An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0184
Committee Amendment CA_A_H117 (House)
Amends: 37-B MRSA §513, 37-B MRSA §513-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 147, L.D. 184, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Veterans' Homelessness Prevention Coordination Program" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the need to support homeless veterans is immediate and crucial for their 
health, safety and welfare; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislatlll'e, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec.1. 37-B MRSA §513, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 329, §1, is repealed. 
Sec. 2. 37-B MRSA §513-A is enacted to read: 
§513-A. Veterans' homelessness prevention coordination 
1. Veterans' homelessness prevention partnership. The director shall, through 
one or more collaborative agreements, establish a program of partnerships with human 
services-based volunteer organizations to provide transitional housing to homeless 
veterans and coordinate efforts to remedy and prevent homelessness among veterans in 
this State. The volunteer organizations must have as their core programs addressing 
homelessness and veterans' services and have been active in the State for at least 2 years. 
Priority must be given to an organization founded, chartered or organized in the State. 
The director may accept donations from outside solU'ces and state and federal funding to 
accomplish the priorities of the partnerships. To the extent state, federal or outside 
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funding is available, the priorities of these partnerships, listed in order of priority, 
include, but are not limited to: 
A. Identifying homeless veterans in the State: 
B. Identifying and securing temporary or permanent living space for veterans within 
the veterans' communities: 
C. Providing reimbursement to human services-based volunteer organizations that 
provide transitional housing to homeless veterans pursuant to collaborative 
agreements entered into pursuant to this subsection: and 
D. Conducting annual outreach events, targeted to reach the maximum number of 
veterans in need, to disseminate information on resources and services available to 
assist homeless veterans. 
2. Rules. The bureau may adopt rules necessary to implement this section, including 
to define 
11veterans
for purposes of this section. to govern collaborative agreements with 
human services-based volunteer organizations and to govern the reimbursement of 
organizations that provide transitional housing to homeless veterans through 
disbursements from the Veterans' Homelessness Prevention Partnership Fund. 
Rules adopted under this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, 
chapter 3 7 5, subchapter 2-A. 
3. Fund established. The Veterans' Homelessness Prevention Partnership Fund, a 
nonlapsing fund, is established under the bureau for the purpose of receiving funds from 
state, federal and other sources, including donations from private citizens, corporations 
and entities for the purpose of this section. The bureau shall use the fund to provide 
reimbursement to human services-based volunteer organizations that provide transitional 
housing to homeless veterans and to otherwise carry out the purposes of this section. 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT 
OF 
Veterans Services 0110 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funding for reimbursements to human services-based 
volunteer organizations that provide transitional housing to homeless veterans. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Veterans Services 0110 
2019-20 
$600,000 
$600,000 
2020-21 
$600,000 
$600,000 
Initiative: Establishes one Office Associate II position to provide auditing and accounting 
services to the veterans' homelessness prevention coordination program. 
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GENERAL FUND 
2019-20 
2020-21 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000 
1.000 
Personal Services 
$59,383 
$61,165 
All Other 
$5,000 
$5,000 
-
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$64,383 
$66,165 
Veterans Services 0110 
Initiative: Establishes one Public Service Coordinator I position to manage and 
administer the veterans' homelessness prevention partnership program. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Veterans Services 0110 
2019-20 
1.000 
$102,046 
$5,000 
$107,046 
2020-21 
1.000 
$105,107 
$5,000 
--
$110,107 
Initiative: Establishes the Veterans' Homelessness Prevention Partnership Fund with a 
base Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $500 beginning in fiscal year 2019-20. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2019-20 
$500 
$500 
2019-20 
$771,429 
$500 
$771,929 
2020-21 
$500 
$500 
2020-21 
$776,272 
$500 
$776,772 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A" to H.P. 147, L.D. 184 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes and replaces the bill. It: 
1. Directs the Director of the Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services to establish a 
program of partnerships, through one or more collaborative agreements, with human 
services-based volunteer organizations to provide transitional housing to homeless 
veterans and coordinate efforts to remedy and prevent homelessness among veterans in 
this State; 
2. Provides that one of the priorities of the partnerships is to provide reimbursement 
to human services-based volunteer organizations that provide transitional housing to 
homeless veterans pursuant to collaborative agreements; 
3. Authorizes the Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services to adopt rules necessary to 
implement this partnership program, including to defme "veterans" for purposes of the 
program, to govern collaborative agreements with human services-based volunteer 
organizations and to govern the reimbursement of organizations that provide transitional 
housing to homeless veterans through disbursements from the Veterans' Homelessness 
Prevention Partnership Fund; 
4. Establishes the Veterans' Homelessness Prevention Partnership Fund and provides 
that it is to be used to reimburse human services-based volunteer organizations that 
provide transitional housing to homeless veterans and to otherwise carry out the purposes 
of the partnership program; 
5. Provides ongoing funding for reimbursement to human services-based volunteer 
organizations that provide transitional housing to homeless veterans; 
6. 
Creates 2 new positions in the Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services to help 
administer this partnership program; and 
7. Includes an emergency preamble and clause. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/05/19 :7.dCZC 
LD 184 
LR 312(02) 
An Act To Amend the Veterans' Homelessness Prevention Coordination Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A {rf-f /7) 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
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 
$771,429 
$771,429 
$500 
:FY 2020-21 
$776,272 
$776,272 
$500 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
$776,272 
$776,272 
$500 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
$776,272 
$776,272 
$500 
The bill includes an ongoing General Fund appropriation of $600,000 beginning in fiscal year 2019-20 to the 
Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management for reimbursements to human services-based volunteer 
organizations that provide transitional housing to homeless veterans. It also includes General Fund appropriations of 
$171,429 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $176,272 in fiscal year 2020-21 for one Office Associate II position to provide 
auditing and accounting services and for one Public Service Coordinator I position to manage and administer the 
veterans' homelessness prevention partnership program. 
The bill establishes the Veterans' Homelessness Prevention Partnership Fund within the Department of Defense, 
Veterans and Emergency Management with a base Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $500 annually 
beginning in fiscal year 2019-20 to allow expenditure of any revenue received from any source for the purposes of the 
program. 
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