An Act To Equitably Adjust the Workers' Compensation Board's Assessment
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0176
Committee: Labor
Sponsors: BARTLETT, TUTTLE, GERZOFSKY, JACKSON, MILLS, MITCHELL, CLARK, DRISCOLL, WATSON
Amends: 39-A MRSA §154

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124th MAINE L 
STATE U-Wll UBRARY 
AUGUSTA, IviAH\lE 
GISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 176 
S.P.62 
January 21,2009 
An Act To Equitably Adjust the Workers' Compensation Board's 
Assessment 
Submitted by the Workers' Compensation Board pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator BARTLETT of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Representative TUTTLE of Sanford and 
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JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senators: GERZOFSKY of Cumberland, JACKSON of Aroostook, MILLS of Somerset, 
President MITCHELL of Kennebec, Representatives: CLARK of Millinocket, DRISCOLL of 
Westbrook, WATSON of Bath. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 39-A MRSA §154, sub-§6, GffA, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. LL, 
§ 1, is amended to read: 
A. The assessments levied under this section may not be designed to produce more 
than $6,000,000 in revenues annually beginning in the 1995 96 fiscal year, more than 
$6,600,000 annually beginning in the 199798 fiscal year, more than $6,735,000 
beginning in the 1999 00 fiscal year, more than $7,035,000 in the 2001 02 fiscal 
year, more than $6,860,000 beginning in the 2002 03 fiscal year, more than 
$8,390,000 beginning in the 2003 04 fiscal year, more than $8,565,000 beginning in 
the 2004 05 fiscal year, more than $8,525,000 beginning in the 2005 06 fiscal year, 
more than $9,820,178 beginning in the 2007 08 fiscal year, more than $10,000,000 
beginning in the 2008-09 fiscal year, more than $10,400,000 beginning in the 2009-
fiscal year, more than $10,800,000 beginning in the 2010:-11 fiscal year or more 
than $11,200,000 beginning in the 2011-12 fiscal year. Assessments collected that 
exceed $6,000,000 beginning in the 1995 96 fiscal year, $6,600,000 beginning in the 
1997 98 fiscal year, $6,735,000 beginning in the 1999 00 fiscal year, $7,035,000 in 
fiscal year 200 I 02, $6,860,000 beginning in the 2002 03 fiscal year, $8,390,000 
beginning in the 2003 04 fiscal year, $8,565,000 beginning in the 2004 05 fiscal 
year, $8,525,000 beginning in the 2005 06 fiscal year, $9,820,178 beginning in the 
200708 fiscal year, $10,000,000 beginning in the 2008 09 fiscal year, $10,400,000 
beginning in the 2009 10 fiscal year, $10,800,000 beginning in the 2010 11 fiscal 
year or $11,200,000 beginning in the 2011 12 fiscal year the applicable limit by a 
margin of more than 10% must be refunded to those who paid used to reduce the 
assessment that is paid by insured employers pursuant to subsection 3. Any amount 
collected above the board's allocated budget and within the 10% margin must be used 
to create a reserve of up to 114 of the board's annual budget. 
Sec. 2. Retroactivity. This Act applies retroactively to July 1,2005. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the Workers' Compensation Board to use collections that exceed the 
maximum assessment by more than 10% to reduce the assessment on insured employers. 
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