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AGENCY UMBRELLA-UNIT NUMBER: 94-348
AGENCY NAME: Maine Human Rights Commission

CONTACT PERSON: John E. Carnes, Esq., 51 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0051

EMERGENCY RULES ADOPTED SINCE THE LAST REGULATORY AGENDA: None

EXPECTED 2004-5 RULE-MAKING ACTIVITY:

CHAPTER 3: Employment Regulations of the Maine Human Rights Commission
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 5 M.R.S.A., §4566(7)
PURPOSE: To clarify the meaning of "physical or mental disability".
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Prior to October 1, 2005
AFFECTED PARTIES: Employees, employers, labor organizations, and
employment agencies.
CONSENSUS-BASED RULE DEVELOPMENT: Not contemplated.

CHAPTER 5: Public Accommodations Regulations Relating to Handicap Discrimination in Public Conveyances of the Maine Human Rights Commission.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 5 M.R.S.A., §4566(7)
PURPOSE: To clarify the meaning of "physical or mental disability".
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Prior to October 1, 2005
AFFECTED PARTIES: All prospective users and providers of places of public accommodations/public conveyances.
CONSENSUS-BASED RULE DEVELOPMENT: Not contemplated.

CHAPTER 7: Accessibility Regulations of the Maine Human Rights Commission
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 5 M.R.S.A., §4566(7)
PURPOSE: To clarify the meaning of "physical or mental disability".
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Prior to October 1, 2005
AFFECTED PARTIES: All prospective users and providers of places of public accommodations.
CONSENSUS-BASED RULE DEVELOPMENT: Not contemplated.

CHAPTER 8: Housing Regulations of the Maine Human Rights Commission
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 5 M.R.S.A., §4566(7)
PURPOSE: To clarify the meaning of "physical or mental disability".
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Prior to October 1, 2005
AFFECTED PARTIES: Housing providers, tenants, real estate agencies, and financial institutions.
CONSENSUS-BASED RULE DEVELOPMENT: Not contemplated.

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