Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2801-B, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 682, §§2 to 4, is further amended to read:

1. Exemption. The training standards and requirements of this chapter do not apply to the persons a person defined by this chapter as a law enforcement officers officer who are is:

A. Employees An employee of the Department of Corrections with a duty to perform probation functions or to perform intensive supervision functions;

B. Agents An agent or representatives a representative of the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands, whose law enforcement powers are limited to those specified in Title 12, section 1821;

C. Agents An agent or representatives a representative of the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Forestry, whose law enforcement powers are limited to those specified by Title 12, section 8901, subsection 3;

E. Harbor masters A harbor master; or

F. Municipal A municipal shellfish conservation wardens. warden;

G.__The State Fire Marshal;

H.__The Department of Public Safety's Chief of the Bureau of Liquor Enforcement; or

I.__The Department of Public Safety's director of capitol security or a security officer who is hired on or before May 1, 2001, whose law enforcement powers are limited to those specified by section 2908.__A director or security officer hired after May 1, 2001 is not exempt from the training requirements of this chapter and must have successfully completed the full course of training required by this chapter at the time the person is hired or within the first 12 months of employment.__A director or security officer hired on or before May 1, 2001 may choose to attend the full-time law enforcement officer training course before July 15, 2005, and the Department of Public Safety shall pay for that training.

Sec. 2. Appropriation. The following funds are appropriated from the General Fund to carry out the purposes of this Act.