Sec. 7. 4 MRSA §152, sub-§§9 and 10 are enacted to read:

9.__Licensing jurisdiction.__Except as provided in Title 5, section 10004; Title 8, section 279-B; Title 10, section 8003, subsection 5; Title 20-A, sections 10712 and 10713; Title 29-A; Title 32, chapters 105 and 114; and Title 35-A, section 3132, exclusive jurisdiction upon complaint of an agency or, if the licensing agency fails or refuses to act within a reasonable time, upon complaint of the Attorney General to revoke or suspend licenses issued by the agency.__The District Court has original jurisdiction upon complaint of a licensing agency to determine whether renewal or reissuance of a license of that agency may be refused.__The District Court has original concurrent jurisdiction to grant equitable relief in proceedings initiated by an agency or the Department of the Attorney General alleging any violation of a license or licensing laws or rules.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a licensing agency may not reinstate or otherwise affect a license suspended, revoked or modified by the District Court pursuant to a complaint filed by the Attorney General without the approval of the Attorney General; and

10.__Appellate jurisdiction.__Exclusive jurisdiction to review disciplinary decisions of occupational licensing boards and commissions taken pursuant to Title 10, section 8003.__Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter VII governs this procedure as far as applicable, substituting "District Court" for "Superior Court."

Sec. 8. 4 MRSA §157, sub-§1, ķA, as amended by PL 1999, c. 510, §1, is further amended to read:

A. The Governor, subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters and to confirmation by the Legislature, shall appoint to the District Court 31 33 judges. At least one judge must be appointed from each district who is a resident of a county in which the district lies, except that in District 3 there must be 2 judges appointed who are residents of a county in which the district lies; in District 6 there must be 2 judges appointed who are residents of a county in which the district lies; and in District 9 there must be 2 judges appointed who are residents of a county in which the district lies. Each District Court Judge has a term of office of 7 years.