Resolve, To Study
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1558
Committee Amendment CA_A_H417 (House)
Committee: Health and Human Services

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "~,, to H.P. 1144, L.D. 
Allocations of the Fund for a Healthy Maine" 
1558, "Resolve, To Study 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraph B 
(page 1, lines 12 to 20 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'B. Appoint one person representing municipal public health departments and one 
person representing a major voluntary nonprofit health organization; and' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in subsection 2 by striking out all of paragraph B 
(page 1, lines 27 to 31 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'B. One person representing a statewide organization of public health professionals, 
one person representing a public health organization or agency operating in a rural 
community, one person representing the organizations providing services supported 
by funds from the Fund for a Healthy Maine and one person who possesses expertise 
in the subject matter of the study under this resolve; and be it further' 
Amend the resolve in section 6 in subsection 4 in the 2nd line (page 2, line 21 111 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "among existing and new programs" 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of sections 7 and 8 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 7. Cooperation. Resolved: That the Commissioner of Administrative and 
Financial Services, the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of Health and 
Human Services and the Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 
within the Department of Health and Human Services shall provide infonnation and data 
to the commission as necessary for its work; and be it further 
Sec. 8. Staff assistance. Resolved: That the Legislative Council shall provide 
necessary staffing services to the commission; and be it further 
Sec. 9. Report. Resolved: That, no later than December 7,2011, the commission 
shall submit a report that includes its findings and recommendations, including suggested 
legislation, to the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and 
the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services.' 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" n" to H.P. 1144, L.D. 1558 
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. It changes the membership 
of the resolve's Commission To Study Allocations of the Fund for a Healthy Maine. It 
makes a minor clarification in the section on the duties of the commission and requires 
state agencies to provide information and data to the commission. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUlRED 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Legislative Cost/Study 
Approved: 05/24/11 frac. 
LD 1558 
LR 2152(02) 
Resolve, To Study Allocations of the Fund for a Healthy Maine 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "~,, 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Legislative Cost/Study 
The general operating expenses of this study commission are projected to be $6,960 in fiscal year 2011-12. The 
Legislature'S proposed budget includes $10,000 in fiscal year 2011-12 for legislative studies. Whether the amount is 
sufficient to fund all studies will depend on the number of studies authorized by the Legislative Council and the 
Legislature. 
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