An Act To Support Maine People in Recovery l O
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1496
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S528 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 
1019, L.D. 1496, Bill, "An Act To Support Maine People in Recovery" 
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Amend the amendment by striking out everything after the title and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Support Maine People in Recovery and Create a Substance Abuse 
Assistance Program' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'PART A 
Sec. A-1. Department to create 3 new peer centers. The Department of 
Health and Human Services shall create 3 new peer centers, 2 of which will begin 
operation in fiscal year 2016-17 and one of which will begin operation in fiscal year 
2017-18, in different parts of the State to coordinate and run peer support programs to 
help persons in recovery from drug addiction. In order to serve populations in rural parts 
of the State, 2 of these peer centers must be located in currently underserved areas that 
are outside of Maine's largest cities. These peer centers must be situated in geographic 
areas of the State different from each other and in areas different from any peer support 
recovery centers established pursuant to Public Law 2015, chapter 378, Part D. Funding 
for each peer center must be used to support the hiring of a coordinator who shall support 
recovery group facilitation, peer mentoring and peer recovery resource connections. The 
peer centers may be coordinated and housed within existing health care settings, such as a 
rural health care center. 
Sec. A-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 0679 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"A" to H.P. 1019, L.D. 1496 
Initiative: Provides funding to create 2 new peer centers in fiscal year 2016-17 and one 
new peer center in fiscal year 201 7-18 in different parts of the State to coordinate and run 
peer support programs to help persons in recovery from drug addiction. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
PARTB 
Sec. B-1. 25 MRSA Pt. 13 is enacted to read: 
PART 13 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSISTANCE 
CHAPTER 601 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
§5101. Substance Abuse Assistance Program 
2016-17 
$400,000 
$400,000 
1. 
Substance Abuse Assistance Program. 
The Substance Abuse Assistance 
Program, referred to in this chapter as "the program," is established to support persons 
with presumed substance use disorders by providing grants to municipalities and counties 
to carry out projects designed to reduce substance abuse, substance abuse-related crimes 
and recidivism. 
2. Eligibility; program targets; projects. Grants may be awarded to: 
A. Municipal or county governments or regional jails for projects designed to assist 
persons with presumed substance use disorders by diverting alleged low-level 
offenders into community-based treatment and support services. 
Projects may 
include, but are not limited to: 
(1) 
Referral of program participants to evidence-based treatment programs, 
including medically assisted treatment; and 
(2) Provision of case management services to program participants in order to 
secure appropriate treatment and support services such as housing, health care, 
job training and mental health services for program participants; and 
B. County governments or regional jails for projects in county or regional jails 
designed to assist persons with presumed substance use disorders. Projects may 
include, but are not limited to: 
(1) 
Provision of evidence-based treatment programs, including medically 
assisted treatment, to jail inmates; and 
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(2) 
Provision of case management or other support services to program 
participants to assist in transition from jail upon release. 
3. Requirements. A grant application for a project described in subsection 2 must 
include the following: 
A. A statement of purpose and measurable goals for the project and use for the 
funds: 
B. The elements of the project, which must include the targeted population, the 
nature of services or assistance to be provided and expected outcomes; 
C. For diversion projects, a statement of the municipality's or county's diversion 
policy, including criteria for selecting participants for the project: 
D. A review of other substance abuse services available in the applicant municipality 
or county and communities adjacent to the applicant municipality or county and a 
statement of the unmet needs to be addressed by the project; 
E. A review of efforts to collaborate among relevant law enforcement agencies, 
treatment providers, harm reduction services, recovery support services and other 
community resources and a summary of collaborative approaches included in the 
project, if any; and 
F. A summary of data to be collected to assess the effectiveness of the project and 
the methodology that will be used to make that assessment. The data to be collected 
must include measurements of the long-term health, treatment and criminal justice 
involvement outcomes for participants and must be included in reports filed under 
subsection 6 as part of a rigorous evaluation process. 
4. Selection of grant recipients; steering committee. The Commissioner of Public 
Safety shall review applications submitted by municipalities and counties for grants under 
this chapter. Preference must be given to collaborative approaches that include treatment 
providers or community-based organizations. The following steering committee shall 
advise the Commissioner of Public Safety in selecting grant recipients. The steering 
committee consists of the Commissioner of Corrections or the commissioner's designee 
and representatives of the following organizations, programs and associations selected by 
the Commissioner of Public Safety from suggestions provided by the organizations, 
programs and associations: 
a statewide organization of police chiefs; a statewide 
organization of sheriffs: a statewide organization representing physicians; a statewide 
organization representing prosecutors; a statewide organization representing providers of 
legal services for the indigent; peer recovery programs; and harm reduction associations. 
5. Administration of funds. The policy board established in this State to carry out 
the State's responsibilities under the federal Justice Assistance Act of 1984, the federal 
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, the federal Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 and the federal 
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, known as "the Justice 
Assistance Council," shall administer grant funds appropriated for use under this chapter 
and disburse the funds to municipalities, counties and regional jails selected under 
subsection 4. The department may retain up to 5% of funds to cover administrative 
expenses. 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1019, L.D. 1496 
6. 
Reports. 
A recipient of a i;rrant under subsection 4 shall report to the 
Commissioner of Public Safety annually on the anniversary date of the grant award 
regarding the status of the project for which the grant was awarded. The report must 
include a description of how the grant funds were spent, the results of the project and any 
recommendations for modification of the project, including any available information 
concerning the project's effectiveness in reducing substance abuse and recidivism. 
Sec. B-2. Reports to committees. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall 
report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal 
justice and public safety matters and the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over judiciary matters by January 15, 2017 regarding the recipients 
and the amounts of the grants awarded under the Substance Abuse Assistance Program 
established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, chapter 601. The Commissioner of 
Public Safety shall provide a report summarizing the results of the grant program and 
providing recommendations as to the program's continuation or modification and any 
need for additional funding by January 15, 2018 and January 15, 2019 to the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice and public 
safety matters and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
judiciary matters. 
Sec. B-3. Pilot projects. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall implement the 
Substance Abuse Assistance Program established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, 
section 5101 by selecting, with the advice of the steering committee described in Title 25, 
section 5101, subsection 4, at least 8 pilot projects in communities around the State, at 
least 2 projects of which are administered by municipalities and at least 2 projects of 
which are administered by county or regional jails. 
Sec. B-4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Public Safety 0088 
Initiative: Provides funding for one Contract Grant Specialist position and related 
administrative costs to administer and oversee the Substance Abuse Assistance Program. 
This funding comes from the 5% allowed for administrative costs as specified in the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, section 5101, subsection 5. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Administration - Public Safety 0088 
2015-16 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Provides funds for the Substance Abuse Assistance Program. 
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2016-17 
1.000 
$73,898 
$3,270 
$77,168 
SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1019, L.D. 1496 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
$1,022,832 
$1,022,832 
2016-17 
$1,100,000 
$1,100,000 
Part A provides funding for 3 new peer centers to be created by the Department of 
Health and Human Services, 2 of which will begin operation in fiscal year 2016-17 and 
one of which will begin operation in fiscal year 2017-18. The peer centers will be in 
different parts of the State to coordinate and run peer support programs to help persons in 
recovery from drug addiction. In order to serve populations in rural parts of the State, 2 
of these peer centers must be located in currently underserved areas that are outside of 
Maine's largest cities. Funding for each peer center must be used to support the hiring of 
a coordinator who must support recovery group facilitation, peer mentoring and peer 
recovery resource connections. The peer centers may be coordinated and housed within 
existing health care settings, such as a rural health care center. Part A contains an 
appropriation of $400,000 to fund the peer centers. 
Part B of this amendment establishes the Substance Abuse Assistance Program to 
provide grants to municipalities and counties to carry out projects designed to reduce 
substance abuse, substance abuse-related crimes and recidivism. 
The Commissioner of Public Safety, in consultation with a steering committee, will 
select at least 8 pilot projects to receive grants. At least 2 projects must be awarded to 
municipalities and at least 2 projects must be awarded to counties. 
The steering 
committee that will advise in the selection of the pilot projects consists of the 
Commissioner of Corrections or the commissioner's designee and representatives of the 
following: a statewide organization of police chiefs; a statewide organization of sheriffs; 
a statewide organization representing physicians; a statewide organization representing 
prosecutors; a statewide organization representing providers of legal services to the 
indigent; peer recovery programs; and harm reduction associations. The Maine Justice 
Assistance Council will administer the grants. 
The recipients of the grants must report the continuation or modification of the grant 
program and any need for additional funding to the Commissioner of Public Safety 
annually, and the commissioner must report in January 2018 and 2019 to the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice and public 
safety matters and the joint standing committee of the Legislature havingjurisdiction over 
judiciary matters. 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1019, L.D. 1496 
The amendment includes a total appropriation of$1,100,000 and uses $77,168 of the 
total to pay for a position to administer the grants. That amount is part of the 5% that the 
Department of Public Safety ~r 
administering the grants. 
SPONSOREDBY: 
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(Senator KATZ) 
COUNTY: Kennebec 
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Approved: 04/13/16 
LD 1496 
LR2501(08) 
An Act To Support Maine People in Recovery 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ':tf to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Katz of Kennebec 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
(s-52, tJ 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
$0 
$0 
FY 2016-17 
$900,000 
$900,000 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$1,100,000 
$1,100,000 
feac:.. 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$1,100,000 
$1,100,000 
The bill creates within the Department of Health and human Services 3 new peer centers in different parts of the State 
to coordinate and run peer support programs to help persons in recovery from drug addiction. This amendment 
reduces the bill's General Fund appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Services from $600,000 to 
$400,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 only by moving one of the peer centers to fiscal year 2017-18. 
The bill includes a General Fund appropriation of$1,100,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 to the Department of Public 
Safety for one Contract Grant Specialist position and administrative costs to administer and oversee the Program and 
to provide grants to municipalities and counties. 
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