teams, such as hostage negotiation, tactical and canine teams, within the Department of Corrections.