APPROVED CHAPTER
JULY 27, 2023 476
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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S.P. 721 - L.D. 1796
An Act to Protect Maine's Transit Employees
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §3520 is enacted to read:
§3520. Protection of transit employees
1. Posting of signs. A transit district shall post signs in conspicuous places in all transit
district facilities accessible to the public, including a building, terminal, kiosk, shelter or
passenger rail, ferry, bus, bicycle or pedestrian facility, informing the public of the penalties
for assaulting a transit employee.
2. De-escalation training. All employees of a transit district must receive de-
escalation training upon commencement of employment with the transit district and at least
once annually thereafter. The transit district shall jointly approve the de-escalation training
curriculum with the labor organization representing a plurality of the employees of the
transit district, except that if the transit district is party to a joint labor-management safety
committee, the committee shall approve the curriculum. For purposes of this subsection,
"de-escalation" means the reduction of violent or disruptive behavior and resolution and
minimization of conflict through verbal engagement and calming techniques.
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