An Act To Revise Laws Regarding Unemployment That Were Amended or Affected by Recently Enacted Legislation
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1770
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S485 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 657, 
L.D. 1770, Bill, "An Act To Revise Laws Regarding Unemployment That Were 
Amended or Affected by Recently Enacted Legislation" 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in subsection 1-B in the 4th to 6th lines (page 2, 
lines 1 to 3 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
11, using a telephone system that 
allows a claimant to leave a message or request a return telephone call" 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in subsection 1-C in the 2nd and 3rd lines (page 
2, lines 7 and 8 in amendment) by striking out the following: ". which allows a claimant 
to leave a message by telephone or request a return telephone call" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of sections 9 and 10. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the requirement in Committee Amendment "A" that the 
telephone system maintained by the Department of Labor allow a claimant to leave a 
message or request a return telephone call. It also removes a provision in Committee 
Amendment "A" that authorizes an allocation of funds in the Unemployment Trust Fund. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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(Senator VOLK) 
COUNTY: Cumberland 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/18/18 feac:. 
LD 1770 
LR 2641(05) 
An Act To Revise Laws Regarding Unemployment That Were Amended or Affected by Recently 
Enacted Legislation 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'A" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Volk of Cumberland 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Revenue 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Other Funds 
Transfers 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
($812,301) 
($895,156) 
$895,156 
$82,855 
($82,855) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment removes the requirement that a voice mail option be included as part of the alternative filing methods 
to an Internet-based system for the filing of unemployment claims. As a result, this amendment eliminates the one-
time $895,156 cost of this provision that was to be paid from an unspent portion of the 2009 Reed Act funds, 
including funding for 11 limited period Customer Representative Specialist - Benefits positions and the cost of the 
Interactive Voice Response System. 
This amendment also eliminates the transfer for $82,855 in fiscal year 2018-19 to the Department of Labor, Office of 
the Commissioner's Special Revenue Funds account to cover its share of the department's associated indirect costs in 
accordance with the federally approved indirect cost plan. 
As amended, this legislation still requires the department to immediately fill certain vacant positions for which 
funding is available, including Customer Representative Associate, Customer Representative Specialists, Claims 
Adjudicator, Hearings Examiner, Labor Program Specialist and Field Advisor and Examiner. 
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