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An Act To Ensure the Safety of State Employees by Allowing Disclosure of Certain Information in Limited Circumstances
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §4008, sub-§2, ¶A-2  is enacted to read:
 
A-2.  A social media service, to the extent necessary for reporting, investigating or removing a threat or serious intimidation attempt directed against an employee of the department, an employee of the Attorney General's Office or an employee of any court or court system;
 
SUMMARY
This bill amends the records confidentiality statute within the Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act to ensure that information may be disclosed to a social media service when necessary to report, investigate or remove a threat or serious intimidation attempt against an employee of the Department of Health and Human Services, an employee of the Attorney General's Office or an employee of the court.