An Act To Establish Wage and Employment Parity between Adult and Child Protective Services Caseworkers in the Department of Health and Human Services
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0428
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H549 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 337, 
L.D. 428, Bill, "An Act To Establish Wage and Employment Parity between Adult and 
Child Protective Services Caseworkers in the Department of Health and Human Services 
" 
Amend the amendment by striking out everything after the title and before the last 
indented paragraph and inserting the following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Stipends included in base pay for adult protective services 
employees. 
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any stipend payment for 
employees in Human Services Caseworker positions, Human Services Caseworker 
Supervisor positions, Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Caseworker 
positions and Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Caseworker Supervisor 
positions in the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Aging and 
Disability Services must be considered part of those employees' base pay for purposes of 
transfers, promotions, cost-of-living adjustments, merit increases and collectively 
bargained wage increases. 
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Office of Aging and Disability Services Adult Protective Services Z040 
Initiative: Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 7065, provides 
funding for the recruitment and retention of employees in Adult Protective Services 
Caseworker positions, Adult Protective Services Caseworker Supervisor positions, Adult 
Protective Services Public Service Manager I positions and Adult Protective Services 
Public Service Manager II positions via a stipend payment of up to $5 per wage-hour. 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT" A 
"to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 337, L.D. 428 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2019-20 
$780,000 
$780,000 
2020-21 
$780,000 
$780,000 
Office of Aging and Disability Services Adult Protective Services Z040 
Initiative: Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 7065, provides 
funding for the recruitment and retention of employees in Adult Protective Services 
Caseworker positions, Adult Protective Services Caseworker Supervisor positions, Adult 
Protective Services Public Service Manager I positions and Adult Protective Services 
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Public Service Manager II positions via a $1 per wage-hour stipend payment for 
employees holding or obtaining a relevant master's degree. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2019-20 
$25,000 
$25,000 
2019-20 
$805,000 
$805,000 
2020-21 
$25,000 
$25,000 
2020-21 
$805,000 
$805,000 
This amendment removes language requiring the Department of Health and Human 
Services to provide at least one week of training to new employees and removes language 
regarding the ratio of supervisors to caseworkers. It provides funding to support the 
recruitment and retention of certain employees in the Department of Health and Human 
Services, Office of Aging and Disability Services with a stipend payment of up to $5 per 
wage-hour and an additional $1 per wage-hour stipend payment for employees holding a 
relevant master's degree. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: ~~ 
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TOWN: Waterville 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/10/19 ;?.Vae 
LD428 
LR 705(04) 
An Act To Establish Wage and Employment Parity between Adult and Child Protective Services 
Caseworkers in the Department of Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment!{'' to Committee Amendment "A" 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
~ppropriations/Allocations 
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General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Sponsor: Rep. Madigan of Waterville 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2019-20 
FY 2020-21 
($433,310) 
($396,845) 
($433,310) 
($396,845) 
Projections 
FY2021-22 
($410,157) 
($410,157) 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
($424,027) 
($424,027) 
This amendment reduces the General Fund appropriations in the commitee amendment to the Department of Health 
and Human Services (DHHS) by $433,310 in fiscal year 2019-20 and by $396,845 in fiscal year 2020-21 due to the 
removal of the requirements that the DHHS provide at least one week of training to new employees engaged in adult 
protective services (APS) and that the ratio of supervisory positions to caseworker positions in APS and child 
protective services is identical. As amended, the bill will still have appropriations of $805,000 annually beginning in 
fiscal year 2019-20. 
LR0705(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of l