An Act To Advance Children's Cancer Research in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1044
Committee Amendment CA_A_H441 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §1409, 36 MRSA §5283-A, 36 MRSA §5292

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 774, L.D. 1044, Bill, "An Act To 
Advance Children's Cancer Research in Maine" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1409 is enacted to read: 
§1409. Maine Children's Cancer Research Fund 
1. Fund established. The Maine Children's Cancer Research Fund, referred to in 
this section as "the fund," is established as a nonlapsing fund to support children's cancer 
research by individuals and organizations determined to be eligible according to rnles 
adopted by the department under subsection 3. Money in the fund must be expended as 
allocated by the Legislature for the purposes of the fund and may be invested as provided 
by law. Interest on investments must be credited to the fund. 
2. Use of fund. Amounts available in the fund must be used to provide grants and 
other funding to support children's cancer research provided by research facilities in this 
State that operate children's cancer programs. 
3. Administration. The department shall administer the fund and shall adopt rnles 
as necessary to administer the fund and to determine the criteria for eligible recipients. 
When providing grants and other funding under subsection 2, the department shall 
consider the number of patients served by programs receiving support. Rules adopted 
pursuant to this section are routine technical rnles as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A. 
4. Income tax checkoff funding. Revenue collected from the income tax checkoff 
pursuant to Title 36, section 5292 must be credited to the fund. 
5. Other funds. The fund may receive money from any source, including grants, 
gifts, bequests and donations. 
Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §5283-A, sub-§1, as repealed and replaced by PL 2017, c. 475, 
Pt. A, §62, is amended to read: 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 774, L.D. 1044 
1. Minimum th1·eshold for total contributions. The State Tax Assessor may not 
include on an individual income tax return form a designation for a taxpayer to make a 
contribution through a checkoff under section 5284, 5284-A, 5285, 5288-A, 5289 61'~ 
5291 or 5292 unless on returns filed in the prior calendar year the total contributions to 
the organization or fund to which the contributions are credited under the applicable 
section are at least: 
A. For calendar year 2012, $10,000; 
B. For calendar year 2013, $13,000; 
C. For calendar year 2014, $16,000; 
D. For calendar year 2015, $19,000; 
E. For calendar year 2016, $22,000; and 
F. For calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, $25,000. 
This subsection does not apply to a contribution checkoff that has been on the individual 
income tax form for less than one year. 
Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §5292 is enacted to read: 
§5292. Maine Children's Cancer Research Fund; voluntary checkoff 
1. Maine Children's Cancer Research Fund. When filing a return, a taxpayer 
entitled to a refund under this Part may designate that a portion of that refund be paid into 
the Maine Children's Cancer Research Fund established in Title 22, section 1409. A 
taxpayer who is not entitled to a refund under this Part may contribute to the Maine 
Children's Cancer Research Fund by including with that taxpayer's return sufficient funds 
to make the contribution. The contribution may not be less than $5. Each individual 
income tax return form must contain a designation in substantially the following form: 
"Maine Children's Cancer Research Fund: () $5, () $10, () $25 or ()Other$ .... " 
2. 
Contributions credited to Maine Children's Cancer Research Fund. The 
State Tax Assessor shall determine annually the total amount contributed pursuant to 
subsection 1. Prior to the beginning of the next year, the State Tax Assessor shall deduct 
the cost of administering the Maine Children's Cancer Research Fund checkoff and report 
the remainder to the Treasurer of State, who shall forward that amount to the Maine 
Children's Cancer Research Fund. 
Sec. 4. Application. This Act applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 
2020. 
Sec. 5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Revenue Services, Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for programming costs to add a new voluntary 
checkoff to the individual income tax return. 
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GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL 
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Maine Children's Cancer Research Fund N321 
2019-20 
$11,000 
$11,000 
2019-20 
$11,000 
$11,000 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Provides initial allocation for any revenue received from the income tax 
checkoff. 
· 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2019-20 
$500 
$500 
2019-20 
$500 
$500 
2019-20 
$11,000 
$500 
$11,500 
2020-21 
$500 
$500 
2020-21 
$500 
$500 
2020-21 
$0 
$500 
$500 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
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COMMITTEEAMENDMENT"A "to H.P. 774,L.D.1044 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and establishes the Maine Children's Cancer 
Research Fund administered by the Department of Health and Human Services to support 
children's cancer research. Amounts available in the fund must be used to provide grants 
and other funding to support children's cancer research provided by research facilities in 
Maine that operate children's cancer programs. 
The amendment also requires the 
inclusion of a check-off provision on Maine income tax forms for taxpayers who wish to 
contribute to the fund. 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations 
section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/23/19 feac 
LD 1044 
LR 1790(02) 
An Act To Advance Children's Cancer Research in Maine 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment /+{ fl-'/'/ J) 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2019-20 
FY 2020-21 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
Projections 
FY2022-23 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
f Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$11,000 
$11,000 
$500 
$500 
$0 
$0 
$500 
$500 
$0 
$0 
$500 
$500 
$0 
$0 
$500 
$500 
The bill establishes an income tax checlcoff provision for taxpayers to contribute to the Maine Children's Cancer 
Research Fund. It includes a one-time General F1ind appropriation of $11,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 to the 
Department of Administration and Financial Services to add the new voluntary checkoff to the individual income tax 
return. It also includes an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation to the Department of Health and Human Services 
of $500 beginning in fiscal year 2019-20 to establish the authority to spend revenue received from the income tax 
checkoff. 
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