An Act To Limit Increases in the Unemployment Contribution Rate
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1057
Committee Amendment CA_A_H286 (House)
Amends: 26 MRSA §1190

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "I) " 
to H.P. 792, L.D. 1057, Bill, "An Act To Limit 
Increases in the Unemployment Contribution Rate" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Increase the Transparency ofthe Unemployment Compensation Fund' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 26 MRSA § 1 082, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1983, c. 115, § 1, is further 
amended to read: 
3. Publication. The Commissioner of Labor shall cause to be printed for distribution 
to the public the text of this chapter, the commission's regulations, ffis the commissioner's 
annual reports to the Governor and any other material the commissioner or the 
commission 600ms considers relevant and suitable, and shall furnish the same to any 
person upon application therefor. 
The commissioner shall cause to be printed a comprehensive set of Department of Labor 
internal rules, policies, regulations, memoranda, instructions and other forms used in 
determining eligibility, payment of benefits and similar issues. The compilation shall 
must be indexed conveniently to facilitate its use by the public, available in eaeh loeal 
offiee v/here unemployment claims are filed and easily accessible to any member of the 
pUblic. 
The commissioner shall annually publish data on the content and usage of the fund for 
not less than the preceding 10 years, including financing, benefit costs, experience rating 
and contribution rates as applicable. Legislative changes enacted after December 31, 
2010 that have an impact on the .content or usage of the fund must be disclosed separately 
for not less than the 5 years after enactment ofthe change. 
Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §1190, sub-§2, "A and B, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 740, 
§ 1, are amended to read: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMlTIEE AMENDMENT 'R .. to H.P. 792, LD. 1057 
A. 
+eta! Projected annual change in cost to the unemployment compensation trust 
fund for the ensuing 5 years; 
B. 
Fffiw:e Projected impact on the planned yield adjustment and the experience 
rating records of employers, sorted by size and industry, and on employer's 
experience classifications, as described in section 1221, subsection 4-A, for the 
ensuing 5 years;' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes and replaces the bill. 
The amendment directs the 
Commissioner of Labor to annually publish data on the content and usage of the 
lO 
Unemployment Compensation Fund. The commissioner must separately disclose, for not 
less than 5 years after enactment, legislative changes affecting the content or usage of the 
Unemployment Compensation Fund and the impact of those changes. This amendment 
also requires the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards to project the impact 
of proposed benefit changes on employer's experience classifications. 
FISCAL ~OTE HEQLlRED 
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(See~~_t~£~ed) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/15/11 .wac.. 
LD 1057 
LR 1225(02) 
An Act To Limit Increases in the Unemployment Contribution Rate 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" (l 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Develo[~ent 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Labor to publish the required infonnation and develop the required projections 
can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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