An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Corrections Alternatives Advisory Committee
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1895
Committee Amendment CA_A_H527 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/1,, to H.P. 1327, L.D. 1895, Bill, "An Act To 
Implement the Recommendations of the Corrections Alternatives Advisory Committee" 
Amend the bill in section 7 in § 1671 in subsection I in the 2nd line (page 4, line 13 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "shall" and inserting the following: 'may' 
Amend the bill in section 7 in § 1671 in subsection 1 in the last line (page 4, line 14 in 
L.D.) by inserting after the following: ""the committee." "the following: 'Only a county 
that establishes or participates as a member of a criminal justice planning committee may 
apply for funds from the Community Corrections Incentive Fund distributed pursuant to 
Title 34-A, section 1210-C.' 
Amend the bill in section 7 in § 1671 by inserting after subsection 4 the following: 
'5. Collaboration. Regardless of how a criminal justice planning committee is 
established pursuant to subsection 1, a county may collaborate with another county or 
counties with which it has not formed a committee to work together to seek grants or 
establish community corrections programs or initiatives.' 
Amend the bill in section 8 in § 1209-A in subsection 2 by inserting after paragraph A 
the following: 
'B. The Commissioner of Public Safety or the commissioner's designee;' 
Amend the bill in section 8 in § 1209-A in subsection 2 by striking out all of 
paragraph G (page 6, line 7 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'G. 
A representative of a statewide municipal association nominated by the 
association and appointed by the Governor; and' 
Amend the bill in section 8 in §1209-A in subsection 2 by relettering the paragraphs 
to read consecutively. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,~ " to H.P. 1327, L.D. 1895 
Amend the bill in section 13 in §1210-C in the last line (page 10, line 25 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "practices." the following: 'Only a county that establishes 
or participates as a member of a criminal justice planning committee under Title 30-A, 
section 1671 may apply for grants distributed pursuant to this section.' 
Amend the bill by striking out section 16 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 16. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
Community Corrections Incentive Fund N028 
Initiative: Provides a base allocation to establish the non lapsing Community Corrections 
Incentive Fund to be administered by the Department of Corrections. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHERSPEC~LREVENUEFUNDSTOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2007-08 
$500 
$500 
2008-09 
$500 
$500 
This amendment clarifies that counties are not mandated to form criminal justice 
planning committees; however, when grants are available under the Community 
Corrections Incentive Fund, only those counties who have formed or have become part of 
a planning committee will be eligible to apply for such grants. The amendment also 
clarifies that, regardless of how a criminal justice planning committee is established or 
formed, a county may also collaborate with another county or counties with which it has 
not formed a planning committee in order to work together to seek grants or establish 
community corrections programs or initiatives. The amendment adds the Commissioner 
of Public Safety to the membership of the State Sentencing and Corrections Practices 
Coordinating Council and requires that the representative of a statewide municipal 
association on the council be nominated by the association and then appointed by the 
Governor. Finally, the amendment replaces the appropriations and allocations section in 
the bill for the Community Corrections Incentive Fund. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/07/07 ;?:;?ac;. 
LD 1895 
LR 532(02) 
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Corrections Alternatives Advisory Committee 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "It " 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$500 
$500 
Projections 
2009-10 
$500 
Projections 
2010-11 
$500 
The bill creates a nonlapsing Community Corrections Incentive Fund to be administered by the Department of 
Corrections. Any funds received for this purpose wiH be awarded to counties as competitive grants to improve the 
efficiency and effectiveness of the state's correctional system. The administrative costs associated with this legislation 
can be absorbed by the Department of Corrections utilizing existing budgeted resources. Included in the bill is a base 
allocation of $500 to establish an Other Special Revenue Funds account. 
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