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LR 1914
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Administrative Procedure Act from the superintendent's
final agency action on these matters pursuant to Title 24,
section 2301, subsection 9-D.

 
Sec. 7. 5 MRSA §194-A, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 344, §1, is
amended to read:

 
6. Modified charitable trust plan required for a material
change in form. An organization shall notify the Attorney
General and the superintendent of the organization's intent to
engage in any transaction described in subsection 1, paragraph
I at least 60 days prior to engaging in that transaction.
Upon the superintendent's or the Attorney General's
determination that a transaction described in subsection 1,
paragraph I is a material change in form, notice must be given
to the organization and the Attorney General or
superintendent, as applicable. Within 90 days after the
superintendent or the Attorney General issues a notice of the
determination that a transaction described in subsection 1,
paragraph I is a material change in form, other than through
conversion to a domestic stock insurer pursuant to Title 24,
section 2301, subsection 9-D, the Attorney General shall file
an action in Superior Court under the Attorney General's
charitable authority requesting the court to order the
organization to submit to the superintendent, the court and
the Attorney General a modified charitable trust plan
containing the provisions set forth in subsection 5, paragraph
I as the court determines are reasonable under the
circumstances, together with any additional provisions as the
court determines are reasonably required to coordinate the
modified charitable trust plan with any proceeding instituted
or to be instituted by the superintendent in connection with
the material change in form. The Superior Court, after
hearing, shall approve, approve with modifications or
disapprove the modified charitable trust plan. The
superintendent has the right to intervene in the Superior
Court proceeding. In the event that either the superintendent
or the court determines that a valuation of the organization
is necessary, the superintendent shall conduct the valuation
consistent with Title 24, section 2301, subsection 9-D. The
superintendent may hold proceedings as the superintendent
determines necessary to review an organization's proposal to
materially change its form. If the modified charitable trust
plan includes the creation of a charitable trust or nonprofit
public benefit corporation, the charitable trust or nonprofit
public benefit corporation may not include the organization or
any person controlled by the organization.

 
Sec. 8. 5 MRSA §194-A, sub-§7,¶¶B to D, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 344,
§1, is amended to read:


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