Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17652, sub-§5, as reallocated by RR 2003, c. 1, §4, is amended to read:

5. Certain members of the Maine National Guard. A member of the Maine National Guard who is not governed by section 17651 and who is on active state service for more than 15 5 consecutive days pursuant to Title 37-B may elect to be a member of the Maine State Retirement System. A member of the Maine National Guard on active state service pursuant to Title 37-B who does not elect to participate in the Maine State Retirement System or is not eligible to participate in the Maine State Retirement System shall participate in the United States Social Security System. Once a member of the Maine National Guard makes an election under this subsection, that election is irrevocable. A member of the Maine National Guard on active state service pursuant to Title 37-B may participate in the tax-deferred arrangement of chapter 67.

Sec. 2. 18-A MRSA §5-207, sub-§(c), as amended by PL 1999, c. 303, §1, is further amended to read:

(c) If necessary, the court may appoint a temporary guardian, with the status of an ordinary guardian of a minor, but the authority of a temporary guardian may not last longer than 6 months.

Notwithstanding this subsection, if one of the parents of the minor is a member of the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces under an order to active duty for a period of more than 30 days, a temporary guardianship that would otherwise expire is automatically extended until 30 days after the parent is no longer under those active duty orders or until an order of the court so provides.__This exception applies only if the parent's service is in support of:

(1)__An operational mission for which members of the reserve components have been ordered to active duty without their consent; or

(2)__Forces activated during a period of war declared by Congress or a period of national emergency declared by the President or Congress.

Notice of hearing on the petition for the appointment of a temporary guardian must be served as provided under subsection (a), except that the notice must be given at least 5 days before the hearing, and notice need not be given to any person whose address and present whereabouts are unknown and cannot can not be