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Maine Revised Statutes Title 2. Executive § 201. Information regarding racial impact statements

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

A. “Legislative committee” means a joint standing committee of the Legislature, a joint select committee of the Legislature, a task force, commission or council or any other committee established by the Legislature and composed wholly or partly of Legislators for the purpose of conducting legislative business.

B. “Racial impact statement” means an assessment of the potential impact that legislation could have on historically disadvantaged racial populations.

C. “State agency” means a state department, agency, office, board or commission or a quasi-independent agency, board, commission, authority or institution.

2. Racial impact statement information. Upon the request of a legislative committee, a commissioner or director of a state agency or the commissioner’s or director’s designee shall provide to that legislative committee data, analysis and other information within the agency’s possession necessary for the Legislature to prepare a racial impact statement for legislation before that legislative committee or legislation being prepared by that legislative committee. The racial impact statement information must be provided in a timely manner.

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