C. If the officer is hired by the other governmental entity during the 3rd year after graduation, that governmental entity shall reimburse the first governmental entity 1/3 of the training costs.

D. If the officer graduated more than 3 years before subsequently being hired by the other governmental entity, the governmental entity shall not be obligated to reimburse the first governmental entity.

If the officer is subsequently hired by additional governmental entities within 3 years of graduation from the academy, each of those governmental entities shall be liable to the governmental employer immediately preceding it for the training costs paid by that governmental entity under this subsection. The extent of financial liability shall be determined according to the formula established by this subsection.

Reimbursement shall not be required when the trained officer hired by a governmental entity had employment with a prior governmental entity terminated at the discretion of the governmental entity.

3. Reimbursement for training costs after September 1, 1989. Whenever When a law enforcement officer or corrections officer, trained at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy on or after September 1, 1989, while on the payroll of a particular governmental entity, is subsequently hired by another governmental entity within 5 years of graduation from the academy, the governmental entity shall reimburse the first governmental entity according to the following formula.

A. If the officer is hired by the other governmental entity during the first year after graduation, that governmental entity shall reimburse the first governmental entity the full cost of the training costs.

B. If the officer is hired by the other governmental entity during the 2nd year after graduation, that governmental entity shall reimburse the first governmental entity 80% of the training costs.

C. If the officer is hired by the other governmental entity during the 3rd year after graduation, that governmental

entity shall reimburse the first governmental entity 60% of the training costs.

D. If the officer is hired by the other governmental entity during the 4th year after graduation, that governmental entity shall reimburse the first governmental entity 40% of the training costs.

E. If the officer is hired by the other governmental entity during the 5th year after graduation, that governmental entity shall reimburse the first governmental entity 20% of the training costs.

F. If the officer graduated more than 5 years before subsequently being hired by the other governmental entity, that governmental entity shall is not be obligated to reimburse the first governmental entity.

If the officer is subsequently hired by additional governmental entities within 5 years of graduation from the academy, each of those governmental entities shall be is liable to the governmental employer immediately preceding it for the training costs paid by that governmental entity under this subsection. The extent of financial liability shall must be determined according to the formula established by this subsection.

Reimbursement shall is not be required when the trained officer hired by a governmental entity has had employment with a prior governmental entity terminated at the discretion of the governmental entity.

Sec. 2. Retroactivity. This Act applies retroactively to September 1, 1989.

SUMMARY

Current law allows law enforcement agencies to recoup from another law enforcement agency the cost of training a law enforcement officer at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, when that other agency hires the officer within 5 years of the officer's graduation from the academy. This bill expands upon the present law by allowing a county sheriff to recoup from another agency the cost of training a corrections officer when the other agency hires the officer within 5 years of the officer's graduation from the academy.