GENERAL FUND ($500,000) $1,265,400

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND $0 $857,958

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SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS ($500,000) $2,123,358

PART WWW

Sec. WWW-1. Funding for advocacy services for children with serious disabilities. The Disability Rights Center, the State's designated protection and advocacy agency for persons with disabilities pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 511 and under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, 42 United States Code, Section 15002 et seq. and 45 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1386, Subpart B, shall use the funds appropriated in accordance with section 2 to provide advocacy services on behalf of children with serious disabilities in education-related matters.

Sec. WWW-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

DISABILITY RIGHTS CENTER

Disability Rights Center 0523

Initiative: Provides funds for advocacy services for children with serious disabilities in education-related matters.

GENERAL FUND 2005-06 2006-07

All Other $0 $64,782

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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $64,782

PART XXX

Sec. XXX-1. 25 MRSA §1611, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2001, c. 667, Pt. C, §14, is further amended to read:

5. Law enforcement officer or officer. "Law enforcement officer" or "officer" means an active state police officer, municipal police officer, county sheriff, deputy sheriff, game warden, an employee of the Office of the State Fire Marshal who has law enforcement powers pursuant to section 2396, subsection 7, fire marshal, state judicial marshal or state judicial deputy marshal, liquor enforcement officer or marine patrol officer in this State.