An Act To Make Additional Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1903
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_F_H949 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §203

HOUSE AMENDMENT" r::, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1405, 
L.D. 1903, Bill, "An Act To Make Additional Supplemental Appropriations and 
Allocations and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law for the Fiscal Years Ending 
June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013" 
Amend the amendment in Part D by striking out all of sections 5 and 8. 
Amend the amendment in Part D in section lOin paragraph F in the first line (page 
125, line 16 in amendment) by striking out the following: "and" 
Amend the amendment in Part D by striking out all of section 11 and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. D-ll. 20-A MRSA §203, sub-§l,,~ to M are enacted to read: 
K. Director, PK-20, Adult Education and Federal Programs Team; 
L. Director, Special Services Team; and 
M. Director, Communications.' 
Amend the amendment in Part D by inserting after section 12 the following: 
'Sec. D-13. Contingent effective date. The Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, 
section 943, subsection 1, paragraph L and Title 26, section 140I-B, subsection 1, 
paragraph B, subparagraph (8) do not take effect until the position of Director, Bureau of 
Unemployment Compensation first becomes vacant following enactment of this Part. 
The Commissioner of Labor shall inform the Revisor of Statutes when this contingency 
occurs and the Revisor shall update the Maine Revised Statutes to reflect the changes.' 
Amend the amendment in Part DD in section 23 in subsection 1 in the first line (page 
150, line 3 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "personnel" the following: 
'as of April 1, 2012' 
Amend the amendment in Part DD in section 23 in subsection 1 in the 3rd line (page 
150, line 5 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "Management" the following: 
'effective July 1,2012' 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT" 0, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1405, L.D. 1903 
Amend the amendment in Part DD in section 24 in the first line (page 150, line 13 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: "This" and inserting the following: 'Unless 
otherwise indicated, this' 
Amend the amendment in Part FF by striking out all of section 1. 
Amend the amendment in Part FF in section 12 in paragraph B in the 2nd and 3rd 
lines (page 161, lines 27 and 28 in amendment) by striking out the following: "Economic 
and Community Development, Office of Community Development" and inserting the 
following: 'Conservation' 
Amend the amendment in Part FF in section 14 in subsection 19 in paragraph D in 
the first 2 lines (page 162, lines 25 and 26 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
"State Planning Office Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of 
Community Development" and inserting the following: 'former State Planning Office or 
the Department of Conservation' 
Amend the amendment in Part FF in section 14 in subsection 19 in the first blocked 
paragraph in the first 2 lines (page 162, lines 31 and 32 in amendment) by striking out the 
following: 
"Economic and Community Development, Office of Community 
Development" and inserting the following: 'Conservation' 
Amend the amendment in Part FF in section 15 in subsection 1 in the first line (page 
163, line 9 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "personnel" the following: 
'as of April 1, 2012' 
Amend the amendment in Part GG in section 69 in subsection 1 in the first line (page 
188, line 12 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "personnel" the following: 
'as of April 1, 2012' 
Amend the amendment in Part HH in section 6 in subsection 2 in the first line (page 
190, line 24 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "personnel" the following: 
'as of April 1 , 2012' 
Amend the amendment in Part II in section lOin subsection 1 in the first line (page 
194, line 9 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "personnel" the following: 
'as of April 1, 2012' 
Amend the amendment in Part 11 in section 40 in subsection 1 in the first line (page 
216, line 19 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "personnel" the following: 
'as of April 1, 2012' 
Amend the amendment in Part KK in section 32 in subsection 2 in the first line (page 
225, line 27 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "personnel" the following: 
'as of April 1, 2012' 
Amend the amendment in Part LL in section 2 in subsection 1 in the first line (page 
226, line 27 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "personnel" the following: 
'as of April 1, 2012' 
Amend the amendment in Part MM in section 25 in subsection 1 in the first line 
(page 239, line 9 in amendment) by inserting after the following: 
"personnel" the 
following: 'as of April 1, 2012' 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT" 0 to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "An to H.P. 1405, 1.D. 1903 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the following technical changes to Committee Amendment 
"A": 
1. 
It removes the designation of the Public Relations Representative in the 
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife as a major policy-influencing position and 
the requirement that the position be appointed by the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries 
and Wildlife; 
2. It adds the positions of Director, PK-20, Adult Education and Federal Programs 
Team and Director, Special Services Team as major policy-influencing positions in the 
Department of Education, subject to appointment by the Commissioner of Education; 
3. 
It provides that the change made to the position of Director, Bureau of 
Unemployment Compensation, making it subject to appointment by the Commissioner of 
Labor, does not take effect until the position becomes vacant; 
4. It clarifies that the transfer of the economist positions from the State Planning 
Office to the Office of Policy and Management takes effect on July 1,2012; 
5. It specifies that the transition provisions transferring employees from the State 
Planning Office apply to employees who were in those positions as of April 1, 2012; and 
6. It specifies that certain functions related to land use planning are transferred to the 
Department of Conservation, instead of the Department of Economic and Community 
Development. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Representative FLOOD) 
TOWN: Winthrop 
HOUSE AMENDMENT