An Act To Reward Work Performed by Welfare Recipients
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1402
Committee Amendment CA_B_H421 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §3736

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,B" to H.P. 951, L.D. 1402, Bill, "An Act To 
Reward Work Performed by Welfare Recipients" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3736, sub-§3 is enacted to read: 
3. Application; effective date. If an applicant for child care programs administered 
under this chapter is determined eligible, child care assistance must be provided 
retroactively to the date of application.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following: 
'Sec. 4. 
Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 0138 
Initiative: Provides funding to families with income less than 200% of the federal poverty 
guidelines by placing funds in family development accounts. 
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL 
2015-16 
$500,000 
$500,000 
2016-17 
$500,000 
$500,000 
Temporary Assistance for Needy Fami1ies 0138 
Initiative: Provides funding to revise the earnings from employment the Department of 
Health and Human Services disregards when determining benefit levels for recipients 
under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,13 .. to H.P. 951, L.D. 1402 
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL 
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 0138 
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2015-16 
$834,987 
$834,987 
2016-17 
$1,113,316 
$1,113,3i6 
Initiative: Provides funding to increase the number of months eligible individuals may 
receive transitional transportation benefits from 12 months to 18 months. 
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL 
HEALTH AND RUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DRS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2015-16 
$581,908 
$581,908 
2015-16 
$1,916,895 
$1,916,895 
2016-17 
$775,878 
$775,878 
2016-17 
$2,389,194 
$2,389,194 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, provides that if an 
applicant for child care programs is detennined eligible, child care assistance must be 
provided retroactively to the date of application. The amendment adds an appropriations 
and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/12/15 
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127th lVIAINE LEGISLATURE 
LD 1402 
LR2006(03) 
An Act To Reward Work Performed by Welfare Recipients 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,!BL H 
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Committee: Health and Human Services 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Federal Block Grant Fund 
Revenue 
Federal Block Grant Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
$1,916,895 
$2,389,194 
$1,916,895 
$2,389,194 
Projections 
FY2017-18 
$2,389,194 
$2,389,194 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$2,389,194 
$2,389,194 
This bill includes a a Federal Block Grant Fund allocation to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) 
of $1,916,895 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $2,389,194 in fiscal year 2016-17 to increase payments to recipients from 
revising the eamings from employment the DHHS disregards when determining benefit levels for recipients under the 
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, to increase the number of months eligible individuals may receive 
transitional transportation benefits from 12 months to 18 months and to promote fmancialliteracy and healthy saving 
habits of families with income less than 200% of the federal poverty guidelines by placing funds in family 
development accounts. Any additional cost from making child care assistance retroactive to the application date is 
expected to be minor and absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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