Resolve, Directinq the Government Accountability Suqqestion System Office of Proqram Evaluation and To Review a Proposed Employee Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. Employee Suggestion System. Resolved: That the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability, as established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 991, shall review the Employee Suggestion System proposed in Legislative Document 1686, "An Act To Encourage Cost Savings by State Employees," from the 121st Legislature; and be it further Sec. 2. Report back. Resolved: That the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters by January 15, 2005 with recommendations on the development and implementation of the Employee Suggestion System. Page l-LR2218(3) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1686
Committee Amendment CA_B_S410 (Senate)
Committee: State and Local Government can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT~" to S.P. 618, L.D. 1686, Bill, "An 
Act To Encourage Cost Savings by State Employees" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'Resolve, 
Directinq 
the 
Government 
Accountability 
Suqqestion System' 
Office 
of 
Proqram 
Evaluation 
and 
To 
Review 
a 
Proposed 
Employee 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
title and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. Employee Suggestion System. Resolved: 
That the Office 
of 
Program 
Evaluation 
and 
Government 
Accountability, 
as 
established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 991, 
shall 
review 
the 
Employee 
Suggestion 
System 
proposed 
in 
Legislative Document 1686, "An Act To Encourage Cost Savings by 
State Employees," from the 121st Legislature; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Report back. Resolved: 
That the Office of Program 
Evaluation and Government Accountability shall report to the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over state and local government matters by January 15, 2005 with 
recommendations 
on the 
development and implementation of the 
Employee Suggestion System.' 
Page l-LR2218(3) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "B' to S.P. 618, L.D. 1686 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
replaces 
the bill 
and 
is 
the 
minority 
report. 
It 
directs 
the 
Office 
of 
Program 
Evaluation 
and 
Government Accountability to review a proposal to create the 
Employee Suggestion System and report back to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and 
local government matters with recommendations on development and 
implementation of this program. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 02117/04 ;t;?ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1686 
An Act To Encourage Cost Savings by State Employees 
LR2218(03) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '5 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Minority Report 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Costs associated with the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability reporting back to the Joint 
Standing Committee on State and Local Government can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
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