An Act To Prioritize Access by Maine's Most Vulnerable Citizens to Welfare Resources
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0480
Committee Amendment CA_A_H302 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §20

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 343, L.D. 480, Bill, "An Act To 
Prioritize Access by Maine's Most Vulnerable Citizens to Welfare Resources" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §20 is enacted to read: 
§20. Workforce development program for legal immigrants 
1. Program established. A workforce development program for legal immigrants, 
referred to in this section as "the program, 
is established to reduce barriers to 
employment faced by legal immigrants. The program must provide the following 
workforce development services to legal immigrants in this State lawfully residing in the 
United States: 
A. English language classes for adults and children; 
B. Citizenship classes; 
C. Financial literacy classes for adults; and 
D. Training and support for adults and children seeking employment. 
2. Administration. The department may contract with an entity that is best suited to 
administer this program. Administration of the program includes determining eligibility 
for the program and providing the services specified in subsection 1. The department 
may disburse funds appropriated or allocated to the program to the entity with which it 
has contracted to administer the program. 
3. Rulemaldn~. The depa1tment may adopt rules to implement the program. Rules 
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adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Amend the bill by adding after section 3 the following: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
ft. «8. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" ,4, to H.P. 343, L.D. 480 
'Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Food Supplement Administration Z019 
Initiative: Reduces appropriations by eliminating state-funded Supplemental Nutrition 
Assistance Program benefits for noncitizens who do not meet federal eligibility 
requirements. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2017-18 
($904,593) 
($904,593) 
State Supplement to Federal Supplemental Security Income 0131 
2018-19 
($1,206,124) 
($1,206,124) 
Initiative: Reduces appropriations by eliminating state-funded cash benefits to 
noncitizens who do not meet federal eligibility requirements. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 0138 
2017-18 
($885,209) 
($885,209) 
2018-19 
($1, 180,279) 
($1,180,279) 
Initiative: Reduces appropriations by eliminating Temporary Assistance for Needy 
Families benefits for noncitizens who do not meet federal eligibility requirements. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2017-18 
($436,810) 
($436,810) 
Workforce Development for Legal Immigrants Program N254 
2018-19 
($582,414) 
($582,414) 
Initiative: Provides funding for the department to contract with an entity to adminster the 
workforce development for legal immigrants program. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2017-18 
$2,226,612 
$2,226,612 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2018-19 
$2,968,817 
$2,968,817 
A. <"AS. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A» to H.P. 343, L.D. 480 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2017-18 
2018-19 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. It creates a workforce 
development program to provide to legal immigrants English language classes, 
citizenship classes, financial literacy classes and training and support for adults and 
children seeking employment. It permits the Department of Health and Human Services 
to contract with an entity best suited to administer this program and allows the 
department to adopt rules to implement the program. 
The amendment provides for 
funding to implement the program. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/19/17 frac.. 
LD480 
LR 605(02) 
An Act To Prioritize Access by Maine's Most Vulnerable Citizens to Welfare Resources 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,f} ( H-3 O~ 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $2,226,612 in 
fiscal year 2017-18 and $2,968,817 in fiscal year 2018-19 for the department to contract with an entity to adminster 
the workforce development for legal hmnigrants program. 
The bill also includes a reduction to General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of 
$2,226,612 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $2,968,817 in fiscal year 2018-19 from eliminating state-funded cash benefits, 
state-funded Temporaiy Assistance for Needy Families benefits and state-funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Program benefits to noncitizens who do not meet federal eligibility requirements.