An Act To Provide Services for Adults with Diagnoses of Mental Retardation and Other Developmental Disabilities
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0726
Committee Amendment CA_A_H161 (House)
Committee: Transition
Amends: 34-B MRSA §5438, 34-B MRSA §17001

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "f/-" to H.P. 547, L.D. 726, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide Services for Adults with Diagnoses of Mental Retardation and Other 
Developmental Disabilities" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 34-B MRSA §5438 is enacted to read: 
§5438. 
Services for adults with diagnoses of mental retardation and other 
developmental disabilities 
To the extent possible using available resources, the department shall provide adults 
with diagnoses of mental retardation and other developmental disabilities choices from 
among an array of supports and services, including but not limited to: employment 
supports, personal supports, day programs and residential services. The department shall 
pursue appropriate resources for the supports and services needed by adults covered 
under this chapter. 
Sec. 2. 34-B MRSA §17001, sub-§7 is enacted to read: 
7. Council report. The council, pursuant to its duties under subsection 4, shall 
provide information from the comprehensive review and analysis of services, supports 
and other assistance for persons with disabilities required by 42 United States Code, 
Chapter 144, Section 15024 (c) (3) to the Legislature by January 31 st of each year. 
Sec. 3. Coordination of information and data by the Interdepartmental 
Committee on Transition. The departments represented by the Interdepartmental 
Committee on Transition, established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 
12004-1, subsection 10-A, shall consider and evaluate methods to coordinate information 
and data that would facilitate the identification and tracking of the needs of persons with 
mental retardation, serious emotional disturbance, pervasive developmental disorder or 
other developmental disabilities and report recommendations to the Interdepartmental 
Committee on Transition, and the Interdepartmental Committee on Transition shall 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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to H.P. 547, L.D. 726 
include the recommendations in its annual report pursuant to Title 20-A, section 7804, 
subsection 6.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the bill by deleting the requirement that the Department of 
Health and Human Services report on the unmet needs for supports and services for 
people with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. 
It requires the 
departments represented by the Interdepartmental Committee on Transition to make 
recommendations on methods to coordinate information and data that would facilitate the 
identification and tracking of the needs of persons with mental retardation, serious 
emotional disturbance, pervasive developmental disorder or other developmental 
disabilities to the Interdepartmental Committee on Transition. 
It requires the 
Interdepartmental Committee on Transition to include these recommendations in its 
annual report to the Legislature. 
It requires the Maine Developmental Disabilities 
Council to provide information from the analysis required by Federal Government related 
to the needs of people with disabilities in the State to the Legislature by January 31 st of 
each year. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 04119/07 Mac.. 
LD726 
LR 1255(02) 
An Act To Provide Services for Adults with Diagnoses of Mental Retardation and Other 
Developmental Disabilities 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "n " 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
The additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services are expected to be minor and can be absorbed 
utilizing existing budgetary resources. 
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