An Act To Expand Health Insurance Coverage To Certain State Employees
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1065
Committee Amendment CA_A_H292 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "fl,, to H.P. 788, L.D. 1065, Bill, "An Act To 
Expand Health Insurance Coverage To Certain State Employees" 
Amend the bill by adding after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Calculation and transfer; premium costs. The State Budget Officer 
shall calculate the amount of increased premium costs that apply to each General Fund 
account and Highway Fund account for all departments and agencies statewide and 
transfer the amounts by financial order upon the approval of the Govemor. 
These 
transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations and allocations in fiscal years 
2019-20 and 2020-21. 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Human Resources 0038 
Initiative: Establishes one Office Associate II position to provide administrative support. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2019-20 
1.000 
$54,249 
$54,249 
2020-21 
1.000 
$75,531 
$75,531 
Executive Branch Departments and Independent Agencies - Statewide 0017 
Initiative: Appropriates and allocates funds to executive branch departments and 
independent agencies to provide health insurance coverage for seasonal employees. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. /}, to H.P. 788, L.D. 1065 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
IDGHWAYFUND 
All Other 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL 
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
HIGHWAY FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
LEGISLATURE 
Legislature 0081 
2019-20 
$1,113,612 
$1,113,612 
2019-20 
$215,368 
$215,368 
2019-20 
$1,167,861 
$215,368 
$1,383,229 
2020-21 
$1,484,815 
$1,484,815 
2020-21 
$287,158 
$287,158 
2020-21 
$1,560,346 
$287,158 
$1,847,504 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for the Legislature
1s additional costs of providing health 
insurance coverage for session-only employees. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
LEGISLATURE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
2019-20 
$64,960 
$64,960 
2019-20 
$64,960 
$64,960 
2019-20 
$1,232,821 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2020-21 
$32,122 
$32,122 
2020-21 
$32,122 
$32,122 
2020-21 
$1,592,468 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 788, L.D. 1065 
HIGHWAY FUND 
$215,368 
$287,158 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$1,448,189 
$1,879,626 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires the State Budget Officer to calculate the increased cost to 
state departments and agencies due to the requirements of the bill and transfer the 
amounts by financial order. This amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations 
section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/23/19 :Wac.. 
LD 1065 
LR2017(02) 
An Act To Expand Health Insurance Coverage To Certain State Employees 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment fi { # 
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Committee: State and Local Government 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2019-20 
$1,232,821 
$215,368 
$1,232,821 
$215,368 
FY 2020-21 
$1,592,468 
$287, 158 
$1,592,468 
$287,158 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
$1,690,263 
$287,158 
$1,690,263 
$287, 158 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
$1,592,468 
$287,158 
$1,592,468 
$287,158 
This bHl requires the State to pay its share of individual premiums for the state employee health insurance plan for a 
seasonal or session-only employee regardless of whether the employee is in active work status. According to the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services (OAFS), there are 351 seasonal executive branch employees, 
representing 9,105 additional weeks that state departments and agencies would need to pay health insurance 
premiums. Assuming an average cost of $270 per employee per week, executive branch departments and agencies 
would pay an additional $2,458,350 in health premiums. The bill includes General Fund appropriations of $1, 113 ,612 
in fiscal year 2019-20 and $1,484,815 in fiscal year 2020-2021 and Highway Fund allocations of $215,368 in fiscal 
year 2019-20 and $287, 158 in fiscal year 2020-21 for these costs. The remaining costs will be absorbed by multiple 
funds across state government. 
The bill also includes a General Fund appropriation to the Legislature of$64,960 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $32,122 
in fiscal year 2020-21 for additional costs of providing health insurance coverage for session-only employees. Costs to 
the Legislature are slightly lower than to executive branch departments and agencies because the Legislature currently 
pays a share of health premiums for session only employees who are not in active work status. 
OAFS has indicated that it will require $54,249 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $75,531 in fiscal year 2020-21 for an 
Office Associate II position to suppoti the provisions of this bill. 
LR2017(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1