An Act To Require State Employees To Pay 15% of Their Health Insurance Costs
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0417
Committee Amendment CA_A_H273 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "f}" to H.P. 305, L.D. 417, Bill, "An Act To 
Require State Employees To Pay 15% of Their Health Insurance Costs" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Require State Employees To Pay 10% of Their Health Insurance Costs' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 7 in the 5th and 6th lines (page 1, lines 8 
and 9 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "effective July I, 2010,90% of the premium; 
and effective July 1, 2011, 85% of the premium" and inserting the following: 'and 
effective July 1,2011,90% of the premium' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016 
Initiative: Reduces funding from savings resulting from reducing the state share of the 
individual health insurance premium for state employees from 100% to 95% effective 
October 1,2009 and to 90% effective July 1,2011. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2009-10 
($1,639,866) 
($1,639,866) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2010-11 
($2,318,958) 
($2,318,958) 
COMMITIEE AMENDMENT ,,~ " to H.P. 305, L.D. 417 
HIGHWAY FUND 
Personal Services 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
2009-10 
($654,138) 
($654,138) 
2010-11 
($923,982) 
($923,982) 
Sec. 4. Effective date. That section of this Act that amends the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 5, section 285, subsection 7 takes effect October 1, 2009.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. The amendment changes 
the effective date of the state share of the individual premium for state employees from 
July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 and eliminates the provision that reduced the state share to 
85% effective July I, 20 11. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations 
section to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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LD417 
LR 624(02) 
An Act To Require State Employees To Pay 15% of Their Health Insurance Costs 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "ff' 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
A ppropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2009-10 
($1,639,866) 
($654,138) 
($1,639,866) 
($654,138) 
2010-11 
($2,318,958) 
($923,982) 
($2,318,958) 
($923,982) 
Projections 
2011-12 
($4,916,191) 
($1,958,843) 
($4,916,191 ) 
($1,958,843 ) 
Projections 
2012-13 
($5,21 1,163) 
($2,076,374) 
($5,211,163) 
($2,076,374) 
This bill includes a General Fund deappropriation of $1,639,866 in fiscal year 2009-10 and $2,318,958 in fiscal year 
2010-1 1 as a result of reducing the state share of the individual health insurance premium for state employees from 
100% to 95% effective October 1, 2009 and 90% effective July 1,2011. It also includes a Highway Fund deallocation 
of $654, 13 8 in fiscal year 2009-10 and $923,982 in fiscal year 2010-11. The reduction in spending for employee 
health insurance premiums paid by other funds may allow for a decrease in allocations as recommended by the State 
Budget Officer and approved by the Governor. 
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