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Amend the bill in Part B by inserting after section 2 the following:
‘Sec. B-3. 5 MRSA §10051, sub-§3,  as amended by PL 2003, c. 451, Pt. T, §3, is further amended to read:
 
3. Appellate jurisdiction.   The District Court has exclusive jurisdiction to review disciplinary decisions of occupational licensing boards and commissions taken pursuant to Title 10, section 8003 and licensing decisions of the Department of Public Safety taken pursuant to Title 28-A, sections 453-A, 458 and 653. Chapter 375, subchapter 7 governs these proceedings as far as applicable, substituting "District Court" for "Superior Court." ’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment amends the law to clarify that appellate jurisdiction to review disciplinary decisions of the occupational licensing boards and commissions under the Office of Licensing and Registration will lie with the Superior Court in order to accomplish the intent of the bill.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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