An Act To Retain Call Centers in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0009
Committee Amendment CA_A_H214 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A " to H.P. 12, L.D. 9, Bill, "An Act To Retain 
Call Centers in Maine" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
Regulation and Enforcement 0159 
Initiative: Provides funds for a Labor and Safety Inspector to enforce the notice 
requirements and collect the fines assessed. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Workforce Research Z164 
2015-16 
$12,567 
$12,567 
2016-17 
$26,138 
$26,138 
Initiative: Provides funds for the maintenance of a database of employers that have 
relocated a call center or a facility or operating unit handling at least 30% of call volume 
within a call center from the State to a foreign country. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2015-16 
$10,000 
$10,000 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2016-17 
$10,000 
$10,000 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A "to H.P. 12, L.D. 9 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2015-16 
2016-17 
$22,567 
$36,138 
$22,567 
$36,138 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
The amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/17/15 
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LD9 
LR 218(02) 
An Act To Retain Call Centers in Maine 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment tV ( H -~ 14-) 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium revenue increase - General Fund 
Potential current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
FY 2015-16 
$22,567 
$22,567 
FY 2016-17 
$36,138 
$36,138 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$37,184 
$37,184 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$38,271 
$38,271 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations totaling $22,567 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $36,138 in fiscal year 2016-
to implement the requirements of this legislation. Of this amount, General Fund appropriations of $12,567 in fisca~ 
year 2015-16 and $26,138 in fiscal year 2016-17 to the Bureau of Labor Standards is included for a portion of the 
personal services cost for one Labor and Safety Inspector position associated with enforcing the notification 
requirements and collecting the fines assessed. Additionally, General Fund appropriations of $1 0,000 in fiscal years 
2015-16 and 2016-17 to the Workforce Research program is included for the maintenance of a database of employers 
who have relocated a call center or a facility or operating unit handling at least 30% of call volume within a call 
center, from the State to a foreign country. This fiscal note assumes a January 1, 2016 effective date. 
Requiring those employers that have received state grants, state guaranteed loans or state tax benefits and have 
relocated a call center, or one or more facilities or operating units within a call center handling at least 30% of the call 
center's total call volume, from the State to a foreign country to remit the unamortized value of the state grant, state 
guaranteed loan or tax benefit may result in increased General Fund or Other Special Revenue Funds revenue to the 
State beginning in fiscal year 2015-16. Assessing a fine of$350 for each day that an employer fails to notifY the State 
of its intention to relocate a call center may also increase General Fund revenues beginning in fiscal year 2015-16. 
The amount of additional revenue to be received will depend on the number of fines assessed and the value of the 
grants, loans or tax benefits remitted. 
The Department of Administrative and Financial Services anticipates additional costs associated with this bill. These 
are not anticipated to be significant. 
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