Bill > LD1492

This bill creates the position of auditor within the Office of the Attorney General to conduct systematic, ongoing oversight of the Maine Information and Analysis Center, a cooperative effort between several state agencies, in order to bring transparency and accountability to its operations and ensure it operates within the law and in a manner that preserves privacy and liberty. The auditor is required to assist the legislative committee with oversight, maintain a public website, keep confidential the identity of officers who make good faith complaints, and report annually and as needed to the committee. The bill also specifies that information shared by the center with private entities is a public record under the Freedom of Access Act. Additionally, for the auditor's first report, the bill directs the auditor to review the center's record-keeping and information-sharing practices, particularly regarding intelligence gathering, and assess the center's policies and compliance with federal regulations.