Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §22002, sub-§6, ¶H, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. T, §5, is amended to read:

H. The authority shall submit an annual written report by January 15th of each year to the Governor, the Attorney General and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters. The report must include information on the following:

(1) The activities of the authority within the last 12 months;

(2) The number of employees and volunteers and their responsibilities;

(3) Data pertaining to the following:

(a) Requests for information;

(b) Applications filed;

(c) Claims submitted to the compensation panel;

(d) Decisions made by the compensation panel, and the nature of the decisions;

(e) Decisions appealed to the appeal board, and the grounds for and outcomes of the appeals;

(f) Claims pending completion prior to being submitted to the compensation panel;

(g) Claims pending decision by the compensation panel;

(h) Claims pending resolution by the appeal board; and

(i) Awards made and paid;

(4) Amount of compensation paid;

(5) Any other information that would help to evaluate the performance of the program; and

(6) Any recommended legislation the authority determines is necessary to carry out its duties.; and