| | *Sec. 9. Initial report. Resolved: That the committee shall submit a | an initial report that includes its findings and recommendations | including suggested legislation for presentation to the Joint | Standing Committee on Judiciary and the Legislative Council by | December 3, 2003. Following receipt and review of the report, | the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary may report out a bill | to the Second Regular Session of the 121st Legislature to | implement the committee's recommendations. If the committee | requires a limited extension of time to conclude its study and to | make its report, it may apply to the Legislative Council, which | may grant the extension; and be it further |
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| | Sec. 8. Resolve 2003, c. 83, §9-A is enacted to read: |
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| | *Sec. 9-A.__Final report.__Resolved:__That, not later than November 3, | 2004, the committee shall submit a final report that includes its | findings and recommendations, including suggested legislation, | for presentation to the First Regular Session of the 122nd | Legislature.__The committee is authorized to submit legislation | related to its report for introduction to the First Regular | Session of the 122nd Legislature at the time of submission of its | report; and be it further |
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| | Sec. 9. Codification of public records exceptions. The Office of Policy and | Legal Analysis and the Office of the Revisor of Statutes shall | produce a bill for introduction in the First Regular Session of | the 122nd Legislature that lists in the Maine Revised Statutes, | Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter 1-A all the public records | exceptions that exist elsewhere in the statutes, including cross- | references to those exceptions. |
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| | Sec. 10. Retroactivity. Those sections of this Act that amend | Resolve 2003, chapter 83, section 9 and enact Resolve 2003, | chapter 83, section 9-A apply retroactively to December 3, 2003. |
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