APPROVED CHAPTER
MAY 25, 2021 21
BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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H.P. 461 - L.D. 625
Resolve, Directing a Review of Crucial Needs and Lapses in Responding to
and Preventing Sexual Trauma in the Maine National Guard
Sec. 1. Adjutant General review. Resolved: That the Adjutant General shall
conduct a review of the implementation of the recommendations made to the Joint Standing
Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs in the report submitted pursuant to Resolve 2013,
chapter 66 regarding the Adjutant General's assessment of the Maine Code of Military
Justice and other provisions of law that deal with military personnel as they relate to federal
laws in addressing the investigation, prosecution and adjudication of sexual assault by
members of the Maine National Guard and the appropriate treatment of Maine National
Guard members who are victims of sexual assault. The Adjutant General shall identify any
crucial needs and lapses in responding to and preventing military sexual trauma and
determine if additional action is necessary.
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, by March 1, 2022, the Adjutant General shall
submit a report, including suggested legislation, on the review conducted pursuant to
section 1 to the Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs. The committee
is authorized to submit legislation related to the report to the Second Regular Session of
the 130th Legislature.
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