| This bill requires that all law enforcement agencies add to |
their existing collection of mandatory written policies one |
that addresses compliance with Maine's freedom of access laws, |
which govern citizen access to public records and proceedings. |
It further provides that the Board of Trustees of the Maine |
Criminal Justice Academy shall establish, by June 2004, |
minimum standards that each agency policy is required to meet |
and establishes deadlines in 2005 by which each law |
enforcement agency is required to adopt a policy and provide |
training and orientation to its personnel regarding the |
policy. |