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2025 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 2: EXECUTIVE
Chapter 7: RACIAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
2 §201. Information regarding racial impact statements

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2 ME Rev Stat § 201 (2025)
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§201. Information regarding racial impact statements

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.   [PL 2021, c. 21, §1 (NEW).]

B. "Racial impact statement" means an assessment of the potential impact that legislation could have on historically disadvantaged racial populations.   [PL 2021, c. 21, §1 (NEW).]

C. "State agency" means a state department, agency, office, board or commission or a quasi-independent agency, board, commission, authority or institution.   [PL 2021, c. 21, §1 (NEW).]

[PL 2021, c. 21, §1 (NEW).]

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.  

[PL 2021, c. 21, §1 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2021, c. 21, §1 (NEW).

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