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 |   | | An Act to Ensure Access to Assisted Living Services |  
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 |   |  | Emergency preamble.  Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become  |  | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as  |  | emergencies; and |  
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 |   |  | Whereas, unless this legislation is enacted as an emergency  |  | measure, the Commission to Study Assisted Living will be unable  |  | to complete its work in a timely manner; and |  
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 |   |  | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create  |  | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and  |  | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for  |  | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now,  |  | therefore, |  
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 |   | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |  
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 |   |  | Sec. 1.  Commission to Study Assisted Living.  There is established the  |  | Commission to Study Assisted Living, referred to in this section  |  | as the "commission," to study assisted living options for the  |  | State in order to develop high-quality, cost-effective assisted  |  | living housing and service programs to serve the growing  |  | population of elderly and disabled persons in appropriate  |  | community center locations across the State. |  
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