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_H139 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "fl,, 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 bill in section 1 in subsection 4 in the first line (page 1, line 3 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "a new" and inserting the following: 'an' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 2 and 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. Staffing levels. The ratio of supervisory positions to caseworker positions 
relating to adult protective services within the Department of Health and Human Services' 
office of aging and disability services must equal the ratio of supervisory positions to 
caseworker positions within the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of 
Child and Family Services relating to child protective services. 
Sec. 3. 
Stipends included in base pay for adult protective services 
employees. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the $5 per wage-hour stipend and 
the $1 per wage-hour stipend payment for employees holding a relevant master's degree 
paid to 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 in 
the Department of Health and Human Services' office of aging and disability services 
pursuant to this Act 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. 4. 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: Provides increased funding for the creation of 4 Human Services Caseworker 
Supervisor positions within the department's office of aging and disability services, adult 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 337, L.D. 428 
protective services to achieve the same supervisor to caseworker ratio as child protective 
services within the Office of Child and Family Services. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2019-20 
4.000 
$357,719 
$75,591 
$433,310 
Office of Aging and Disability Services Adult Protective Services Z040 
2020-21 
4.000 
$371,254 
$25,591 
$396,845 
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 $5 per wage-hour stipend payment. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2019-20 
$780,000 
$780,000 
Office of Aging and Disability Services Adult Protective Services Z040 
2020-21 
$780,000 
$780,000 
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 $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 
2019-20 
$25,000 
$25,000 
2019-20 
$1,238,310 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2020-21 
$25,000 
$25,000 
2020-21 
$1,201,845 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT J1 "to H.P. 337, L.D. 428 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$1,238,310 
$1,201,845 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
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SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, amends the bill to 
require the Department of Health and Human Services to provide at least one week of 
training to any employee engaged in adult protective services instead of to only new 
employees. It clarifies that it is the ratio of supervisors to caseworkers, instead of the 
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number of supervisors, that must be identical in adult protective services and child 
protective services. 
The amendment also provides that 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 receive a $1 per wage-hour stipend for employees 
holding or obtaining a relevant master's degree. It provides that the $5 per wage-hour 
stipend payment and $1 per wage-hour stipend payment authorized for 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 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. The amendment also replaces 
the appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 04/11/19 .wac:. 
LD428 
LR 705(02) 
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 Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '~ { /1· JJ'i) 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2019-20 
FY2020-21 
$1,238,310 
$1,201,845 
$1,238,310 
$1,201,845 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
$1,215,157 
$1,215,157 
Projections 
FY2022-23 
$1,229,027 
$1,229,027 
The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of$1,238,310 in 
fiscal year 2019-20 and $1,201,845 in fiscal year 2020-21 to provide at least one week of training to new employees 
engaged in adult protective services (APS), to ensure that the ratio of supervisory positions to caseworker positions in 
APS and child protective services (CPS) is identical and to provide funding for the recruitment and retention of 
certain employees in APS positions with a $5 per wage-hour stipend payment and a $1 per wage-hour stipend 
payment for employees holding or obtaining a relevant master's degree. 
The bill as originally drafted included 2 additional supervisor positions in APS to achieve the same ratio as CPS. 
However, the current ratio of supervisors to caseworkers in CPS is 4 to 1 and the current ratio for APS is 6 to 1. This 
requires an additional 4 supervisors in APS to reach the 4 to 1 ratio. 
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