An Act To Im6r~e the Quality of Guardian ad Litem Services for the Children and Families of Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0872
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S343 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "4 "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 297, 
L.D. 872, Bill, "An Act To Im6r~e the Quality of Guardian ad Litem Services for the 
Children and Families of Maine" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in § 1552 in subsection 2 in the first line (page 2, 
line 1 in amendment) by striking out the following: "and Title 22" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in § 1552 in subsection 2 in the 2nd line (page 2, 
line 2 in amendment) by striking out the following: "and Title 22" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in § 1552 by inserting after subsection 4 the 
following: 
'5. Effective date. This section takes effect January 1, 2015.' 
Amend the amendment in section 4 in the first 2 lines (page 7, lines 28 and 29 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: "Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary by 
February 15, 2014" and inserting the following: 
'joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters by February 15,2017' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 5 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063 
Initiative: Provides funds for one Family Process Specialist position and one part-time 
Administrative Assistant position and related costs effective January 1, 2015 to provide 
oversight of guardians ad litem. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
2013-14 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
SENA TE AMENDMENT 
2014-15 
1.500 
$57,555 
$32,445 
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SENATE AMENDMENT ~"to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 297, L.D. 872 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
$90,000 
Sec. 6. Effective date. Those sections of this Act that require the judicial branch 
to develop and implement a post-judgment evaluation policy and process to collect and 
analyze data and that require the Chief Judge of the District Court to report to the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters take 
effect January 1,2015.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes guardians ad litem appointed under the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 22 from the provisions covering data reporting, standardized billing and 
other administrative requirements. It establishes January 1, 2015 as the effective date for 
the provisions of the bill that address the administration of guardians ad litem, the post-
judgment evaluation policy and the reporting requirement. 
It also replaces the 
appropriations and allocations section to provide funding for one full-time position and 
one part-time position for the Judicial Department. 
FISCAL NOTE REQIDRED 
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SPONSORED~M~ 
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(Senator HILL) 
COUNTY: York 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/26/13 ;tvac 
LD872 
LR 874(04) 
An Act To Improve the Quality of Guardian ad Litem Services for the Children and Families of Maine 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'N. to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Hill of York 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
($193,609) 
($121,330) 
($193,609) 
($121,330) 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
($30,889) 
($30,889) 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
($36,183) 
($36,183) 
This amendment reduces the General Fund cost of the bill by $193,609 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $121,330 in fiscal 
year 2014-15. It includes a General Fund appropriation of $90,000 in fiscal year 2014-15 for the Judicial Department 
for one Family Process Specialist position and one part-time Administrative Assistant position and related costs to 
provide oversight of Guardians Ad Litem. 
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