An Act To Continue the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Program O
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0440
Senate Amendment SA_A_S326 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 118, L.D. 440, Bill, "An Act To Continue 
the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Program" 
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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Transfers from available fiscal year 2019-20 Department of 
Professional and Financial Regulation Other Special Revenue Funds 
balances to General Fund. At the close of fiscal year 2019-20, the State Controller 
shall transfer $400,000 from available balances in Other Special Revenue Funds accounts 
within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation to the General Fund 
unappropriated surplus. On or before June 30, 2020, the Commissioner of Professional 
and Financial Regulation shall determine from which accounts the funds will be 
transferred so that the sum equals $400,000 and notify the State Controller and the Joint 
Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs of the amounts to be 
transferred from each account. 
Sec. 2. 
Transfers from available fiscal year 2020-21 Department of 
Professional and Financial Regulation Other Special Revenue Funds 
balances to General Fund. At the close of fiscal year 2020-21, the State Controller 
shall transfer $400,000 from available balances in Other Special Revenue Funds accounts 
within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation to the General Fund 
unappropriated surplus. On or before June 30, 2021, the Commissioner of Professional 
and Financial Regulation shall determine from which accounts the funds will be 
transferred so that the sum equals $400,000 and notify the State Controller and the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and 
financial affairs of the amounts to be transferred from each account. 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE 
Doctors For Maine's Future Scholarship Fund Z090 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT" f\- "to S.P.118, L.D. 440 ( S,-'2,90J 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds in fiscal years 2019-20 and 2020-21 only to the 
Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Program under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
20-A, section 12103-A. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2019-20 
$400,000 
$400,000 
2020-21 
$400,000 
$400,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUl.\'11\LARY 
This amendment eliminates the General Fund appropriations of $800,000 per year 
beginning in fiscal year 2019-20 for the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Fund 
within the Finance Authority of Maine in the bill and, instead, provides one-time General 
Fund appropriations of $400,000 per year in fiscal years 2019-20 and 2020-21 only. 
This amendment also requires the State Controller to transfer $400,000 at the close of 
fiscal year 2019-20 and $400,000 at the close of fiscal year 2020-21 from available 
balances in Other Special Revenue Funds accounts within the Department of Professional 
and Financial Regulation to the General Fund unappropriated surplus. The amendment 
also requires the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation to determine 
from which accounts the funds will be transferred so that the sum equals $400,000 in 
fiscal year 2019-20 and $400,000 in fiscal year 2020-21 and notify the State Controller 
and the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs of the 
amounts to be transferred from each account on or before June 30th of each fiscal year. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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COUNTY: Cumberland 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/19/19 feac:. 
LD440 
LR 1518(05) 
An Act To Continue the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Program 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
~ppropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "A' to Original Bill ( S ~ 3;;:1 l.QJ 
Sponsor: Sen. Breen of Cumberland 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2019-20 
FY2020-21 
($800,000) 
($800,000) 
($400,000) 
($400,000) 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
($800,000) 
($800,000) 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$400,000 
($400,000) 
$400,000 
($400,000) 
$0 
$0 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
($800,000) 
($800,000) 
$0 
$0 
This amendment eliminates the General Fund cost of the bill by 1) reducing the-General Fund appropriations to the 
Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Fund by $400,000 in each year of the 2020-2021 biennium, 2) specifying that 
the funding is for the 2020-2021 biennium only, and 3) requiring the State Controller to transfer $400,000 in both 
fiscal years 2019-20 and 2020-21 from available balances in Other Special Revenue Funds accounts within the 
Department of Professional and Financial Regulation to the General Fund unappropriated surplus on or before June 
30th of each fiscal year. 
As amended, this bill includes one-time General Fund appropriations of $400, 000 per year in fiscal years 2019-20 and 
2020-21 only to the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Fund within the Finance Authority of Maine. 
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