Sec. B-24. 34-A MRSA §§11255 and 11256, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. OOO, §15, are amended to read:

§11255. Public notification

1. Department. Upon the conditional release or discharge of a sex offender or sexually violent predator registrant from a state correctional institution, the department shall give notice of the information under section 11254, subsection 1 to members of the public the department determines appropriate to ensure public safety.

2. Law enforcement agencies. Upon receipt of the information concerning the conditional release or discharge of a sex offender or sexually violent predator registrant pursuant to section 11254, subsection 2, a law enforcement agency shall notify members of a municipality that the law enforcement agency determines appropriate to ensure public safety.

§11256. Risk assessment assistance

Upon request, the department shall provide to law enforcement agencies technical assistance concerning risk assessment for purposes of notification to the public of a sex offender's or sexually violent predator's registrant's conditional release or discharge.

PART C

Sec. C-1. Research and report regarding potential offenders. The Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Corrections and the Department of Public Safety, in cooperation with the Child Abuse Action Network, shall:

1. Identify the subpopulation of potential offenders or young persons at risk of offending because they have been sexually abused or face a significant mental health disability, with recognition of the fact that over 95% of sex offenders are male;

2. Identify the types of prevention and treatment currently known to work with these young persons;