‘Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §13004, sub-§2-A, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 470, §11 and amended by PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, §78 and affected by §80, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
2-A. Confidentiality. The provisions of this subsection govern confidentiality.
A. Complaints and responses pursuant to section 13020 and any other information or materials that may result in an action to deny, revoke or suspend certification are confidential, except when submitted in court proceedings to revoke or suspend certification.
B. If a complaint under section 13020 is based upon a criminal conviction or upon information that has become generally known to the public, the department may comment publicly on the existence and status of the complaint but shall otherwise preserve confidentiality in accordance with this subsection.
C. Except for information designated confidential under section 6102 or section 6103, the department may release relevant information that is designated confidential under paragraph A to:
(1) A national association of state directors of teacher education and certification to which the State belongs;
(2) Other public authorities that are considering reciprocal action or that are investigating a person's certification in another jurisdiction; or
(3) Law enforcement agencies in aid of their investigations.
D. This subsection may not prohibit the department from using or releasing relevant information as necessary:
(1) To investigate or prosecute complaints; or
(2) To report, curtail or prevent criminal conduct.
E. The department may publish and release as public information statistical summaries of complaints and dispositions as long as the release of such information does not jeopardize the confidentiality of individually identifiable information.’