Sec. B-1. 5 MRSA §17851, sub-§4, ¶B, as amended by PL 1997, c. 740, §3 and c. 769, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
B. Except as provided in section 17851-A, became a state police officer after September 15, 1984 and completed 25 years of creditable service as a state police officer.
Sec. B-2. 12 MRSA §7827, sub-§26, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 739, §8, is repealed.
Sec. B-3. 12 MRSA §7827, sub-§27 is enacted to read:
27. Unlawfully renting or leasing a personal watercraft. A person is guilty of unlawfully renting or leasing a personal watercraft if that person rents or leases a personal watercraft in violation of section 7825-C.
Sec. B-4. 12 MRSA §7901, sub-§17, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 739, §9, is repealed.
Sec. B-5. 12 MRSA §7901, sub-§18 is enacted to read:
18. Unlawfully renting or leasing a personal watercraft. A violation of section 7827, subsection 27 is a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $200 must be adjudged. The $200 minimum fine may not be waived by the court.
Sec. B-6. 15 MRSA §3316, as amended by PL 1997, c. 591, §2 and c. 752, §25, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
§3316. Commitment to the Department of Corrections or the Department of Human Services
1. Sharing of information about a committed juvenile. Information regarding a committed juvenile must be shared as follows.
A. When a juvenile is committed to a Department of Corrections juvenile corrections facility or the Department of Human Services, the court shall transmit, with the commitment order, a copy of the petition, the order of adjudication, copies of the social study, any clinical or educational reports and other information pertinent to the care and treatment of the juvenile.
B. The Department of Corrections facility or the Department of Human Services shall provide the court with any information concerning a juvenile committed to its care that the court at any time may require.
2. Indeterminate disposition. The following provisions apply to indeterminate dispositions.
A. A commitment of a juvenile to a Department of Corrections juvenile corrections facility pursuant to section 3314 must be for an indeterminate period not to extend beyond the juvenile's 18th birthday unless the court expressly further limits or extends the indeterminate commitment, as long as the court does not limit the commitment to less than one year nor extend the commitment beyond a juvenile's 21st birthday and as long as an order does not result in a commitment of less than one year, unless the commitment is for an indeterminate period not to extend beyond the juvenile's 21st birthday. Nothing in this Part may be construed to prohibit the provision to a juvenile following the expiration of the juvenile's term of commitment of services voluntarily accepted by the juvenile and the juvenile's parents, guardian or legal custodian if the juvenile is not emancipated; except that these services may not be extended beyond the juvenile's 21st birthday.
B. A commitment of a juvenile to the Department of Human Services pursuant to section 3314 must be for an indeterminate period not to extend beyond the juvenile's 18th birthday unless the court expressly further limits the commitment.
3. Provision of services. Nothing in this chapter may prevent juveniles who are receiving services from the Department of Corrections from receiving services from the Department of Human Services.
4. Voluntary services. The following applies to voluntary services agreement provisions.
A. This chapter does not prevent a juvenile from receiving services from the Department of Corrections pursuant to a voluntary agreement with the juvenile and the juvenile's parents, guardian or legal custodian if the juvenile is not emancipated.
B. If a juvenile is placed in a residence outside the juvenile's home pursuant to a voluntary services agreement, the Commissioner of Corrections or the commissioner's designee may request the court to make a determination whether reasonable efforts have been made to prevent or eliminate the need for removal of the juvenile from the juvenile's home and whether continuation in the juvenile's home would be contrary to the welfare of the juvenile. If requested, the court shall make that determination prior to the expiration of 180 days from the start of the placement and shall review that determination not less than once every 12 months until the juvenile is no longer residing outside the juvenile's home.
Sec. B-7. 22 MRSA §1663, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 826, §1, is amended to read:
The Commissioner of Human Services is authorized and directed to adopt rules to implement this chapter to reflect widely accepted and current services which that are presently provided. The commissioner shall consult with organizations who counsel rape victims, the Maine Coalition in Rape Against Sexual Assault, and other appropriate parties and shall make allocations based on these recommendations.
Sec. B-8. 22 MRSA §8704, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1997, c. 525, §2, is further amended to read:
4. Rulemaking. The board shall adopt rules necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of the requirements of this chapter. All rules must be adopted in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A and unless otherwise provided are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.
Sec. B-9. 36 MRSA §5219-K, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 368, Pt. GGG, §7, is amended to read:
1. Credit allowed. A taxpayer is allowed a credit against the tax due under this chapter Part equal to the sum of 5% of the excess, if any, of the qualified research expenses for the taxable year, over the base amount; and 7.5% of the basic research payments determined under subsection (e)(1)(A) of Section 41 of the Code. The term "base amount" means the average spent on qualified research expenses over the last 3 years by the taxpayer. The terms "qualified research expenses," "qualified organization base period amount," "basic research" and any other terms affecting the calculation of the credit, unless the context otherwise requires, have the same meanings as under Section 41 of the Code, as amended and in effect on December 31, 1994, but only apply to expenditures for research conducted in this State. In determining the amount of the credit allowable under this section, the State Tax Assessor may aggregate the activities of all corporations that are members of a controlled group of corporations, as defined by subsection (f)(1)(A) of Section 41 of the Code, and in addition may aggregate the activities of all entities, whether or not incorporated, that are under common control, as defined by subsection (f)(1)(B) of Section 41 of the Code.
Sec. B-10. PL 1997, c. 795, §10 is amended to read:
Sec. 10. Medicaid for persons with disabilities. Beginning October 1, 1998 the Department of Human Services is authorized to implement the provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Public Law 105-33, 111 Stat. 251, Section 4793 4733 to create a Medicaid categorically needy eligibility group for individuals whose family income is less than 250% of the nonfarm income official poverty line and who, except for their earned income, would be considered to be receiving supplemental security income benefits.
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