Sec. 1. 34-B MRSA §17001, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 417, §3 and affected by §4, is amended to read:

5. Designated state agency. In accordance with Notwithstanding subsection 2, the council is the designated state agency for the purposes of the federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, the State shall identify an agency to act as the designated state agency to provide support for the council Public Law 106-402. The As the designated state agency must, the council shall meet all requirements specified in 42 United States Code, Section 15025.

SUMMARY

This bill authorizes the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council to be the designated state agency for the purposes of the federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000.