An Act To Implement.a Maine Unemployment Insurance Work~sharing Program
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0269
Committee Amendment CA_A_H91 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" R " to RP. 222, L.D. 269, Bill, "An Act To 
Implement.a Maine Unemployment Insurance Work~sharing Program" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 1198 in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraph 
D (page 1, lines 12 to 16 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'D. "Eligible employer" means a public or private employer who is not delinquent in 
the payment of contributions or reimbursements or in the reporting of wages.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 1198 by inserting after subsection 10 the following: 
'11. Rules. The commissioper shall adopt rules to i.mpJement this section.· Those 
rules are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
12. Repeal. This section is repealed February 28.1.014.' 
Amend the bill by inseliing at the end the following: 
'Sec. 2. Reports. The Commissioner of Labor shall provide the proposed rules 
implementing the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 1198 for review by the Joint 
Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development by 
January 15, 2012. 
The Commissioner of Labor shall report to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor matters on the 
implementation and status of the work-sharing program implemented pursuant to Title 
26, section 1198 by January 15, 2014. 
Sec. 3. Effective date. That section of this Act that enacts the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 26, section 1198 takes effect March 1,2012.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that a public employer is included in the definition of 
"eligible employer" within the work-sharing program. It directs the Commissioner of 
Labor to adopt routine technical rules to implement the work-sharing program. The 
amendment requires 2 separate reports from the Commissioner of Labor to the joint 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 222, L.D. 269 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor; matters. 
It also 
establishes an effective date of March 1, 2012 and a repeal date of February 28, 2014 for 
the work-sharing program. 
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COM ITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/08/11 
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LD 269 
LR 508(02) 
An Act To Implement a Maine Unemployment Insurance Work .. sharing Program 
Fiscal Note for Bm as Amended by Committee Amendment 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Econornic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Undetermined fiscal impact - Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This legislation creates a work-sharing program as a voluntary alternative to layoffs during a temporary slowdown in 
business. The net fiscal impact, whether a cost or savings, to the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund within'the 
Department of Labor can not be determined at this time but is not expected to be significant. 
Additional costs to the Department of Labor associated with rulemaking and preparing the required reports can be 
absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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