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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §2091-A  is enacted to read:
§ 2091-A. School crossing guards
 
1.  Qualifications.     A school crossing guard is qualified to direct traffic if the school crossing guard:
 
A.  Is 18 years of age or older;
 
B.  Is under the control of a local law enforcement agency;
 
C.  Has completed training approved by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards in controlling traffic on a public way and as described by section 2091, subsection 2 to perform any traffic direction duties to which the school crossing guard is assigned as prescribed by the local law enforcement agency that has control over the school crossing guard;
 
D.  Is wearing an appropriate uniform as specified by the local law enforcement agency that has control over the school crossing guard; and
 
E.  Is directing traffic in an intersection with a marked crosswalk on a public way.
 
2.  Obeying school crossing guards.     An operator of a motor vehicle shall obey a hand signal or handheld traffic control device of a school crossing guard qualified under subsection 1. A violation of this subsection is a traffic infraction.
 
3.  Assisting pedestrians.     This section does not prohibit a school crossing guard who does not meet the specifications described in subsection 1 from assisting a pedestrian to cross a public way, as long as the school crossing guard does not attempt to do so by directing traffic.
 
4.  Restrictions.    A school crossing guard may not contradict or override a lighted traffic control device or pedestrian control device or cause a pedestrian or motor vehicle to violate the provisions of section 2057.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment clarifies that failure to obey a school crossing guard is a traffic infraction. The amendment provides that school crossing guards are under the control of a local law enforcement agency only and not a school administrative unit. The amendment specifies that a school crossing guard must complete training approved by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards in order to control traffic on a public way. The amendment also provides that a school crossing guard may direct traffic only in an intersection with a marked crosswalk on a public way. Finally, the amendment provides that a school crossing guard may not contradict or override a lighted traffic control device or pedestrian control device.