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_B_S532 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT .. _8,, 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 by inserting after the _title the following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble (page 1, lines 1 to 11 in 
L.D.).' 
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: ". 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. 
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 10 the following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency clause.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the emergency -preamble and emergency clause. 
The 
amendment also incorporates the provisions of Senate Amendment "A" to Committee 
Amendment "A." 
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SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator VOLK) 
COUNTY: Cumberland 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 06/20/18 feac 
LD 1770 
LR 2641(07) 
An Act To Revise Laws Regarding Unemployment That Were Amended or Affected by Recently 
Enacted Legislation 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment•µ;• to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Vol~f Cumberland 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2017-18 
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 emergency preamble and emergency clause. It also 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. 
LR2641(07) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I