| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §4013, sub-§1, ķA, as amended by PL 1997, c. 507, §2, | is further amended to read: |
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| A. The Governor shall name the chair from among the | following members: |
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| (1) Two members, appointed by the Governor, who are | representatives of the statewide coalition of family | crisis services domestic violence projects; |
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| (1-A)__Two members, appointed by the Governor, who are | representatives of the statewide coalition of sexual | assault services; |
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| (2) Two members One member, appointed by the Governor, | one of whom has experience counseling abusers, who are | representatives is a representative of the family | counseling profession a mental health profession; |
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| (3) One member, appointed by the Governor, who is a | representative of victims of domestic violence; |
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| (3-A)__One member, appointed by the Governor, who is a | representative of victims of sexual assault; |
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| (4) Two members, appointed by the Governor, one of | whom has experience representing victims of domestic | abuse, who are attorneys with experience in domestic | relations cases; |
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| (5) One person member, appointed by the Governor, who | was a victim of domestic abuse and used the court | system; |
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| (5-A)__One member, appointed by the Governor, who was a | victim of sexual assault and used the court system; |
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| (6) One member, appointed by the Governor, who is a | district attorney or assistant district attorney; |
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| (7) One member, appointed by the Governor, who is | chief of a municipal police department; |
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| (8) One member, appointed by the Governor, who is a | county sheriff; |
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