C. Restitution is not authorized if its imposition would create an excessive financial hardship, as determined by the department, on the dependents of the prisoner. Any payments made for the support of the dependents that are required by the Department of Human Services may not be used for restitution payments.

Sec. 22. 34-A MRSA c. 3, sub-c. III as amended, is repealed.

Sec. 23. 34-A MRSA c. 3, sub-c. V, as amended, is repealed.

Sec. 24. 34-A MRSA §5602, as amended by PL 1997, c. 464, §16, is repealed.

Sec. 25. 34-B MRSA §6205, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. K, §72, is further amended to read:

1. Department authority. The department may provide consultation services to any juvenile with mental retardation committed to the Maine Youth Center if those services are requested by the Commissioner of Corrections Human Services. Consultation services may include participation by appropriate department professionals on the Clinical Services Committee of the Maine Youth Center in order to assist in the design of individual treatment plans to provide habilitation, education and skill training to juveniles with mental retardation in residence at the Maine Youth Center.

SUMMARY

This bill amends current law to transfer responsibility for the Maine Youth Center and the Northern Maine Regional Juvenile Detention Facility from the Department of Corrections to the Department of Human Services. It retains the current structure of the facilities and their relationships with the other departments and with the federal Department of Justice.