Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the emergency clause and inserting the following:

SUMMARY

This amendment replaces the bill. This amendment:

1. Provides that draft research, publications and exhibit materials of the Maine State Museum are confidential and not public records until publication or presentation to the public or the Museum Director authorizes earlier release; and

2. Provides that personal information obtained by the Maine State Museum in the course of a historical research project is confidential and not a public record until the individual authorizes its release or dies. It also provides that the Museum Director may, at the request of the individual, designate that the information remain confidential for up to 25 years after the death of the individual in order to protect the privacy of the individual or the privacy of the parent or child of the individual.