LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S CHAPTER
SIGNATURE
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APRIL 24, 2024 RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR
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S.P. 955 - L.D. 2230
Resolve, to Require a Stakeholder Group to Participate in the Development
of Rules Regarding Youth Camps
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, proposed rules that govern the operations of youth camps in the State must
include the participation of operators of youth camps; and
Whereas, the youth camp season begins earlier than 90 days after adjournment; 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
Sec. 1. Department of Health and Human Services to convene stakeholder
group to provide input on youth camp rules. Resolved: That the Department of
Health and Human Services, referred to in this resolve as "the department," shall convene
a stakeholder group of interested parties, including operators of youth camps, to participate
in the development of proposals to amend the department's rule Chapter 208: Rules
Relating to Boys, Girls, Boys and Girls, Day Camps and Primitive and Trip Camping, prior
to publishing a rule change for public comment in accordance with the Maine
Administrative Procedure Act. The department shall convene the stakeholder group as
soon as possible to solicit input for the department's consideration and engage stakeholders
in good faith consistent with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 8052 and section
8057-A, subsection 3. The department shall maintain a record of stakeholder meetings,
including a summary of meetings and explanations of decisions reached by the department
and provide these materials to the stakeholder group.
Sec. 2. Rule adoption. Resolved: That the department may not adopt any rules
that amend its rule Chapter 208: Rules Relating to Boys, Girls, Boys and Girls, Day Camps
and Primitive and Trip Camping until the department has convened and engaged a
stakeholder group pursuant to section 1.
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 Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation
takes effect when approved.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 2230, SP 955: 22.2496