An Act To Provide Funding to the ElderCare Network
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0416
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: McKANE, TRAHAN, BEAUDOIN, CAIN, DRISCOLL, FLOOD, LEWIN, MILLETT, PERRY, SIMPSON

Legislative Document 
No. 416 
H.P.304 
House of Representatives, Febmary 10,2009 
An Act To Provide Funding to the ElderCare Network 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative McKANE of Newcastle. 
Cosponsored by Senator TRAHAN of Lincoln and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BEAUDOIN of Biddeford, CAIN of Orono, DRISCOLL of Westbrook, 
FLOOD of Winthrop, LEWIN of Eliot, MILLETT of Waterford, Senators: PERRY of 
Penobscot, SIMPSON of Androscoggin. 
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. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. Restriction on out-of-state travel. The Governor shall implement a 
policy restricting out-of-state travel for the executive branch to the minimum necessary to 
maintain effective operations, except for travel that is: 
1. 
Directly related to the care of residents, wards, foster children and other 
individuals under state care or protection; 
. 2. Required in the execution of law enforcement. investigations, interstate contracts 
directly related to the extradition of an individual or the transfer of an individual to or 
from a correctional facility; 
3. Directly involved in the securing of revenue or that directly affects revenue; or 
4. Required in emergencies or other extraordinary circumstances. 
Sec. 2. 
Calculation and transfer; General Fund out-of-state travel 
savings. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall 
calculate the amount of projected savings in section 3 that applies against each General 
Fund account for all executive branch departments and independent agencies from 
savings resulting from a reduction in out-of-state travel under section 1 and shall transfer 
the amounts by fmancial order upon the approval of the Governor. These transfers are 
considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2009-10. 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADM:n:NISTRATNE AND IF':n:NANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
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Executive Branch Departments and Independent Agencies - Statewide 0017 
Initiative: Reduces funding from a reduction in out-of-state travel. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
ADM:n:NISTRATNE AND IF':n:NANCIAL 
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEI' ARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2009-10 
($250,000) 
($250,000) 
2009-10 
($250,000) 
($250,000) 
2010-11 
$0 
$0 
2010-11 
$0 
$0 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DBS) 
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Office of Elder Services Central Office 0140 
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Initiative: Appropriates funds on a one-time basis for the ElderCare Network. 
GENERAL FUND 
2009-10 
2010-11 
All Other 
$250,000 
$0 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$250,000 
$0 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DDS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2009-10 
2010-11 
GENERAL FUND 
$250,000 
$0 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$250,000 
$0 
SECT][ON TOTALS 
2009-10 
2010-11 
GENERAL FUND 
$0 
$0 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0 
$0 
SUMMARY 
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This bill requires the State Budget Officer to calculate and transfer by financial order, 
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as adjustments to appropriations, savings from a reduction in out-of-state travel. The bill 
includes a deappropriation of $250,000 in fiscal year 2009-10. The bill also includes a 
$250,000 one-time appropriation in fiscal year 2009-10 to fund the ElderCare Network. 
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