An Act To Create a Bridge to Self-sufficiency for Vulnerable Segments of the Population by Providing Incentives to Employers
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1308
Committee Amendment CA_A_H118 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,ft" to H.P. 905, L.D. 1308, Bill, "An Act To 
Create a Bridge to Self-sufficiency for Vulnerable Segments of the Population by 
Providing Incentives to Employers" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Expedite the Processing of Applications for Certification under the 
Work Opportunity Tax Credit' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Position added; Department of Labor, Bureau of Employment 
Services. Resolved: 
That the Department of Labor shall add one new permanent 
position in the Bureau of Employment Services to expedite the processing of employer 
applications for certification of an employee as a member of a target group for purposes 
of the employer's qualifying for the federal work opportunity tax credit under Section 51 
of the United States Internal Revenue Code; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Department of Labor shall submit a report to 
the Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic 
Development by February 1, 2018 with information concerning employer applications for 
certification pursuant to the work opportunity tax credit under Section 51 of the United 
States Internal Revenue Code submitted to the department in 2017 and the extent of any 
backlog in application processing; and be it further 
Sec. 3. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
Resolved: 
That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
Employment Services Activity 0852 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds for one Eligibility Specialist position and related All 
Other costs to expedite the processing of employer applications for certification required 
for the federal work opportunity tax credit. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" [1, to H.P. 905, L.D. 1308 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2017-18 
2018-19 
1.000 
1.000 
$50,750 
$67,666 
$8,182 
$8,182 
$58,932 
$75,848 
This amendment replaces the bill, which is a concept draft, with a resolve that directs 
the Department of Labor to establish a new permanent position in the Bureau of 
Employment Services to expedite the processing of employer applications for 
certification required for the federal work opportunity tax credit under Section 51 of the 
United States Internal Revenue Code. The amendment also requires the Department of 
Labor to submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research 
and Economic Development with information concerning applications submitted by 
employers in 2017, including information on the extent of any backlog in application 
processing, by February l, 2018. The amendment adds an appropriations and allocations 
section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/01/17 feac:.. 
LD 1308 
LR 146(02) 
An Act To Create a Bridge to Self-sufficiency for Vulnerable Segments of the Population by Providing 
Incentives to Employers 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment'~' (}/.., /) €} 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
$58,932 
$75,848 
$58,932 
$75,848 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$78,555 
$78,555 
Projections 
FY2020-21 
$81,370 
$81,370 
This bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $58,932 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $75,848 in fiscal year 
2018-19 to the Employment Services Activity program within the Department of Labor for one Eligibility Specialist 
position and related All Other costs to expedite the processing of employer applications for certification required for 
the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit. This fiscal note assumes an October 1, 2017 start date. 
Additional costs to the Bureau of Employment Services to prepare and submit the required repo1t can be absorbed 
within existing budgeted resources. 
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