An Act To Expand the 1998 Special Retirement Plan To Include Detectives in the Office of the Attorney General
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0654
Committee Amendment CA_A_H548 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to H.P. 435, L.D. 654, Bill, "An Act To 
Expand the 1998 Special Retirement Plan To Include Detectives in the Office of the 
Attorney General" 
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph Nin the 2nd line (page 1, line 13 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "2016 or" and inserting the following: '2016 who elect to 
participate in the 1998 Special Plan or who are' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 9 (page 5, lines 6 to 10 in L.D.) and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 9. Transition. If a detective in the employment of the Office of the Attorney 
General on July 1, 2016 elects to participate in the 1998 Special Plan of the Maine Public 
Employees Retirement System, as provided in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, 
section 17851-A, subsection 1, paragraph N, that detective shall make that election not 
later than 180 days after the effective date of this Act. 
Sec. 10. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
Administration -Attorney General 0310 
Initiative: Allocates funds for the additional cost for 5 detectives employed in the Office 
of the Attorney General on July 1, 2016 to participate in the 1998 Special Plan on a 
prospective basis. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
Personal Services 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOT AL 
',j 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2016-17 
$12,324 
$12,324 
ROFS 
COMMIITEE AMENDMENT ·A" to H.P. 435, L.D. 654 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
Personal Services 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Administration -Attorney General 0310 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
$3,984 
$3,984 
Initiative: Provides funds for the additional cost for 5 detectives employed in the Office 
of the Attorney General on July 1, 2016 to participate in the 1998 Special Plan on a 
prospective basis. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF 
THE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
$3,984 
$3,984 
2016-17 
$3,984 
$12,324 
$3,984 
-
$20,292 
This amendment clarifies that detectives employed in the Office of the Attorney 
General on July 1, 2016 may elect to participate in the 1998 Special Plan. It also adds an 
appropriations and allocations section to cover the increased employer contributions to 
the Maine Public Employees Retirement System. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 03/03/16 ;tb/.ac 
LD 654 
LR 1194(02) 
An Act To Expand the 1998 Special Retirement Plan To Include Detectives in the Office of the 
Attorney General 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A' [ g -5lf~) 
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
FY 2016-17 
$3,984 
$3,984 
$12,324 
$3,984 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$4,143 
$4,143 
$12,817 
$4,143 
Projections 
FY 2018-.19 
$4,309 
$4,309 
$13,330 
$4,309 
Allowing detectives employed in the Office of the Attorney General on or after July 1, 2016 to participate in the 1998 
Special Plan of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System will increase both the normal cost and unfunded 
actuarial liability components of the employer retirement rate, resulting in increased employer contributions to the 
Maine Public Employees Retirement System for detectives beginning in fiscal year 2016-17. 
This legislation includes a transition provision for those detectives hired by the Office of the Attorney General prior to 
July 1, 2016 which allows these employees to elect to participate in the 1998 Special Plan within 180 days of the 
effective date of this Act, assumed to be on or around August 1, 2016. Based on an analysis performed by the Maine 
Public Employees Retirement System, this fiscal note assumes that 5 of the 11 eligible detectives will elect to 
participate in the 1998 Special Plan as soon as the option becomes available and the remaining 6 detectives will 
choose to remain in the State Regular Plan. This bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $3,984 in fiscal year 
2016-17, a Federal Expenditures Fund allocation of $12,324 in fiscal year 2016-17 and an Other Special Revenue 
Funds allocation of $3 ,984 in fiscal year 2016-17 to the Office of the Attorney General for the cost associated with 
moving 5 positions to the 1998 Special Plan 
When the 6 eligible detectives that are expected to choose to remain in the State Regular Plan eventually retire or 
otherwise vacate their positions any newly hired detectives will be placed in the 1998 Special Plan. The additional 
cost to the Office of the Attorney General to fill these positions at the higher employer contribution rate is estimated 
to be between $3,500 and $4,000 per position annually. When this additional cost will be incurred and which fund 
will be impacted can not be determined at this time. 
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