An Act To Provide State Funding for the Fingerprinting of School Personnel
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1745
Committee Amendment CA_A_S520 (Senate)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §6103

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 662, L.D. 1745, Bill, "An 
Act To Provide State Funding for the Fingerprinting of School 
Personnel" 
Amend 
the bill 
in 
section 
subsection 6 (page 1, lines 15 to 27 
its place the following: 
by 
striking 
out all 
of 
in L. D.) and inserting in 
'6. 
Fingerprinting. 
The applicant shall submit to having 
fingerprints taken. 
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applicant's fingerprints and shall forward the fingerprints to 
the State Bureau of Identification so that the bureau can conduct 
state and national criminal history record checks. 
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Further amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 10 in the 
3rd line (page 1, line 34 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"any fees collected" and inserting in its place the following: 
'aRy-~ee6-ee*lee~eQ money received' 
COMM/rrEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "~,, to S.P. 662, L.D. 1745 
Further amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 10 in the 
4th line (page 1, line 35 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
".1" and inserting in its place the following: '11' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 4 
the 
following: 
'Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §6103, sub-§ll is enacted to read: 
11. 
Annual General Fund transfer. 
On or before July 31, 
2006, the State Controller shall transfer $740,832 from General 
Fund undedicated revenue to the Criminal History Record Check 
Fund established in subsection 10. 
Beginning in fiscal year 
2007 -08 and every fiscal year thereafter, the State Controller 
shall transfer $369,929 from General Fund undedicated revenue to 
the Criminal History Record Check Fund established in subsection 
no later than July 31st of each year. ' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 6 
(page 2, lines 1 to 11 in L.D.) and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 6. Reimbursement of payment for certification, authorization 
or approval. 
The Commissioner of Education, upon receipt of proof 
determined to be adequate by the commissioner, shall reimburse 
from 
money 
received for that purpose 
amounts 
paid by 
those 
persons, 
including individuals 
or 
organizations 
placed 
under 
contract by a 
school, 
schools or school administrative units, 
who, prior to the effective date of this Act, have paid for the 
fingerprinting and conducting of the needed state and national 
criminal 
history 
record 
checks 
by 
the 
Department 
of 
Public 
Safety, Bureau of State Police, State Bureau of Identification, 
as required by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 
6103. 
Sec. 
7. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPAR'TMENT OF 
Criminal History Record Check Fund 
Z014 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
2006-07 for 
have already 
checks. 
Provides an additional allocation in fiscal year 
the one-time reimbursement of school personnel who 
paid for fingerprinting and criminal history record 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2005-06 
2006-07 
All Other 
$0 
$370,903 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 662, L.D. 1745 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Further amend the bill 
nonconsecutive 
consecutively. 
Part 
letter 
by relettering 
or 
section 
SUMMARY 
$0 
$370,903' 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
This 
amendment, 
which 
is 
the 
majority 
report, 
makes 
technical corrections to the bill and clarifies that the State is 
responsible for payment of all costs associated with criminal 
history record checks and fingerprinting of school personnel. 
The amendment also clarifies that reimbursement to persons who 
paid those costs prior to the effective date of this Act may be 
made only from money received for that purpose. 
The amendment 
also adds an appropriations and allocations section to the bill 
and 
provides 
for 
future 
allocations 
to 
cover 
the 
costs 
of 
fingerprinting. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/20106 ~ac. 
LD 1745 
LR2490(02) 
An Act To Provide State Funding for the Fingerprinting of School Personnel 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,~ " 
Committee: Education and Cultural Mfairs 
Net Cost ($;tvings) 
Gene;~rFund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2006-07 
$740,832 
$370,903 
($369,929) 
($740,832) 
$740,831 
Projections 
2007-08 
$369,929 
$0 
($369,929) 
($369,929) 
$369,929 
Projections 
2008-09 
$369,929 
$0 
($369,929) 
($369,929) 
$369,929 
This bill will cost the General Fund $740,832 in fiscal year 2006-07. This includes $370,903 to reimburse school 
personnel who have already paid for fingerprinting and criminal history record checks since the fee became effective 
in September of 2005 and $369,929 for new fmgerprinting and criminal history record checks of school personnel. 
This bill includes language authorizing an annual transfer of funds from the unappropriated surplus of the General 
Fund to the Criminal History Record Check Fund within the Department of Education beginning in fiscal year 2006-
07. This bill also includes an additional one-time Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $370,903 in fiscal year 
2006-07 for the Criminal History Record Check Fund for the one-time reimbursement cost. 
LR2490(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1