Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2801-A, sub-§§3 and 4, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 521, §§2 and 17, are amended to read:

3. Full-time corrections officer. "Full-time corrections officer" means a person who is employed as a corrections officer with a reasonable expectation of earning at least $10,000 working at least 1,040 hours in any one calendar or fiscal year for performing corrections officer duties.

4. Full-time law enforcement officer. "Full-time law enforcement officer" means a person who is employed as a law enforcement officer with a reasonable expectation of earning at least $10,000 working at least 1,040 hours in any one calendar or fiscal year for performing law enforcement officer duties.

SUMMARY

This bill changes the method of determining who is a full- time law enforcement or corrections officer for purposes of required training from one based on compensation to one based on hours worked in the course of a year. This makes the training law consistent with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 386, which deals with compensation of a deputy sheriff based on hours worked.