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LD723 • 2025

Resolve, to Direct the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to Study the Feasibility of Establishing a Nonresidential Law Enforcement Training Program

Resolve, to Direct the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to Study the Feasibility of Establishing a Nonresidential Law Enforcement Training Program

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Sponsor
Representative Michel Lajoie
Last action
2025-06-03
Official status
On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on FINAL PASSAGE. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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Resolve, to Direct the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to Study the Feasibility of Establishing a Nonresidential Law Enforcement Training Program

Resolve, to Direct the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to Study the Feasibility of Establishing a Nonresidential Law Enforcement Training Program Sponsor: Representative Michel Lajoie Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, to Direct the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to Study the Feasibility of Establishing a Nonresidential Law Enforcement Training Program Sponsor: Representative Michel Lajoie Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1351(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1351(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 723 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. 2025-06-03 House

    Motion of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford to RECEDE and CONCUR to FINAL PASSAGE FAILED . ROLL CALL NO. 283 (Yeas 71 - Nays 74 - Absent 6 - Excused 0) Subsequently, the House INSISTED on FAILING of FINAL PASSAGE . ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  2. 2025-06-03 Senate

    On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on FINAL PASSAGE. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  3. 2025-05-27 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  4. 2025-03-19 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-03-19 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-02-20 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, to Direct the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to Study the Feasibility of Establishing a Nonresidential Law Enforcement Training Program
Sponsor:
Representative Michel Lajoie
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 723
H.P. 462 House of Representatives, February 25, 2025
An Act Requiring the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to Develop a
Nonresidential Basic Law Enforcement Training Program
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative LAJOIE of Lewiston.
Cosponsored by Senator BICKFORD of Androscoggin and
Representatives: ABDI of Lewiston, CLOUTIER of Lewiston, LEE of Auburn, LIBBY of
Auburn, MCCABE of Lewiston, SALISBURY of Westbrook, SARGENT of York, WOOD of
Greene.

Page 1 - 132LR1351(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2804-C, sub-§4, ¶B, as amended by PL 2005, c. 331, §22, is
3 further amended to read:
4 B. Provide a structured residential and, beginning July 1, 2027, a structured
5 nonresidential program that balances the goals of professional policing with public
6 services emphasis; and
7SUMMARY
8 This bill requires the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to
9 provide a nonresidential law enforcement training program beginning July 1, 2027.
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