Good Samaritan training: academy will develop curriculum but sponsor presses to codify requirement
Sponsor of LD 1646 asked lawmakers to require mandatory training for law enforcement on Maine’s Good Samaritan law and overdose response. The Criminal Justice Academy told the committee it will convene stakeholders and develop training using existing resources; the committee recorded a motion expressing opposition to the bill and held further action.
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Sponsor Rachel Talbot Ross proposed an amendment to LD 1646 that would require the Criminal Justice Academy to develop mandatory training for law‑enforcement personnel on Maine’s Good Samaritan law and overdose response, with implementation deadlines and collaboration with recovery‑advocacy groups and naloxone distributors.
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