An Act To Ensure the freedom of Family Child Care Providers To Jointly Negotiate with the State
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2095
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_B_S692 (Senate)

SENA TE AMENDMENT ,,13 " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 
1481, L.D. 2095, Bill, "An Act To Ensure the freedom of Family Child Care Providers 
To Jointly Negotiate with the State" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after the section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. Review of statewide vacancies. The Commissioner of Administrativc 
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 one additional position and available balances by 
financial order upon approval of the Governor in order that an additional $106,952 in 
General Fund savings is realized in fiscal year 2008-09. 
Sec. 4. 
Calculation and transfer; General Fund savings through 
eliminating vacant positions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State 
Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of savings from position eliminations that 
result from section 3 that applies 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 committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over appropriations and financial atTairs and the joint standing committee of 
the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters a report of the 
transferred amounts not later than January 15, 2009. 
Sec. 5. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRA TIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Executive Branch Departments and Independent Agencies - Statewide 0017 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds from position vacancies. 
GENERAL FUND 
2007-08 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
2008-09 
SENATE AMENDMENT '-6 "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1481, L.D. 2095 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
GENERAL fUND TOTAL 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
(1.000) 
($106,952) 
($106,952) 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services 
to review vacant positions throughout State Government and identify one additional 
position to be eliminated to achieve a minimum savings of$106,952 in the General Fund. 
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SENA TE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04117/08 frac 
LD 2095 
LR 2843(07) 
An Act To Ensure the Freedom of Family Child Care Providers To Jointly Negotiate with the State 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment" fj "to Committee Amendment" A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo of Androscoggin 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$0 
($106,952) 
$0 
($106,952) 
This fiscal note reflects the incremental impact of this amendment. 
Projections 
2009-10 
($109,561) 
($109,561) 
Projections 
2010-11 
($112,248) 
($112,248) 
The amendment deappropriates $106,953 in fiscal year 2007-08 as a result of savings achieved by requiring the 
Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services to review vacant positions throughout State Government and 
identifY one additional position to be eliminated. 
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