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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act Relating to Temporary Disability Parking Permits’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §521, sub-§6-A  is enacted to read:
 
6-A.  Parking permit.     The Secretary of State shall create a 21-day parking permit for a person with a disability to be used while a person is waiting to receive a disability registration plate or placard and may appoint a licensed physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or registered nurse as an agent authorized solely to issue such a permit. The Secretary of State shall determine by rule qualifications and requirements for an agent authorized under this subsection. The 21-day parking permit must be in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State by rule and convey the privileges and restrictions authorized under this section. The 21-day parking permit must be displayed in a manner so that it may be viewed from the front of the vehicle whenever the vehicle is parked in a parking space for a person with a disability. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
 
Agents appointed pursuant to this subsection may not charge a fee for issuing a 21-day parking permit for a person with a disability.’
 
SUMMARY
The bill permits the Secretary of State to authorize certain medical professionals to issue a 21-day parking permit for a person with a disability. This amendment directs the Secretary of State to create a 21-day parking permit for a person with a disability to be used while that person is waiting to receive a disability registration plate or placard.
The amendment alters the requirement that the 21-day parking permit be displayed on a vehicle’s dashboard to require instead that the 21-day parking permit be displayed in a manner so that it may be viewed from the front of the vehicle. The amendment also directs the Secretary of State to adopt rules to establish qualifications and requirements for a person authorized to issue a 21-day parking permit.