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lesser of 2% of the aggregate of the highest fund balances in
any fiscal year and 4% of the combined value of any
capitalization grants provided by the United States for
deposit in the fund may be used for these purposes.__The
Commissioner of Education is authorized to receive revenue
from the fund administered by the bank.__Funds provided to the
Department of Education from the fund must be deposited in a
nonlapsing dedicated account to be used to carry out the
purposes of this section; and

 
Sec. A-55. 30-A MRSA §6006-F, sub-§3, ¶I, as amended by PL 2005, c. 272,
§1 and repealed by c. 386, Pt. L, §3, is repealed.

 
Sec. A-56. 31 MRSA c. 3, as amended, is further amended by repealing
the chapter headnote.

 
Sec. A-57. 34-B MRSA §1207, sub-§1, ¶H, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 563,
§3, is amended to read:

 
H. The names and dates of death of individuals who died
while patients at the Augusta Mental Health Institute, the
Bangor Mental Health Institute, the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric
Center or the Riverview Psychiatric Center may be made
available to the public in accordance with rules adopted by
the department. The rules must require the department to
notify the public regarding the release of the information
and to maintain the confidentiality of information
concerning any deceased individual whose surviving relatives
notify the department that they object to public disclosure.
Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are routine
technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375,
subchapter 2-A.

 
Sec. A-58. 34-B MRSA §1217, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 9, Pt. E, §18,
is amended to read:

 
§1217. Application of consent decree

 
It is the intent of the Legislature that the principles of the
consent decree issued on August 2, 1990 by the Superior Court,
Kennebec County, in Civil Action Docket No. 89-88 as they relate
to the development of a comprehensive mental health system apply
to all persons with severe and prolonged mental illness. The
individualized support plan process as contained in the decree in
paragraphs 49 through 74, to the extent possible and within
available resources, must be applicable to current and future
patients of the former Bangor Mental Health Institute and the
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center. In addition, patient
assessments must be provided to Bangor Mental Health Institute
and Dorothea
Dix Psychiatric Center patients beginning July 1,


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