Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ¶N, as amended by PL 2005, c. 381, §2, is further amended to read:

N. Social security numbers in the possession of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; and

Sec. 2. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ¶O, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 381, §3, is amended to read:

O. Personal contact information concerning public employees, except when that information is public pursuant to other law. For the purposes of this paragraph:

(1) "Personal contact information" means home address, home telephone number, home facsimile number, home e- mail address and personal cellular telephone number and personal pager number; and

(2) "Public employee" means an employee of a governmental entity, as defined in Title 14, section 8102, subsection 2, except that "public employee" does not include elected officials.; and

Sec. 3. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ¶P is enacted to read:

P.__Information provided to any hotline authorized by law and maintained by any agency of State Government for the confidential reporting of potential fraud regarding the internal financial operation of State Government.

SUMMARY

This bill ensures the confidentiality of any information that is provided to a state-maintained hotline for the reporting of potential fraud regarding the internal financial operation of State Government.