An Act to Create a Separate Department of Child and Family Services
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0779
Committee Amendment CA_A_S641 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 338, L.D. 779, "An Act to Create a
Separate Department of Child and Family Services"
Amend the bill in Part A by insertmg after section 2 the following:
'See. A-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
CHDLD AND FAMDLY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Child and Family Services Central Office N372
Initiative: Establishes one Department Commissioner position, one Deputy Commissioner
position, one Public Service Manager III position, 3 Public Service Manager II positions,
one Public Service Coordinator III position, 2 Public Service Coordinator II positions, 2
Public Service Coordinator I positions, one Commissioner Services manager position, one
Integrated Systems Manager position, 2 Staff Auditor positions, 2 Management Analyst II
positions, one Office Specialist II position, one Office Specialist I Manager Supervisor
position and one Secretary Specialist Supervisor position to staff the newly created
Department of Child and Family Services commissioner's office. This initiative also
provides the related All Other costs.
GENERAL FUND
POSITIONS - LEGISLATP/E COUNT
Personal Services
All Other
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $4,248,978
Amend the bill m Part A in section 3 in the first line (page 4, line 26 in L.D.) by striking
out the following: "2024" and inserting the following: '2025'
Amend the bill in Part B m section 1 in subsection 8 in the first line (page 5, line 28 in
L.D.) by striking out the following: "2024" and inserting the following: '2025'
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
2023-24
0.000
$0
$0
2024-25
20.000
$2,591,763
$1,657,215
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " [\ " to S.P. 338, L.D. 779 i^(.
Amend the bill in Part B in section 3 in the 9th line (page 6, line 9 in L.D.) by striking
out the following: "2024" and inserting the following: '2025'
Amend the bill in Part B in section 3 in the next to last line (page 6, line 10 in L.D.) by
striking out the following: "2024" and inserting the following: '2025'
Amend the bill in Part B in section 3 in the last line (page 6, line 11 in L.D.) by striking
out the following: "First" and inserting the following: 'Second'
Amend the bill in Part B in section 4 in the 3rd line (page 6, line 14 in L.D.) by striking
out the following: "2023 " and inserting the following: '2024'
Amend the bill in Part B in section 4 in the next to last line (page 6, line 20 in L.D.) by
striking out the following: "Second Regular Session of the 13 1st Legislature" and inserting
the following: '132nd Legislature in 2025'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, changes all the dates
in the bill to one year later and updates the references to legislative sessions to reflect the
date changes. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 03/21/24 .^%2r<=.
LD 779 LR 1267(02)
An Act to Create a Separate Department of Child and Family Services
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "/^(^io^fl
Committee: Health and Human Services
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $4,248,978 $4,353,598 $4,428,059
,}propriations/AIlocations
General Fund $0 $4,248,978 $4,353,598 $4,428,059
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $4,248,978 in
fiscal year 2024-25 to establish the staff and All Other costs for the newly created Department of Child and Family
Services, Commisioner's office.
LR1267(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1