An Act To Find Cost Savings and Efficiencies in the Fingerprinting System for Criminal History Background Checks
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0296
Committee Amendment CA_A_H528 (House)
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A -, to RP. 240, LD. 296, Bill, "An Act To Find 
Cost Savings and Efficiencies in the Fingerprinting System for Criminal History 
Background Checks" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the State Bureau of Identification To Continue To Explore 
Contracting Options and Other Methods To Find Efficiencies in the Fingerprinting 
System for Criminal History Background Checks' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything af1:"er the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Research technology and contracting options. Resolved: That the 
Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification shall continue to research 
technology and contracting options and potential vendors for providing better accuracy 
and efficiency in fingerprinting for criminal history background checks. The bureau shall 
solicit comments and recommendations from the Department of Health and Human 
Services and the Department of Education for ways to improve the fingerprinting process 
for their clients; and be it fill1her 
Sec. 2. Report and recommendations. Resolved: That, by January 15.2012, 
the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification shall report its findings 
and recommendations for implementation of improvements to the fingerprinting process 
to the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. which may 
introduce legislation to implement the bureau's recommendations to the Second Regular 
Session of the 125th Legislature.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve and is the majority report of the Joint 
Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety_ The amendment directs the 
Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification to solicit recommendations 
from the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 240, LD. 296 
regarding ways to improve the fingerprinting process for their clients. The resolve also 
directs the bureau to continue to research technology and contracting options and 
potential vendors for providing better accuracy and efficiency in fingerprinting for 
criminal history background checks. The Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice 
and Public Safety may introduce legislation to implement the bureau's recommendations 
to the Second Regular Session of the 125th Legislature. 
fiSCAL NOTE REQU1RED 
(See Attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/03/ II 
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LD296 
LR 760(02) 
An Act To Find Cost Savings and Efficienci~s in the Fingerprinting System for Criminal History 
Background Checks 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department 
of Public Safety can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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