An Act to Expand Services for Women Who Experience Gender-based Trauma and V 10lence
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1092
Committee Amendment CA_A_H574 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §4020

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " 
to H P 687, L D I 092, "An Act to Expand 
Services for Women Who Experience Gender-based Trauma and V 10lence" 
Amend the bill by stl ikmg out the title and subst1tutmg the followmg 
'An Act to Prevent the Commercial Sexual Expl01tation of Children m the State' 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out everythmg aftei the enactmg clause and mse1img the 
followmg 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4020 is enacted to read 
§4020. Program to prevent commercial sexual expl01tabon of children 
1. Program established. No later than January 1, 2024, the department shall estabbsh 
a program to prevent and respond to the commercial sexual expl01tat1on of chtldt en 111 the 
State, i eferred to 111 this section as "the pt ogram " The pt ogram shall support the cluld 
advocacy centers established pursuant to section 4019 and commumty-based agencies m 
efforts to respond to suspected child sexual abuse and com111e1 cial sexual expl01tatlon of 
children, connect children and families to resomces and prevent commercial sexual 
exploitat10n of children For the purposes ofth1s section, "commercial sexual explo1tat1on 
of children" means any act1v1ty mvolvmg the sexual abuse 01 expl01tatlon of a cluld for the 
financial benefit of any person or m exchange for anything of monetary 01 nonmonetary 
value given or received by any person. 
2. Advisory committee. No later than November 1, 2023, the depruiment shall 
establish an advisory committee to oversee the progtam established m subsect10n 1 The 
committee shall make recommendations on the design of the piogram, programmmg fo1 
the mtervent1011 and prevention of commercial sexual explo1tat10n of ch1ld1 en and pt ogram 
evaluation strategies 
The advisory committee shall mclude representatives of the 
department, child advocacy centers, community-based agencies with expertise workmg 
with commercially expl01ted children and a statewide coaht1on of sexual assault centers 
3. Three-year plan. The department shall develop a 3-year plan to develop a 
com dmated, child-centered approach to addressmg suspected sexual abuse and commercial 
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c9MMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A" to HP 687, Lo 1092 
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sexual expl01tat1on of children, reducmg trauma and connecting children and their fam1hes 
m~re rapidly and effectively with set vices to begm healing and preventing furthe1 harm 
that will mfonn the progiam established m subsect10n 1 No later than March 1. 2024, the 
department shall submit a report regarding the 3-year plan to the Jomt Standmg Committee 
onl Health and Human Services 
I 4. B1enmal report. Begmnmg January 2, 2026 and every 2 years thereafter, the 
department shall submit a report to the 1omt standmg committee of the Legislature havmg 
mttisdict10n over health and human services matters with prog1 ess m 1mplementmg the 3-
yekr plan established m subsection 3, modifications to the plan mcludmg any expanded 
setv1ces and pt ogrammmg and the activities of the pt ogiam established m this section 
I Sec. 2. Positions funded. The Department of Health and Human Services shall 
ensure that agencies rece1vmg fundmg from the department to implement the program 
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estabhshed m the Mame Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 4020 shall mamtam the 
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following pos1t1ons for the durat10n of the fundmg period 
I 1 Two commei c1al sexual exploitation of children coot dmators located at the Child 
Advocacy Centers estabhshed m Title 22, sect10n 4019 One coordinator must be located 
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1the northern reg10n of the State and one must be located m the southern region of the 
st,te, 
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I 2 Three h1gh-nsk case managers located w1thm commumty-based agencies who have 
expertise workmg with commercially expl01ted children, and 
I 3 One half-time coordmator located withm a statewide coahtton of children's advocacy 
cente1s 
I Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The followmg appropnations and 
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SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
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Office of Child and Family Services - District 0452 
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Initiative Provides fundmg for the Department of Health and Human Services to estabhsh 
one Social Services Program Speciahst II posit10n to develop and staff a progiam to 
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intervene and prevent commercial sexual exploitat10n of children 
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GENERAL FUND 
2023-24 
2024-25 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
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I Personal Services 
$74,210 
$76,893 
I ~11 Other 
$13,363 
$13,363 
GJNERAL FUND TOT AL 
$87,573 
$90,256 
PJrchased Social Services 0228 
Im~iatlve Provides ongoing fundmg to provide grants to service providers to support 
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workforce needs for mtervent10n and prevention of commercial sexual exploitation of 
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children 
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GENERAL FUND 
2023-24 
$408,331 
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Other 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2024-25 
$408,331 
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COMMIITEE AMENDMENT" A 
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$408,331 
2023-24 
$495,904 
$495,904 
$408,331 
2024-25 
$498,587 
$498,587 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 01 section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment 1 eplaces the bill, which 1s a concept draft, and changes the title It 
1eqmres the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a p1ogram to prevent 
and respond to the commercial sexual exploitat10n of children m this State, through funding 
to support child advocacy centers and commumty-based agencies m then efforts to respond 
to suspected child sexual abuse and commercial sexual exploitation of chlldt en, connect 
children and fam1hes to resources and p1event commercial sexual explo1tatlon of ch1ldien 
It reqmres the department to establish an advisory committee to ove1 see programmmg It 
reqmres the department to develop a 3-year plan and to submit a report regardmg the plan 
to the J01nt standing committee of the Legislature having JUI 1sd1ctlon over health and 
human services matters The department 1s reqmred to p1ov1de b1enmal 1eports beginnmg 
January 2, 2026 It establishes a position within the Department of Health and Human 
Services to develop and staff the program The commumty-based agencies funded must 
estabhsh 2 coordinator pos1t10ns in the child advocacy centers, 3 htgh-nsk case managers 
from community-based agencies and a half-time coordmator from the statewide coahtion 
of children's advocacy centers It mcludes an appropnat1ons and allocat1ons sect10n to 
support the positions and the programmmg 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
App1oved 06/11/23 J$p,ae. 
LD 1092 
LR 727(02) 
An Act to Expand Services for Women Who Experience Gender-based Trauma and Violence 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
(f-1-5?4) 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Genetal Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Genet al Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
$495,904 
$498,587 
$495,904 
$498,587 
Projections 
FY 2025-26 
$501,416 
$501,416 
Projections 
FY 2026-27 
$503,974 
The bill mcludes General Fund appropnat10ns to the Department of Health and Human Services of $495,904 m fiscal 
year 2023-24 and $498,587 m fiscal year 2024-25 to establish one Social Services P1ogram Specialst II pos1t10n to 
develop and staff a program to mtervene and pt event commercial sexual explo1tat1011 ofcluldren and to provide grants 
to service providers to support workforce needs for intervention and prevent10n of commercial sexual expl01tat10n of 
children 
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