An Act To Require the Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention To Be Credentialed
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1277
Committee Amendment CA_A_S101 (Senate)

FffiST REGULAR SESSION 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " (\ " to S.P. 397, L.D. 1277, Bill, "An Act To 
Require the Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention To Be 
Credentialed" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §20 by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 1, lines 4 
to 11 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'1. 
Qualifications. The Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and 
Prevention, referred to in this section as "the director," must have demonstrated 
experience in administration of public health or clinical medicine and: 
A. Be licensed, or eligible for licensure, as a physician under Title 32. chapter 36 or 
or as an advanced practice registered nurse under Title 32. chapter 31; or 
B. Have a degree in public health from an accredited school of public health or any 
equivalent combination of education and experience in public health.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143 
Initiative: Provides funding for the reorganization of one State Health Officer and 
Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention position from range 61 
to range 70 to align the compensation with the assigned duties and qualifications. Also 
provides allocation for related All Other costs. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
2019-20 
$25,569 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2020-21 
$27,292 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"/\ "toS.P.397,L.D.1277 
( ()-"ID\) 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
Personal Services 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$25,569 
2019-20 
$47,484 
$1,560 
$49,044 
$27,292 
2020-21 
$50,683 
$1,665 
$52,348 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, amends the 
qualifications for the Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 
and adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/23/19 ::Wac 
LD 1277 
LR 1373(02) 
An Act To Require the Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention To Be 
Credentialed 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'jr'(~·\o') 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2019-20 
$25,569 
$25,569 
$49,044 
FY 2020-21 
$27,292 
$27,292 
$52,348 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
$29,131 
$29,131 
$55,875 
Projections 
FY2022-23 
$31,094 
$31,094 
$59,639 
The bill includes includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $25,569 
in fiscal year 2019-20 and $27,292 in fiscal year 2020-21 for the reorganization of one State Health Officer and 
Director Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention position from range 61 to range 70 to align the 
compensation with the assigned duties and qualifications. Other Special Revenue Funds allocations will also be 
required for the federal match. 
The proposed 2020-21 biennial budget includes an initiative to increase the funding of this position. If that budget 
initiative is approved, the funding in this bill would no longer be required. 
LR1373(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I