| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. A-1. 9 MRSA §5010, as amended by PL 1981, c. 456, Pt. A, §36, | is further amended to read: |
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| §5010. Annual report by commissioner |
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| | The commissioner shall annually, prior to February December | 1st, make a report to the Governor and the Legislature on the | activities of charitable organizations within this State, based | on the information filed under this chapter. |
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| | Sec. B-1. 10 MRSA §8003, sub-§5, śC, as amended by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. | B, §4, is further amended to read: |
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| C. The bureau, office, board or commission may: |
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| (1) Require all applicants for license or registration | renewal to have responded under oath to all inquiries | set forth on renewal forms; |
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| (2) Require applicants for license or registration | renewal to present proof of satisfactory completion of | continuing professional or occupational education in | accordance with each bureau's, office's, board's or | commission's rules. Failure to comply with the | continuing education rules may, in the bureau's, | office's, board's or commission's discretion, result in | a decision to deny license or registration renewal or | may result in a decision to enter into a consent | agreement and probation setting forth terms and | conditions to correct the licensee's or registrant's | failure to complete continuing education. Terms and | conditions of a consent agreement may include requiring | completion of increased hours of continuing education, | civil penalties, suspension and other terms as the | bureau, office, board, commission, the licensee or | registrant and the Department of the Attorney General | determine appropriate. Notwithstanding any contrary | provision set forth in a bureau's, office's, board's or | commission's governing law, continuing education | requirements may coincide with the license or | registration renewal period; |
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| (3) Refuse to renew a license or registration or deny a license | when the bureau, office, board or commission |
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