An Act To Implement Task Force Recommendations Relating to Parity and Portability of Benefits for Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1021
Committee Amendment CA_B-SA_D_S613 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "]),, to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
706, 
L.D. 
1021, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Implement 
Recommendations Relating to Parity and Portability 
for Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters" 
"B" to H.P. 
Task 
Force 
of Benefits 
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 2 in subsection 
ll-A in the 5th line (page 1, line 45 in amendment) by striking 
out 
the 
following: 
"~" and 
inserting 
in its place 
the 
following: 
'January' 
Further amend the 
amendment in Part A in section 2 
in 
subsection 11-A in the 11th line (page 2, line 5 in amendment) by 
striking out the following: 
"~" and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'January' 
Further 
amend the 
amendment in Part A in section 
in 
subsection ll-A in paragraph A in subparagraph (1) in the 2nd 
line 
(page 
2, 
line 
in 
amendment) 
by 
striking out 
the 
fallowing: 
"May 
1, 
2007" 
and 
inserting 
in its place 
the 
following: 
'Nov!i!mQ!i!r 1, 2006' 
Further 
amend the 
amendment in Part A in section 2 
in 
subsection ll-A in paragraph A in subparagraph (1) in the last 
line 
(page 
2, 
line 
in 
amendment) 
by 
striking out 
the 
following: 
"~" and inserting in its place the following: 
'January' 
Further 
amend the 
amendment in Part A in section 2 
in 
subsection ll-A in paragraph A in subparagraph (2) in the 2nd 
line 
(page 
2, 
line 
in 
amendment) 
by 
striking out 
the 
following: 
"M93 
L 
2007" 
and 
inserting 
in its place 
the 
following: 
'NovemQer 1, 2006' 
Further 
amend the 
amendment in Part A in section 2 
in 
subsection ll-A in paragraph A in subparagraph (3) in the 4th 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT 'b" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT "B" to H.P. 706, 
L.D. 1021 
line 
(page 
following: 
'January' 
2, 
line 
"July" and 
in 
amendment) 
inserting in its 
by 
striking out 
the 
place the following: 
Further amend the amendment in Part A in section 3 in §286-M 
in subsection 5 in the 9th line (page 6, line 1 in amendment) by 
striking out the following: 
"July" and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'January' 
Further amend the amendment in Part A in section 3 in §286-M 
in subsection 6 in paragraph A in the 10th line (page 6, line 43 
in 
amendment) 
by 
striking 
out 
the 
following: 
"July" 
and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'January' 
Further amend the amendment in Part A in section 3 in §286-M 
in subsection 6 in paragraph B in the 11th line (page 7, line 18 
in 
amendment) 
by 
striking 
out 
the 
following: 
"~" and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'January' 
Further amend the amendment by inserting at the end before 
the summary the following: 
'Further amend the bill by adding after Part B the following: 
'PART C 
Sec. C-l. Distribution of Fund for a Healthy Maine deallocation; 
report required. 
The 
State 
Budget 
Officer 
shall 
review 
the 
programs receiving funds from the Fund for a Healthy Maine and 
shall make adjustments to each account receiving funding in the 
All Other line category pursuant to the deal location in the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services included in 
section 4 of this Part. 
The State Budget Officer shall first 
apply any unexpended balance in the Fund for a Heal thy Maine on 
June 30, 2006 before making any adjustments. 
These adjustments 
must be calculated in proportion to each account's allocation in 
the All Other line category in relation to the total All Other 
allocation for Fund for a Healthy Maine programs. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget 
Officer shall transfer the identified amounts by financial order 
upon approval of the Governor. 
These transfers are considered 
adjustments to allocations in fiscal year 2006-07. 
The State 
Budget Officer shall report on the distribution of savings to the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over appropriations and financial affairs and the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and 
human services matters by January 1, 2007. 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT .])" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT "B" to H.P. 706, 
L.D. 1021 
Sec. C-2. Fund for a Healthy Maine; alternative funding sources. 
In the event that alternative sources of funding are identified 
to offset the deallocation to the Fund for a Healthy Maine that 
is included in section 4 of this Part, legislation proposing to 
redistribute the amounts identified must be submitted to the 
Sec. C-3. Funding from the Fund For a Healthy Maine; fiscal years 
after 2006-07. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, funding 
for State premium subsidies under this Act for fiscal years after 
2006-07 must be paid from allocations from the Fund for a Healthy 
Maine. 
Sec. 
C-4. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
The 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPAR7MENT OF 
Fund for a Healthy Maine 0921 
following 
Initiative: 
Reduces funding to offset first-year, 6-month costs 
of providing subsidies for health insurance coverage for retired 
law enforcement officers and. firefighters. 
The 
State Budget 
Officer shall calculate 
the 
amount 
of 
the 
reduction to 
be 
distributed to the individual program accounts and transfer those 
amounts by financial order. 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAIRE 
All Other 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
2006-01 
($1,554,995) 
($1,554,995) 
FHM - Retired Law Enforcement Officers and 
Firefiqhters Health Insurance Subsidy 
HEN 
Initiative: 
Allocates funds for the first-year, 6-month costs of 
providing subsidies for health insurance coverage for retired law 
enforcement officers and firefighters. 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAIRE 
2005-06 
2006-01 
All Other 
$0 
$1,554,995 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL 
$0 
$1,554,995 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2005-06 
2006-01 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAIRE 
$0 
$0 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT "]),, to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"B" to H.P. 
706, 
L.D. 1021 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
$0 
$0' 
Furthe r 
amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
number 
to 
read 
consecutively. ' 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
changes 
the 
effective 
date 
of 
health 
insurance coverage under the program from July 1, 2007 to January 
1, 
2007. 
This amendment provides funding for the program by 
allocating funds from the Fund for a Healthy Maine. 
SPONSORED BY: 
{Senator R. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
;1 t..\.."y t A . .J N.4 
NASS) 
COUNTY: 
York 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/12/06 ~ac:. 
LD 1021 
LR0263(07) 
An Act To Implement Task Force Recommendations Relating to Parity and Portability of Benefits for 
Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ,)), to Committee Amendment'S" 
Sponsor: Sen. Nass 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Fund for a Healthy Maine 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
Fund for a Healthy Maine 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2006-07 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2007-08 
($3,413,255) 
$3,413,255 
($3,413,255) 
$3,413,255 
Projections 
2008-09 
($3,810,148) 
$3,810,148 
($3,810,148) 
$3,810,148 
The amendment changes the effective date of the health insurance subsidy program from July 1,2007 to January 1, 
2007, and funds the cost of the subsidy during this six-month period with an allocation from the Fund for a Healthy 
Maine (FHM) that is itself funded by an across-the board deallocation to programs in the FHM. The amendment funds 
the 2008-2009 costs of the subsidy from FHM funds, thereby eliminating the General Fund costs of the subsidy. 
Funding Summary - as Amended 
Projections 
Projections 
Projections 
2007-08 
2007-08 
2008-09 
Total Estimated Subsidy 
$2,061,245 
$4,534,739 
$4,988,212 
Estimated Administrative Costs 
$81,000 
$109,392 
$111,894 
Total Estimated Costs 
$2,142,245 
$4,644,131 
$5,100,106 
Estimated Collections from 1.5% Assessment 
($587,250) 
($1,230,876) 
($1,289,958) 
FHM Allocation 
($1,554,995) 
$0 
$0 
FHM Subsidy Net of Assessments 
$0 
$3,413,255 
$3,810,148 
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