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| 3. The committee may use the information in drafting a report, | | recommendations and legislation as long as this is done in a manner | | that does not directly or indirectly identify any Governor Baxter | | School for the Deaf student or student's family member, unless the | | student or family member has consented to such use in writing. | | Discussion of identifying information may occur only in executive | | session pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, section | | 405, subsection 6, paragraph F and this Act. |
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| | | 4. The committee shall at all times keep the records in a | | safe place to which the public does not have access. |
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| | | 5. The committee shall complete review of the information by | | April 15, 2000. |
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| | | 6. When the committee has completed its review of records, | | the committee shall return the records to the provider of the | | records. |
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| | | Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, | | this Act takes effect when approved. |
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| | | This bill gives the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary | | access to information, including records, relating to any | | investigation of abuse that occurred at the Governor Baxter | | School for the Deaf, notwithstanding applicable confidentiality | | laws. |
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| | | This bill establishes the basic process of review of the | | records to ensure that confidential records and information are | | not disclosed beyond the committee, its nonpartisan staff and the | | Office of the Attorney General. |
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