An Act To Enhance Maine's Response to Domestic Violence
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0525
Committee Amendment CA_A_H139 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/~ " to H.P. 369, L.D. 525, Bill, "An Act To 
Enhance Maine's Response to Domestic Violence" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
Office of Victim Services 0046 
Initiative: Provides funds for partial reimbursement of ceiiified batterers' inte1vention 
programs for indigent pa1iicipant fees. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2017-18 
$100,000 
$100,000 
2018-19 
$100,000 
$100,000 
Office of Victim Services 0046 
Initiative: Provides funds for training programs to sustain and expand the accessibility of 
ce1tified batterers' intervention programs. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Office of Victim Services 0046 
2017-18 
$20,000 
$20,000 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2018-19 
$20,000 
$20,000 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 369, L.D. 525 
Initiative: Provides funds for partial reimbursement of mileage expenses for certified 
batterers' intervention program facilitators who are providing testimony and information 
required by the comt regarding offender participation in ce1tified batterers' intervention 
programs as a condition of release. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Office of Victim Services 0046 
2017-18 
$5,000 
$5,000 
2018-19 
$5,000 
$5,000 
Initiative: Provides funds for the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence for the 
administrative expenses associated with additional funding for ce1tified batterers' 
intervention program expenses. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2017-18 
$25,000 
$25,000 
2017-18 
$150,000 
$150,000 
2018-19 
$25,000 
$25,000 
2018-19 
$150,000 
$150,000 
This amendment, which is the majority repo1t of the committee, replaces the bill and 
adds an appropriations and allocations section to provide funding to the Department of 
Corrections, instead of the Depaitment of Health and Human Services, for batterers' 
intervention programs. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
0 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revised: 04/30/17 feac 
LD 525 
LR 1264(02) 
An Act To Enhance Maine's Response to Domestic Violence 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,4,,( tf- I 5 '1) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY2018-19 
$150,000 
$150,000 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$150,000 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$150,000 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
$150,000 
$150,000 
$150,000 
$150,000 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The bill includes General Fund appropriations for the Department of Conections of $150,000 beginning in fiscal year 
2017-18 for the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence to support certified batterers' intervention programs for 
indigent participant fees, training programs, transportation costs and administrative expenses for the coalition. 
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