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LD1933 • 2025

Resolve, to Study Pathways for Tribal Law Enforcement Officers to Receive a Waiver for the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Basic Law Enforcement Training Requirement

Resolve, to Study Pathways for Tribal Law Enforcement Officers to Receive a Waiver for the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Basic Law Enforcement Training Requirement

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Aaron Dana
Last action
2025-06-17
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Resolve, to Study Pathways for Tribal Law Enforcement Officers to Receive a Waiver for the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Basic Law Enforcement Training Requirement

Resolve, to Study Pathways for Tribal Law Enforcement Officers to Receive a Waiver for the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Basic Law Enforcement Training Requirement Sponsor: Representative Aaron Dana Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, to Study Pathways for Tribal Law Enforcement Officers to Receive a Waiver for the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Basic Law Enforcement Training Requirement Sponsor: Representative Aaron Dana Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0817(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0817(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1933 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-17 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-11 Senate

    FINALLY PASSED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-06-10 House

    FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-06-06 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-05-19 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-19 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-05-06 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, to Study Pathways for Tribal Law Enforcement Officers to Receive a Waiver for the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Basic Law Enforcement Training Requirement
Sponsor:
Representative Aaron Dana
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0817(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 1294 - L.D. 1933
Resolve, to Study Pathways for Tribal Law Enforcement Officers to Receive
a Waiver for the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Basic Law Enforcement
Training Requirement
Sec. 1. Maine Criminal Justice Academy to convene working group.
Resolved: That the Director of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, pursuant to the
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, section 2804-A, shall convene a working group that
includes representatives from each federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or band in the
State that employs tribal law enforcement officers. The working group shall study the
eligibility of tribal law enforcement officers who have received training from the United
States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Police Academy to
receive a waiver for the Maine Criminal Justice Academy's basic law enforcement training
requirements under Title 25, section 2804-C.
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, by January 1, 2026, the Director of the Maine
Criminal Justice Academy shall submit a report that includes the findings and
recommendations of the working group under section 1, including suggested legislation, to
the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. The committee may
submit legislation based on the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd
Legislature.
APPROVED
JUNE 17, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
83
RESOLVES