Resolve, To Create the Task Force To Study Parity and Portability of Retirement Benefits for State Law Enforcement Officers, Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1343
Senate Amendment SA_A_S275 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "~,, to H.P. 989, L.D. 1343, "Resolve, To 
Create 
the 
Task 
Force 
To 
Study 
Parity 
and 
Portability of 
Retirement Benefits for State Law Enforcement Officers, Municipal 
Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'Resolve, 
To 
Create 
the 
Task 
Force 
To 
Study 
Parity 
and 
Portability of Retirement Benefits for State Law Enforcement 
Officers, 
Municipal 
and 
County 
Law 
Enforcement Officers 
and 
Firefiqhters' 
Further amend the resolve in the emergency 
2nd indented paragraph in the 3rd line (page 1, 
by inserting after the following: 
"Municipal" 
'and County' 
preamble in the 
line 7 in L.D.) 
the following: 
Further amend the resolve in section 1 in the 3rd line (page 
1, 
line 
in 
L.D.) 
by 
inserting 
after 
the 
following: 
"Municipal" the following: 
'and County' 
Further amend the resolve in section 2 in the 2nd line (page 
1, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"11" and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'8' 
Further amend the resolve in section 2 by striking out all 
of subsections 2 and 3 and inserting in their place the following: 
'2. 
Two members of the House of Representatives, appointed 
by the Speaker of the House; and 
3. 
Four members appointed as follows: 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 989, L.D. 1343 
A. 
One 
member 
representing 
municipal 
law 
enforcement 
officers, appointed by the President of the Senate; 
B. 
One 
member 
representing 
municipal 
firefighters, 
appointed by the Speaker of the House; 
c. 
One member representing county law enforcement officers, 
appointed by the Speaker of the House; and 
D. 
One member representing state law enforcement officers, 
including employees of the Office of the State Fire Marshal 
who have law enforcement powers, appointed by the President 
of the Senate; and be it further' 
Further amend the resolve in section 4 in the 
(page 2, 
line 13 in L.D.) by inserting after the 
"force" the following: '; meetings' 
first line 
following: 
Further amend the resolve 
(page 2, 
line 19 in L.D.) 
by 
"force" the following: 
The 
meetings' 
in section 4 in 
inserting after 
task force may 
the last line 
the following: 
hold up to 4 
Further amend the resolve in section 5 in the 3rd line (page 
2, line 23 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "state and" 
and inserting in its place the following: 'state, county and' 
Further amend the resolve in section 5 in subsection 1 in 
the 2nd line (page 2, line 27 in L.D.) by inserting after the 
following: "officers" the following: 
officers' 
county law enforcement 
Further amend the resolve in section 5 in subsection 2 in 
the 3rd line (page 2, line 32 in L.D.) by inserting after the 
following: "state" the following: " 
county' 
Further amend the resolve in section 5 in subsection 2 in 
the last line (page 2, line 34 in L. D.) by inserting after the 
following: "municipal" the following: 'or county' 
Further amend the resolve in section 7 in the last line 
(page 3, 
line 
in L.D.) 
by inserting after the following: 
"force" the following: 
'and, upon a demonstration of financial 
hardship, a per diem equal to the legislative per diem for their 
attendance at authorized meetings of the task force' 
Further amend the resolve in section 8 in the 5th line (page 
3, line 15 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "legislation" 
and inserting in its place the following: 'a bill' 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 989, L.D. 1343 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes 
a member 
from the Maine Municipal 
Association and 
adds 
county 
law enforcement officers to the 
study. 
It changes the number of task force members from 11 to 8, 
with a county representative added to the changed makeup of the 
task force. 
It also adds a hardship per diem payment in the 
compensation section. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Senator GAGNON) 
COUNTY: 
Kennebec 
FISCAL :\OTE REQUIRED 
(See attach~d) 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 06/11103 frac:.. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1343 
Resolve, To Create the Task Force To Study Parity and Portability of 
Retirement Benefits for State Law Enforcement Officers, Municipal Law 
Enforcement Officers and Firefighters 
LR 0537(04) 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment A' 
Sponsor: Sen. Gagnon 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium savings - General Fund 
This amendment reduces the cost of the study by $2,610 in fiscal year 2003-04. The projected costs for the general 
operating expenses of this study are $3,500 in fiscal year 2003-04. These costs will be funded through the 
Legislature's study budget of $30,000. 
LR0537(4) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 ofl