Sec. 17. 25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2003, c. 370, §4, is repealed.

Sec. 18. 25 MRSA §2803-C is enacted to read:

§2803-C.__Penalty

An agency that fails to comply with a provision of this chapter commits a civil violation for which the State or local government entity whose officer or employee committed the violation may be adjudged a fine not to exceed $500.

Sec. 19. 25 MRSA §2804-A, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 579, §9, is amended to read:

The Commissioner of Public Safety, with the approval advice and consideration of the board of trustees, shall appoint a director, who shall be is the administrator of the academy. Qualifications of the director shall must be established by the commissioner and the board jointly. The salary of the director shall must be established by the commissioner and the board jointly. The director may be dismissed for cause by the commissioner with the approval of the board.

Sec. 20. 25 MRSA §2804-B, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1993, c. 630, Pt. B, §5, is further amended to read:

2. Preservice training standards. The board shall establish standards for preservice training certification that are equivalent to the 100-hour reserve officer training course as of November 1, 1988. In establishing the standards, the board shall consider the use of a registered apprenticeship with a certified, experienced officer, to be followed by an examination given by the board, as an alternative to part or all of the preservice training course leading to preservice certification. In establishing the standards, the board shall cooperate with the State and local departments and agencies to which the preservice standards apply to ensure that the standards are appropriate.

Sec. 21. 25 MRSA §2804-C, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 395, Pt. O, §4, is further amended to read:

1. Required. As a condition to the continued employment of any person as a full-time law enforcement officer by a municipality, a county, the State or any other nonfederal employer, that person must successfully complete, within the first 12 months of initial employment, a the basic training