An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Licensing of Payroll Processors
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2210
Committee Amendment CA_A_S648 (Senate)
Amends: 10 MRSA §1495-D

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " Ff" to S.P. 903, L.D. 2110, "An Act to Amend the
Laws Governing Licensing of Payroll Processors"
Amend the bill by strikmg out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following:
'See. 1. 10 MRSA §1495-D, sub-§l-A, as enacted by PL 2021,c. 245, Pt. D, §9,
is amended to read:
1-A. License requirements; fees. The admmistrator may require licensing under this
section through the nationwide mortgage licenQing system and registry as defined in Titlo
9 A, section 13-102, subseotion 8. The administrator is authorized to partioipato in tho
nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry. The administrator may establish, by
rule. requirements for licensine. includine but not limited to:
In all caseQ, whether licensing is through the nationwide mortgage lioonsing system and
registry or otherwise, the adminiQtmtor may eotablish, by rule, requirements for licensing,
inoludmg but not limited to:
A. Background checks for:
(1) Criminal history through fingerprint or other databases;
(2) Civil or administrative records; or
(3) Credit history; OF
(4^—Any other information determined necesGaiy by the nationwide mortgage
licensing system and registry;
B. The payment of fees to apply for or renew licenses, except that the fee for an initial
application may not exceed $1,200 and for a renewal may not exceed $1,200. If
lioensmg is through the nationwido mortgago licensing syotem and registr)r, an
applicant must also pay a nationwide mortgage licensing Qystom and registry
processing fee in an amount to b© determined by the administratorQ of the nationwide
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " h" to S.P. 903, L.D. 2110 0'
mortgage licensing system and registry. Renewal applications received after the due
date are subject to an additional fee of $ 100;
C. The setting or resetting as necessary of renewal or reporting dates; and
D. Other requirements for application for, amendment of or revocation of a license or
any other such activities as the administrator considers necessary. except that the
admimstrator may not require licensine through the nationwide mortgage licensine
system and registry as defmed in Title 9-A. section 13-102. subsection 8.
The aggregate of license fees and other fees and assessments provided for by this chapter
is appropriated for the use of the administrator. Any balance of these funds does not lapse
but must be carried forward to be expended for the same purpose in the following fiscal
year.
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5,
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.'
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, replaces the bill to
retain the provisions in current law that specifically authorize the establishment of licensing
requirements by rule for payroll processors that include background checks for criminal
history, civil and administrative records or credit history.
Page2-131LR2850(02)
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