Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

APPROVED              CHAPTER
                                                                APRIL 9, 2024              607
                                                             BY GOVERNOR             PUBLIC LAW
                                 STATE OF MAINE
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                           IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
                       TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR
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                                H.P. 1440 - L.D. 2241
               An Act to Eliminate Inactive Boards and Commissions
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
    Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §55, as amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §2 and affected by §4,
is repealed.
    Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§1, ¶F-11, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 363, §1, is
repealed.
    Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §12004-C, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 346, §1, is repealed.
    Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §12004-C, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 363, §2, is repealed.
    Sec. 5. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§2-E, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 566, §2, is
repealed.
    Sec. 6. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1991, c. 832, §1, is repealed.
    Sec. 7. 20-A MRSA §11, as amended by PL 2021, c. 144, §§1 to 3, is repealed.
    Sec. 8. 20-A MRSA §3802, sub-§3, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt.
VVVVV, §6, is amended to read:
    D. Magnet schools The magnet school pursuant to chapters chapter 312 and 312‑A;
    Sec. 9. 20-A MRSA §5205, sub-§11, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 363, §3, is
repealed.
    Sec. 10. 20-A MRSA c. 312-A, as amended, is repealed.
    Sec. 11. 20-A MRSA §11801, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1989, c. 698, §15 and
affected by §76, is repealed.
    Sec. 12. 20-A MRSA §11803, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1989, c. 698, §17 and
affected by §76, is further amended to read:
    2. Forgiveness of indebtedness. The agreement must provide that 1/4 of the
indebtedness is forgiven for each year in which the state contract student practices the
student's profession within the State in primary care or other specialized areas as
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determined by the chief executive officer, with the advice of the Advisory Committee on
Medical Education. For other state contract students returning to practice their profession
in Maine, 1/4 of their indebtedness is forgiven for each of the first 2 years of practice.
    Sec. 13. 20-A MRSA §12102, as amended by PL 2009, c. 488, §1, is further
amended to read:
§12102. Comprehensive programs
    The chief executive officer shall administer the comprehensive programs established
in this chapter and chapter 424‑A to address the shortage of primary health care
professionals and veterinarians in the State. With the assistance of the Advisory Committee
on Medical Education, established by Title 5, section 12004‑I, subsection 7, the The chief
executive officer shall plan, evaluate and update the programs to ensure that Maine
residents have access to medical education and veterinary education and that Maine
residents have access to primary health care and to veterinary care for their animals.
    Sec. 14. 20-A MRSA §12106, as amended by PL 2009, c. 488, §13, is repealed.
    Sec. 15. 20-A MRSA §15689-A, sub-§26, as reallocated by RR 2015, c. 1, §15,
is repealed.
    Sec. 16. 22 MRSA §2053, sub-§4-B, as amended by PL 2015, c. 363, §6, is further
amended to read:
    4-B. Institution for higher education. "Institution for higher education" means:
    A. Any private, nonprofit, governmental or charitable institution or organization
    engaged in the operation of, or formed for the purpose of operating, an educational
    institution within this State, including the Maine Community College System and the
    University of Maine System, that, by virtue of law or charter, is an educational
    institution empowered to provide a program of education beyond the high school level;
    and
    B. The Maine School of Science and Mathematics, as established in Title 20‑A, chapter
    312; and.
    C. The Maine School for Marine Science, Technology, Transportation and
    Engineering, as established in Title 20‑A, chapter 312‑A.
    Sec. 17. 25 MRSA §2463-A, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 2015, c. 363, §7, is
further amended to read:
    D. "Public educational institution" means the University of Maine System, the Maine
    Community College System, the Maine Maritime Academy, the Maine School for
    Marine Science, Technology, Transportation and Engineering or the Maine School of
    Science and Mathematics.
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Statutes affected: 
Bill Text LD 2241, HP 1440: 5.55, 5.3371, 5.12004, 5.13120, 7.320, 7.4203, 10.11, 20-A.11, 20-A.8234, 20-A.8235, 20-A.12106, 20-A.12901, 20-A.12955, 20-A.12984, 30-A.5161, 32.7371, 32.8103, 37-B.708
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 607: 5.55, 5.285, 5.12004, 20-A.11, 20-A.3802, 20-A.5205, 20-A.11801, 20-A.11803, 20-A.12102, 20-A.12106, 20-A.15689, 22.2053, 25.2463