Resolve, Regarding Comprehensive Community Health Coalitions -Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and Legislature do not become effective until adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and resolves of the days after Whereas, the development of core competencies, functions and performance standards for comprehensive community health coalitions before the end of 2006 is important to the operation of Maine's public health system; and Whereas, inventorying resources and developing a plan to integrate some funding sources to support the public health functions identified in the State Health Plan during 2006 are important to Maine's public health system; and Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore, be it Page l-LR0173(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1614
Committee Amendment CA_A_S455 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 596, L.D. 1614, Bill, "An 
Act To Sustain and Strengthen Community Health Coalitions" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'Resolve, Regarding Comprehensive Community Health Coalitions' 
-
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
title and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts 
and 
Legislature 
do 
not 
become 
effective 
until 
adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
resolves 
of 
the 
days 
after 
Whereas, the development of core competencies, functions and 
performance 
standards 
for 
comprehensive 
community 
health 
coalitions before the end of 2006 is important to the operation 
of Maine's public health system; and 
Whereas, inventorying resources and developing a 
plan to 
integrate 
some 
funding sources to support the public health 
functions identified in the State Health Plan during 2006 are 
important to Maine's public health system; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts 
create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of 
Maine 
and 
require 
the 
following 
legislation 
as 
immediately 
necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and 
safety; now, therefore, be it 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 596, L.D. 1614 
Sec. 1. Comprehensive community health coalitions. 
Resolved: 
That the Department of Health and Human Services shall recognize 
and partner with comprehensive community health coalitions to 
provide 
public 
health 
assessment, 
education 
and 
services. 
Comprehensive community health coalition functions may include, 
but are not limited to, 
needs 
assessment; 
development of 
a 
community action plan; 
leveraging and coordinating resources, 
funding and programs; 
monitoring quality of life indicators; 
communication; 
technical assistance; 
and evaluation of health 
initiatives; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Public Health Work Group. Resolved: 
That the Public 
Heal th Work 
Group created under the State Health Plan shall 
establish 
subcommittees, 
the 
Coalition 
Core 
Competencies 
Subcommittee and the Interdepartmental Subcommittee, and appoint 
the 
members 
of 
those 
subcommittees 
in 
compliance 
with 
the 
following: 
1. 
The Coalition Core Competencies Subcommittee must be 
cochaired 
by 
the 
member 
of 
the 
Maine 
Network 
of 
Healthy 
Communities and the member of the Maine Center for Public Health 
that sit on the Public Health Work Group. 
The subcommittee shall 
develop core competencies, functions and performance standards 
for comprehensive community health coalitions. 
The subcommittee 
shall report on its work to the Public Health Work Group and to 
the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services by 
August 30, 2006: and 
2. 
The Interdepartmental Subcommittee members must include 
representatives 
of 
Communities 
for 
Children, 
the 
Governor's 
Office of Health Policy and Finance, the Department of Health and 
Human Services and that department's Office of Substance Abuse 
and 
Maine 
Center 
for 
Disease 
Control 
and 
Prevention, 
the 
Department 
of Education, 
the 
Department of Corrections, 
the 
Department of Conservation and the Department of Transportation. 
The subcommittee shall inventory resources and develop a plan to 
integrate 
some 
funding sources to support the public health 
priorities and functions identified in the State Health Plan. 
Each state agency member of the subcommittee shall determine how 
to integrate the core competencies, 
functions and performance 
standards into the work and funding decisions of that member's 
agency. 
The subcommittee shall report on its work to the Public 
Health Work Group and to the Joint Standing Committee on Health 
and Human Services by October 30, 2006. 
By January 
report to the 
1, 
2007, 
the 
Joint Standing 
Public Health 
Committee 
on 
Work 
Group 
Health and 
shall 
Human 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A .. to S.P. 596, L.D. 1614 
Services on any action that it has taken with regard to core 
competencies, 
functions 
and 
performance 
standards 
for 
comprehensive 
community 
health 
coalitions 
and 
the 
resource 
inventory and integration of funding sources. 
The report must 
also include identification of administrative units and regions 
for the purposes of administration, funding and the effective and 
efficient delivery of public health services. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency ci ted in the 
preamble, this resolve takes effect when approved.' 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
replaces 
the bill and 
changes it to 
a 
resolve. 
The amendment adds emergency language to the resolve. 
The 
amendment 
requires 
the 
Department 
of 
Health 
and 
Human 
Services to recognize and partner with comprehensive community 
health coalitions. 
The amendment directs the Public Health Work 
Group created under the State Health Plan to form 2 subcommittees 
to work on core competencies, functions and performance standarqs 
for comprehensive community health coalitions and to inventory 
resources and develop a plan to integrate some funding sources to 
support the public health priorities and functions identified in 
the State Health Plan. 
The 
amendment 
requires state agency 
members of one subcommittee to determine how to integrate the 
core competencies, functions and performance standards into the 
work 
and funding decisions of their agencies. 
The 
amendment 
requires reporting to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and 
Human 
Services 
and 
the 
Public 
Health 
Work 
Group 
by 
the 
subcommittees. 
It requires the Public Health Work 
Group to 
report to the Joint Standing Committee 
on Health and Human 
Services by January 1, 2007. 
FISCAL .\OTE HEQURED 
(See attached) 
COMM/rrEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 01126/06 .:tvae 
LD 1614 
LR 0173(02) 
An Act To Sustain and Strengthen Community Health Coalitions 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ';li " 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services in implementing this bill can be absorbed by 
the Department utilizing existing budgeted resources. Any additional costs to departments or agencies designated for 
representation on the Interdepartmental Subcommittee of the Public Health Work Group are assumed to be minor. 
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