7.__Solicitation agent.__"Solicitation agent" means a person or entity that receives payment for or retains any portion of the proceeds from soliciting.__"Solicitation agent" includes, but is not limited to, a person or entity that receives or retains reimbursement for expenses related to soliciting.

Sec. C-19. 25 MRSA §3702-C is enacted to read:

§3702-C.__Solicitation unlawful

A law enforcement agency, law enforcement association, law enforcement officer or solicitation agent may not solicit property from the general public when the property or any part of that property in any way tangibly benefits, is intended to tangibly benefit or is represented to be for the tangible benefit of any law enforcement officer, law enforcement agency or law enforcement association.__Any violation of this chapter constitutes a violation of the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act.

Sec. C-20. 34-B MRSA §15004, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 790, Pt. A, §1 and affected by §3, is amended to read:

1. Membership. The committee consists of the following 17 16 members:

A. Three representatives of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters who must serve on the committee at the time of their appointments and who may continue to serve while they are Legislators until they are replaced by a new appointment. One member is appointed by the President of the Senate. Two members are appointed by the Speaker of the House, representing each major political party;

B. One representative of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice matters, appointed by the Speaker of the House;

C. One representative of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education and cultural affairs, appointed by the President of the Senate;

D. One representative of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs, appointed jointly by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House;