An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Regarding Public Records Exceptions
PART A
Sec. A-1. 1 MRSA  402, sub-  3,  C-1,  as enacted by PL 2011, c. 264,  1, is amended to read:
(1) Is of a personal nature, consisting of:
(a) An individual's medical information of any kind, including information pertaining to diagnosis or treatment of mental or emotional disorders;
(b) Credit or financial information;
(c) Information pertaining to the personal history, general character or conduct of the constituent or any member of the constituent's immediate family; or
(d) Complaints, charges of misconduct, replies to complaints or charges of misconduct or memoranda or other materials pertaining to disciplinary action; or
(e) An individual's social security number; or
(2) Would be confidential if it were in the possession of another public agency or official;
Sec. A-2. 1 MRSA  402, sub-  3,  K,  as amended by PL 2003, c. 392,  1, is further amended to read:
Sec. A-3. 1 MRSA  402, sub-  3,  M,  as amended by PL 2011, c. 662,  2, is further amended to read:
Sec. A-4. 3 MRSA  997, sub-  1,  as enacted by PL 2001, c. 702,  2, is amended to read:
All documents, writings, drafts, electronic communications and information transmitted pursuant to this subsection are confidential and may not be released to the public prior to the time the office issues its program evaluation report pursuant to subsection 3. A person violating the provisions of this subsection regarding confidentiality is guilty of a Class E crime.
Sec. A-5. 3 MRSA  997, sub-  3,  as enacted by PL 2001, c. 702,  2, is amended to read:
Sec. A-6. 3 MRSA  997, sub-  5,  as enacted by PL 2001, c. 702,  2, is amended to read:
Sec. A-7. 5 MRSA  4572, sub-  2,  C,  as enacted by PL 1995, c. 393,  13, is amended by amending subparagraph (2) to read:
(1) All entering employees are subjected to the same examination regardless of disability;
(2) Information obtained regarding the Any medical condition or and disability information and history of the applicant is collected and maintained on separate forms and in separate medical files and is treated as a confidential medical record, except that:
(a) Supervisors and managers may be informed regarding necessary restrictions on the work or duties of the employee and necessary accommodations;
(b) First aid and safety personnel may be informed, when appropriate, if the disability might require emergency treatment; and
(c) Government officials investigating compliance with this Act are provided relevant information on request; and
(3) The results of the examination are used only in accordance with this Act.
Sec. A-8. 5 MRSA  4572, sub-  2,  E,  as enacted by PL 1995, c. 393,  13, is amended to read:
Sec. A-9. 5 MRSA  4573, sub-  2,  as amended by PL 1995, c. 393,  16, is further amended to read:
PART B
Sec. B-1. 1 MRSA  402, sub-  3,  E,  as repealed and replaced by PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. A,  2 and amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO,  2 and affected by  4, is further amended to read:
Sec. B-2. 1 MRSA  402, sub-  3,  J,  as amended by PL 2001, c. 675,  1, is further amended to read:
Sec. B-3. 1 MRSA  402, sub-  3,  O,  as corrected by RR 2009, c. 1,  1, is amended by amending subparagraph (1) to read:
(1) "Personal contact information" means home personal address, home telephone number, home facsimile number, home e-mail address and personal , cellular telephone number and personal , pager number and username, password and uniform resource locator for a personal social media account as defined in Title 26, section 615, subsection 4; and
(2) "Public employee" means an employee as defined in Title 14, section 8102, subsection 1, except that "public employee" does not include elected officials;
Sec. B-4. 1 MRSA  402, sub-  3,  U,  as amended by PL 2017, c. 118,  2, is further amended to read:
Sec. B-5. 5 MRSA  244-E, sub-  3,  as enacted by PL 2009, c. 567,  1, is amended to read:
Sec. B-6. 7 MRSA  2992-A, sub-  1,  C,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 597,  9 and PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W,  6, is further amended by amending subparagraph (2) to read:
(1) Employees of the board, including employees hired after July 1, 1996, are state employees for the purposes of the state retirement provisions of Title 5, Part 20 and the state employee health insurance program under Title 5, chapter 13, subchapter 2;
(2) All meetings and records of the board are subject to the provisions of Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter 1, except that, by majority vote of those members present recorded in a public session, records and meetings of the board may be closed to the public when public disclosure of the subject matter of the records or