An Act
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1876
Committee Amendment CA_A_H763 (House)
Committee: Judiciary
Amends: 5 MRSA §196

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "f+,, to H.P. 1308, L.D. 
Regarding Financial Orders Requested by the Attorney General" 
1876, Bill, "An Act 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §196, first ,r, as amended by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. DDD, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
The Attorney General may appoint one or more deputy attorneys general, assistant 
attorneys general and staff attorneys who serve at the pleasure of the Attorney General or 
until their successors are duly appointed and qualified. They may perform all the duties 
required of the Attorney General and other duties the Attorney General delegates to them. 
The Attorney General may appoint research assistants with any powers and duties the 
Attorney General delegates. Research assistants may perform duties delegated to them by 
the Attorney General, including activities authorized by Title 4, section 807. 
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the compensations of research assistants, 
law office manager and deputy attorneys general are fixed by the Attorney General. The 
compensation of the Deputy Chief Medical Examiner is fixed by the Attorney General in 
consultation with the Chief Medical Examiner aad with the approY,tal of the Govern.or. 
The compensations of the staff attorneys, assistant attorneys general and secretary to the 
Attorney General are fixed by the Attorney General with the approval of the Governor, 
but such compensations may not in the aggregate exceed the amount appropriated for 
those positions and may not result in an increased request to future Legislatures. The 
Attorney General may approve financial orders for transfers and revisions of and 
increases to allotment within the Office of the Attorney General in accordance with 
procedures for financial orders established in the executive branch. 
The Attorney 
General shall provide a copy of each approved financial order to the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of the Budget and the Office of Fiscal and 
Program Review.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "ff' to H.P. 1308, L.D. 1876 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary. 
It replaces the bill. It removes the current requirement that the Governor approve salaries 
set by the Attorney General for the Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, staff attorneys, 
assistant attorneys general and secretary to the Attorney General. 
Compensations 
continue to be limited by the total amount appropriated for those positions and cannot 
result in increases in requests in future budgets. 
The amendment gives the Attorney General the same authority within the Office of 
the Attorney General to approve financial orders as the Chief Justice has within the 
judicial branch. The Attorney General must provide a copy of each approved financial 
order to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of the Budget 
and the Office of Fiscal and Program Review. 
FISCAL NOTE REQIDRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/10/18 ~.ac 
LD 1876 
LR2885(02) 
An Act Regarding Financial Orders Requested by the Attorney General 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''Pf ( j-\ • / f.o 3) 
Committee: Judiciary 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor fiscal impact - General Fund 
Any fiscal impact from authorizing the Attorney General to approve financial orders and from removing the 
requirement that the Governor approve salaries set by the Attorney General for certain positions is expected to be 
minor. 
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