An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2173
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_R_H842 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT" ~"to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1547, 
L.D. 2173, Bill, "An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the 
Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law 
Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending 
June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part LLLL. 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part MMMM the following: 
'PARTNNNN 
Sec. NNNN-l. 
Unpaid day off; calculation and transfer; statewide 
reduction of expenditures in fiscal year 2008-09. 
All nonessential service 
employees are subject to one temporary layoff day, without pay, to be taken on August 
29, 2008. All essential service employees are required to take one temporary layoff day 
without pay; this day must be different than the temporary layoff day imposed on 
nonessential service employees and must be by agreement with the essential service 
employees' supervisors. For the purposes of this Part, a "nonessential service employee" 
and an "essential service employee" are determined according to section 2. The State 
Budget Officer shall transfer by financial order upon the approval of the Governor the 
amount of savings that applies to each account for departments and agencies of State 
Government as a result of this temporary layoff day. These transfers are considered 
adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2008-09. 
Sec. NNNN-2. 
State Government closure; determination of essential 
service employees. Pursuant to section 1, all state departments, agencies and offices 
must be closed on August 29, 2008 except for essential programs and federally funded 
services. An employee that is not employed in an essential program or federally funded 
service is deemed to be a nonessential service employee. 
Essential programs and 
federally funded services are determined by: 
1. The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services except as provided in 
subsection 2; and 
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2. The chief administrative officers ofthe legislative and judicial branches. The chief 
administrative officers of the legislative and judicial branches shall notifY the 
Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services of their determinations regarding 
essential programs, federally funded services and essential and nonessential service 
employees. 
Any nonessential service employee who is not required to work because those 
departments, agencies and offices are closed on that day must take the day off without 
pay, but is entitled to receive an additional day of compensation at the time that the 
employee leaves state service. The additional day must be at the employee's rate of pay 
at the time the day off is taken or the rate at the time the employee leaves, whichever is 
higher. 
Any essential service employee who works on August 29,2008 is entitled to receive, 
in lieu of pay, compensating time off for such hours worked, and an additional day of 
compensation at the time the employee leaves state service. The additional day must be 
at the employee's rate of pay at the time the day off is taken or the rate at the time the 
employee leaves, whichever is higher. 
Any fully federally funded employee approved to work is entitled to receive the 
employee's regular compensation for such time worked. 
Sec. NNNN-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations 
and allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRA TIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates funds as a result of requiring state employees to take one 
temporary layoff day without pay. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
($915,000) 
($915,000) 
PART 0000 
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Sec. 0000-1. Legislative account; lapsed balances; Office of Program 
Evaluation and Government Accountability - General Fund. Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, $ I 6,5 I 7 of unencumbered balance forward in the Personal 
Services line category and $350,964 in the unencumbered balance forward in the All 
Other line category in the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability 
General Fund account in the Legislature lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2008-
09. 
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PARTPPPP 
Sec. 
PPPP-l. 
Transfer to 
Maine Budget Stabilization Fund. 
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, by October 1, 2008 the State Controller shall 
transfer $194,614 to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund established in the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1532. 
PARTQQQQ 
Sec. QQQQ-l. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations 
and allocations are made. 
PROGRAM 
EVALUATION 
AND 
GOVERNMENT 
ACCOUNTABILITY, 
OFFICE OF 
Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability 0976 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds no longer needed. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
($100,000) 
($100,000) 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment restores funding for the Office of Program Evaluation and 
Government Accountability, but at a reduction of $1 00,000 from their fiscal year 2008-09 
budget amount. 
This amendment keeps the lapsing of the unencumbered balance in 
OPEGA. This amendment requires all state employees to take one temporary layoff day 
without pay. Finally, this amendment transfers the savings resulting from the temporary 
layoff day, after the appropriation for OPEGA, to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: {;Zuilt?tA.--.Jz. Ml~lL 
(Representative BOLAND) 
TOWN: Sanford 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/26/08 Mac. 
LD 2173 
LR 3445(45) 
An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State 
Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of 
State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" I.. "to Committee Amendment "A" 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Sponsor: Rep. Boland of Sanford 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$0 
$0 
$0 
($194,614) 
$0 
($194,614) 
Projections 
2009-10 
$738,103 
$738,103 
$0 
Projections 
2010-11 
$756,367 
$756,367 
$0 
This amendment will have no net effect on General Fund appropriations and revenue and a balanced budget 
is maintained for the 2008-2009 biennium. 
LR3445(45) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1