An Act Regrudmg Transition Coordination, Pnsoner Attendance at Funerals, Fm lo ughs, V 1sitat1on, Education and D1scret1onary Accounts at County Jails
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1301
Committee Amendment CA_A_H551 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A• to HP 826, L D 1301, "An Act Regrudmg 
Transition Coordination, Pnsoner Attendance at Funerals, Fm lo ughs, V 1sitat1on, Education 
and D1scret1onary Accounts at County Jails" 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out the title and subst1tutmg the followmg 
'An Act to Examine the Need for Intensive Case Managers and Improve Consistency 
Among County Jails Regarding Prisoner Attendance at Funerals, Furloughs, 
Visitation, Education and Discretionary Accounts' 
Amend the bill by str1kmg out everythmg after the enactmg clause and msertmg the 
followmg 
'Sec. 1. County Corrections Professional Standards Council to convene 
stakeholder group. 
The County Corrections Professional Standards Council, as 
described m the Mame Revised Statutes, Title 34-A, sect10n 1210-F, shall convene a 
stakeholder group to examme the need for additional intensive case managers to assist m 
the transition of prisoners from county Jails or othe1 county correctional fac1hties mto the 
commumty and examme the consistency among county Jails ofwutten pohc1es regardmg 
pnsoner attendance at funerals, furloughs, v1s1tatlon, education and d1sc1 et1onary accounts. 
The County Con ections Profess10nal Standards Council shall mvite the participation m the 
stakeholder gioup of the Mame Sheriffs' Association, the Department of Health and Human 
Services and md1v1duals with relevant backgrounds and expenence m the admm1strat1on 
of county Jails and the role of mtens1ve case manage1s 111 ass1stmg pnsoners at Jails and 
other county correctional fac1ht1es 111 trans1tionmg back mto the community No later than 
Febmary 1 S, 2024, the County Corrections Professional Standards Council shall submit a 
report to the Jomt Standmg Committee on Cnmmal Justice and Pub he Safety that outlines 
the actlv1t1es of the stakeholder group, a summary of any 1 ules suggested or proposed to be 
adopted and any recommendations of the stakeholder group, mcludmg proposed 
leg1slat1on After rev1ewmg the report, the Jomt standmg committee may report out 
leg1slat1on relatmg to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 131 st Legislatm e 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A• to HP 826, L D 1301 
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Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The followmg appropriations and 
allocations are made 
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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
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M~ntal Health Services .. Community Z198 
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Imtiative P1 ovides ongomg fundmg for 8 Intensive Case Managei pos1t1011s to assist 
pdsoners at county correctional facilities m transitiomng mto the community after 
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nnprisonment 
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GENERAL FUND 
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J;>OSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
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2023-24 
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$551,201 
$38,124 
$589,325 
2024-25 
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$769,719 
$50,832 
$820,551 
I Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
nup:iber to read consecutively 
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SUMMARY 
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I This amendment, which is the maJ011ty report of the committee, replaces the bill It 
1eqmres the County Co11ect1ons Profess10nal Standards Council to convene a stakeholde1 
gr~up to examine the need foi additional mtensive case manage1 s to assist in the trans1t10n 
of lpr1soners from county Jails or other county con ect10nal facilities mto the commumty 
an~ examme the consistency among county Jails of written policies regardmg p11soner 
attendance at funerals, furloughs, vts1tation, education and d1sc1 etionary accounts It mv1tes 
thJ partic1pat1on m the stakeholde1 group of the Mame She11ffs' Assoc1at1on and the 
D9partment of Health and Human Services, as well as others. It also requnes the 
stakeholder group to submit a report on the findmgs of the stakeholder group to the Jomt 
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Standmg Comnuttee on Crnnmal Justice and Public Safety and authorizes the comnuttee 
to ~eport out leg1slatton 
I The amendment also mcludes an appropriations and allocations sect10n that provides 
futiding for the Department of Health and Human Services for 8 addit10nal mtenstve case 
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FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 06/12/23 fe'ae 
LD 1301 
LR2367(02) 
An Act Regarding Transition Coordination, Prisoner Attendance at Funerals, Furloughs, Visitation, 
Education and Discretionary Accounts at County Jails 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A• { f-{-5 5 () 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
Projections 
FY 2025-26 
Projections 
FY 2026-27 
Net Cost (Savmgs) 
General Fund 
$589,325 
$820,551 
$845,913 
$869,051 
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Appropriations/ Allocations 
Geneial Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$589,325 
$820,551 
$845,913 
$869,051 
The bill mcludes General Fund appropnat10ns to the Depaitment of Health and Human Services of $589,325 m fiscal 
year 2023-24 and $820,551 m fiscal year 2024-25 foi 8 Intensive Case Manager positions to assist prisoners at county 
conect10nal fac1ht1es m transit10nmg mto the commumty after unpnsonment, begmnmg October 1, 2024 
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