Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor To Calculate Liveable Wages for Households in the State' s Counties and Metropolitan Statistical Areas Using a Defined Methodology Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: , Sec. 1. Liveable wages calculation. Department of Labor, by December 31, liveable wages for households in the metropoli tan statistical areas by family averages by developing an annual basic following family sizes: 1. Single person; 2. Single parent and one child; 3. Single parent and 2 children; Resolved: That the 2006, shall calculate State's counties and size and as statewide needs budget for the 4. Two parents, with one wage earner and 2 children; and 5. Two parents, with 2 wage earners and 2 children; and be it further Page l-LR3113(3) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2023
Committee Amendment CA_B_H940 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "8,, to H.P. 1424, L.D. 2023, Bill, "An 
Act 
To 
Implement 
Recommendations 
of 
the 
Study 
Commission 
Regarding Liveable Wages Concerning the Definition of a Liveable 
Wage" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor To Calculate Liveable 
Wages for Households in the State' s 
Counties and Metropolitan 
Statistical Areas Using a Defined Methodology' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
title and before the 
summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
, Sec. 
1. 
Liveable wages calculation. 
Department 
of 
Labor, 
by 
December 
31, 
liveable 
wages 
for 
households 
in 
the 
metropoli tan statistical areas by family 
averages 
by developing an annual basic 
following family sizes: 
1. 
Single person; 
2. 
Single parent and one child; 
3. 
Single parent and 2 children; 
Resolved: 
That 
the 
2006, 
shall 
calculate 
State's 
counties 
and 
size and as statewide 
needs budget for the 
4. 
Two parents, with one wage earner and 2 children; and 
5. 
Two parents, with 2 wage earners and 2 children; and be 
it further 
Page l-LR3113(3) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
~.~,. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "./:J, to H.P. 1424, L.D. 2023 
Sec. 2. Liveable wage calculation methodology. 
Resolved: 
That 
the 
Department 
of 
Labor, 
in 
pursuant to this resolve, shall 
the Maine Center for Economic 
"Getting By: Maine Livable Wages 
calculating the 
liveable 
wages 
use the methodology set forth by 
Policy in its report entitled, 
in 2004"; and be it further 
Sec. 3. Report. Resolved: 
That, 
by January 30, 
2007, 
the 
Department of Labor shall report the liveable wages calculated 
pursuant to this resolve to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over labor matters; 
further 
Sec. 4. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
Resolved: 
following appropriations and allocations are made. 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
Employment Security Services NEW 
and be it 
That 
the 
Initiative: 
Provides 
funds 
Information Services for the 
associated with the one-time 
various household sizes. 
to the Division 
of Labor 
Market 
data collection and analysis costs 
calculation of liveable wages for 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
2006-01 
$5,000 
$5,000' 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the Joint 
Standing Committee on Labor, replaces the bill with a resolve. 
The resolve requires the Department of Labor to make a one-time 
calculation of liveable wages for households in the State and 
report its results 
to 
the 
joint standing 
committee 
of 
the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over labor matters. 
It also adds 
an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/29/06 frac 
LD 2023 
LR 3113(03) 
An Act To Implement Recommendations of the Study Commission Regarding Liveable Wages 
Concerning the Definition of a Liveable Wage 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'J!j" 
Committee: Labor 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Minority Report 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
2006-07 
Projections 
2007-08 
Projections 
2008-09 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal DetaiJ and Notes 
$0 
$5,000 
$0 
$5,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $5,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 for the Employment 
Security Services program within the Department of Labor for the data collection and analysis costs associated with 
the one-time calculation of liveable wages for various household sizes. 
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