An Act To Better Coordinate and Reduce the Cost of the Delivery of State and County Correctional Services II
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2080
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S658 (Senate)

SENA TE AMENDMENT "A " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 
1466, L.D. 2080, Bill, "An Act To Better Coordinate and Reduce the Cost of the Delivery 
of State and County Correctional Services" 
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Amend the amendment by inserting before section 1 the following: 
'PART A' 
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 38 the following: 
'PART B 
Sec. B-1. PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. H, §1 is amended to read: 
Sec. H-1. 
Transfer of funds from Accident, Sickness and HeaIth 
Insurance Internal Service Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
State Controller shall transfer $500,000 by June 30, 2008 and $1,117,799 $1,317,826 by 
June 30, 2009 from the Accident, Sickness and Health Insurance Internal Service Fund in 
the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the unappropriated surplus of 
the General Fund. The State Controller shall also transfer the equitable share of health 
insurance savings to each participating fund by June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009. The 
fund transfers are to recognize health insurance savings achieved through changes to be 
adopted by the State Employee Health Commission. 
Sec. B-2. PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. H, §4 is amended to read: 
Sec. H-4. 
Transfer of funds from Retiree HeaIth Insurance Internal 
Service Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall 
transfer $185,196 $244,944 by June 30, 2009 from the Retiree Health Insurance Internal 
Service Fund in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. The State Controller shall also transfer the 
equitable share of retiree health insurance savings to each participating fund by June 30, 
2009. 
The fund transfers are to recognize retiree health insurance savings achieved 
through changes to be adopted by the State Employee Health Commission. 
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SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1466, L.D. 2080 
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Sec. B-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: Provides funding for 2 additional Revenue Agent positions assigned to the 
income and estate tax division to audit pass-through entity and corporate income tax 
returns. These new positions will increase budgeted gross tax revenue by $1,000,000 in 
fiscal year 2008-09 and $2,000,000 each year thereafter. 
GENERAL FUND 
2007-08 
2008-09 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000 
2.000 
1 
Personal Services 
$0 
$139,098 
All Other 
$0 
$30,762 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
$169,860 
PART C 
Sec. C-l. PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. QQ is repealed. 
Sec. C-2. Review of statewide vacancies. The Commissioner of Administrative 
and Financial Services shall review vacant positions throughout State Government, 
regardless of funding source, and shall identify positions to be eliminated. 
The 
Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services is authorized to identify savings 
to the General Fund from this review. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
State Budget Officer shall eliminate positions and available balances by financial order 
upon approval of the Governor in order that a minimum of $1,000,000 in General Fund 
savings is realized in fiscal year 2008-09. 
Sec. C-3. 
Calculation and transfer; General Fund savings through 
eliminating vacant positions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State 
Budget Officer shall calculate the amounts of savings from position eliminations that 
result from this Part that apply against each General Fund account and shall transfer the 
amounts by financial order upon approval of the Governor. 
These transfers are 
considered adjustments to appropriations and position counts in fiscal year 2008-09. The 
State Budget Officer shall provide the joint standing committees of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs and over state and local government 
matters a report of the transferred amounts not later than January 15, 2009. 
Sec. C-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Executive Branch Departments and Independent Agencies - Statewide 0017 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT "A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1466, L.D. 2080 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds from position vacancies identified in this Part. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
2007-08 
0.000 
$0 
2008-09 
(25.000) 
($1,799,987) 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
($1,799,987) 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment: 
1. 
Increases from $1,117,799 to $1,317,826 the amount transferred from the 
Accident, Sickness and Health Insurance Internal Service Fund to the unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund; 
2. 
Increases from $185,196 to $244,944 the amount transferred from the Retiree 
Health Insurance Internal Service Fund to the unappropriated surplus of the General 
Fund; and 
3. Repeals that Part of Public Law 2007, chapter 539 that requires the Commissioner 
of Administrative and Financial Services to review vacant positions throughout State 
Government and identify positions to be eliminated to achieve a minimum savings of 
$1,000,000 in the General Fund and replaces it with similar language that increases from 
to 25 the positions to be identified. 
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COUNTY: Androscoggin 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/16108 frac:.. 
LD 2080 
LR 2952(06) 
An Act To Better Coordinate and Reduce the Cost of the Delivery of State and County Correctional 
Services 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment" A " 
to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo of Androscoggin 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
2008-09 
Projections 
2009-10 
Projections 
2010-11 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
$0 
($1,838,902) 
($2,524,354) 
($2,515,772) 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
($630,127) 
$949,000 
$51,000 
$259,775 
($628,354) 
$1,896,000 
$104,000 
$0 
($619,772) 
$1,896,000 
$104,000 
$0 
This amendment includes several initiatives that result in net General Fund savings of $1 ,838,902 in fiscal year 2008-
to offset the net General Fund cost of the bill. 
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