An Act To Amend the Sunset on Part-time Unemployment Insurance Benefits' , Further amend the amendment by inserting after the title the following: Further
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0309
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H303 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ,,/I, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H. P . 233, 
L.D. 
309, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Remove 
the 
Sunset 
on Part-time 
Unemployment Insurance Benefits" 
Amend 
the 
amendment 
by 
inserting 
after 
the 
title 
the 
following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Amend the Sunset on Part-time Unemployment Insurance 
Benefits' , 
Further amend the amendment by inserting after the title the 
following: 
'Further 
amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph A by 
striking out all of the blocked paragraph (page 1, lines 27 to 31 
in L.D.) and inserting in its place the following: 
'This paragraph does not apply to a person who applies for 
benefits after September 30,' 6999 
2JlQl. 
This paragraph 
continues to apply to a person who applies for benefits on 
or before September 30, 
6QQ§ 
2..QQ1 until that person has 
exhausted benefits payable under that application.' , 
Further 
title 
(page 
following: 
amend the amendment in the 
1, 
line 
in 
amendment) 
"Amend" and inserting in its 
'Further amend' 
SUMMARY 
first line after the 
by 
striking out 
the 
place the following: 
The bilL as amended by Committee Amendment "':'." removes the 
sunset on the expansion of unemrloyment benet it eligi bili ty to 
Page l-LR058l(5) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT ·A· to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 233, L.D. 
workers who have a primary history of part-time work, who are 
laid off and are only able and available for comparable part-time 
work. 
This amendment instead retains the sunset but changes the 
sunset date from September 30, 2005 to September 30, 2007. 
SPONSORED BY: 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
(Representative BARSTOW) 
TOWN: 
Gorham 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/06/05 ;'/!;Yac:.. 
LD309 
LR 0581(05) 
An Act To Remove the Sunset on Part-time Unemployment Insurance Benefits 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" " to Committee Amendment" " 
Sponsor: Rep. Barstow 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Undetermined future biennium cost decrease - All Funds 
Undetermined future biennium revenue decrease - Other Funds 
\ppropriations/ Allocations 
Employment Security Trust Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
2005-06 
$0 
2006-07 
$0 
Projections 
2007-08 
($2,771,000) 
Projections 
2008-09 
($3,526,000) 
This amendment decreases the future cost to the Unemployment Compensation Benefit Account within the 
Department of Labor by $2,771,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $3,526,000 in fiscal year 2008-09. 
This bill, as amended, includes Other Fund allocations of $2,016,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $3,326,000 in fiscal 
year 2006-07 to the Unemployment Compensation Account within the Department of Labor for the additional cost of 
continuing to provide unemployment benefits to persons who are not available for full-time work under certain 
circumstances until September 30,2007. 
This bill, as amended, will not impact the unemployment contributions schedule based on projections developed using 
the Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission Forecast of October 2004. The State and all other direct 
reimbursement employers will be required to repay the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund for additional 
benefit payments in the current biennium. 
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