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An Act To Allow a Minor in the Police Explorer Program To Assist with Traffic Control at Civic Events
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §772, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 59, §1, is amended to read:
 
5. Application.   This section does not apply to minors in public and approved private schools where mechanical equipment is installed and operated primarily for purposes of instruction or minors who are volunteer participants in a career-oriented law enforcement program and perform traffic control duties at civic events after receiving the required training to perform these duties by the Department of Transportation.
 
SUMMARY
This bill allows minors who are volunteer participants in a career-oriented law enforcement program to perform traffic control duties at civic events after receiving the required training to perform these duties by the Department of Transportation.