An Act To Implement Recommendations of Commission· Regarding Liveable Wages Concerning the of a Liveable Wage
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2023
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H1061 (House)
Amends: 26 MRSA §1405

AMENDMENT 
"~,, to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H. P . 
2023, Bill, "An Act To Implement Recommendations of 
Commission· Regarding Liveable Wages 
Concerning the 
of a Liveable Wage" 
Amend the amendment in the first paragraph after the title 
in the first to 5th lines (page 1, lines 24 to 28 in amendment) 
by striking out the 
following: 
"in section 
in §1405 
in 
subsection 1 in the last line (page 1, line 35 in L.D.) 
by 
striking out the following: "Legislature" and inserting in its 
place the following: 'joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction· over labor matters' 
" and inserting in its 
place the following: 
'in section 1 in §l-A in the first indented 
paragraph in the 4th line (page 1, line 10 in L.D) by striking 
out the following: "annual" , 
Further amend the amendment by inserting after the first 
indented paragraph the following: 
'Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §1405 is enacted to read: . 
§1405. 
Liveable wage: calculation 
1. 
Calculation. 
By 
December 
31, 
2007 
and 
biennially 
thereafter, 
the department shall calculate liveable wages for 
households in the State's counties and metropolitan statistical 
areas by family size and as statewide averages by developing an 
annual basic needs budget for the following family sizes: 
A. 
Single person: 
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L.D. 2023 
"A" to H.P. 
B. 
Single parent and one child; 
C. 
Single parent and 2 children; 
D. 
Two parents. with one earner Sind 2 children; and 
E. 
Twg pargnt§. with 2 eSirngr§ ang 2 ~hildren. 
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By JSinuSiry 30. 
2008 Sind biennially thgrgafter. the department 
§hall report the livgSible wSi9gs 
calculated pursuant to this 
subsection tg the joint standing cgrnmittee gf the Legislature 
having jurisdiction ovgr labgr mattgrs.· • 
Further amend the amendment by striking out everything after 
the first indented paragraph after the title (page 1, lines 30 to 
in amendment) 
SUMMARY 
This amendment 'delays by one year the date by which the 
Department of Labor must initially calculate and report liveable 
wages. 
This 
amendment also changes the requirement that the 
department recalculate liveable wages annually with a requirement 
that they be recalculated and reported every 2 years. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
TOWN: 
Augusta 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 04/27/06 ?;;?ac:.. 
LD2023 
LR 3113(05) 
An Act To Implement Recommendations of the Study Commission Regarding Liveable Wages 
Concerning the Dermition of a Liveable Wage 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment ·Il" to Committee Amendment ·ff" 
Sponsor: Rep. Lerman 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
2006-07 
($8,000) 
($8,000) 
Projections 
2007-08. 
$3,000 
$3,000 
Projections 
2008-09 
($5,000) 
($5,000) 
This amendment eliminates the General Fund cost of the bill of $8,000 in fiscal year 2006-07, increases the General 
Fund cost of the bill by $3,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 and eliminates the $5,000 General Fund cost in fiscal year 2008-
09. 
As amended, the Division of Labor Market Information Services within the Department of Labor will require a 
General Fund appropriation of $8,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 for the costs associated with calculation of the liveable 
wage for various households by December 31, 2007 and biennially thereafter. Of this amount, $3,000 is for the one-
time programming and other set up costs and $5,OOQ is for the costs associated with data collection and report 
preparation. 
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