| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
|
| | Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §20071, sub-§4-B, as amended by PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. A, | §12 and affected by §153 and Pt. C, §15, is repealed. |
|
| | Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §20075, as amended by PL 1999, c. 448, §7, is | further amended to read: |
|
| §20075. Certification; recertification |
|
| | All providers of the evaluation, intervention and treatment | components of the Driver Education and Evaluation Programs must | be certified by the office pursuant to section 20005, section | 20024, section 20073-B and this subchapter. The certification | period for individual providers and agencies is 2 years. The | office shall adopt rules requiring continuing education for | recertification. |
|
| | Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2411, sub-§5, ¶F, as amended by PL 1997, c. 737, | §10, is further amended to read: |
|
| F. For a person sentenced under paragraph B, C or D, the | court shall order the defendant to participate in the | alcohol and other drug program for multiple offenders of the | Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services, Office | of Substance Abuse. The court may waive the multiple | offender intervention program under pursuant to Title 5, | section 20073 20073-B, subsections 4 and 5, if the court | finds that the defendant has completed a residential an | alcohol or other drug treatment program, or its equivalent, | subsequent to the date of the offense; and |
|
| | Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §2455, sub-§3, ¶¶B and C, as enacted by PL 1993, c. | 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, are amended to read: |
|
| B. When required, satisfactory completion of a substance | abuse treatment program or rehabilitation program approved | or licensed by the Office of Substance Abuse Department of | Behavorial and Developmental Services; and |
|
| C. When required, attendance for 2 years at an after-care | program arranged by the approved by the Office of Substance | Abuse treatment or rehabilitation program. |
|
| | Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §2457, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, | §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: |
|
| | 5. Restoration of license. Following the expiration of the | aggregate periods of suspension imposed pursuant to this section | otherwise imposed by the Secretary of State and ordered by any |
|
|