LD1801

Technical changes to definitions and confidentiality of training materials for Maine Commission on Public Defense Services.

This bill makes technical changes to the Maine laws governing the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services. It amends definitions of "employed counsel" and "public defender" and specifies that training materials prepared by the commission are confidential. The bill also clarifies that the commission can disseminate these materials without waiving their confidentiality. It ensures that courts must disclose confidential records related to child protection actions to the commission for assigning, evaluating, or supervising counsel.