An Act To Amend Certain Laws Governing the Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 37-B MRSA §505, sub-§2, ¶G, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 662, §66, is amended to read:
G. In order to be eligible for benefits under this subsection, a student must apply for a Federal Pell Grant under 20 United States Code, Section 1070a. The director shall estimate the number of students anticipated that will use this program and provide the estimate to state institutions upon request.
Sec. 2. 37-B MRSA §509, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 404, §7, is amended to read:
1. Certificate of release. A certificate of release or discharge from , casualty report, death notice or other record pertaining to active duty service issued by the United States Government , classified by the United States Government as confidential and filed for safekeeping with any state, county or local government authority is confidential for a period of 75 62 years following its filing date of issuance. During that 75-year 62-year period, it is unlawful for a person to permit inspection of the record, to disclose information contained in the record or to issue a copy of all or any part of the record except as authorized by this section or by court order. Nothing is this section may be construed to make a record confidential that is not directed to be confidential by the United States Government.
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 126th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.