An Act to Ensure the Financial Stability of Behavioral Health Services Providers and Housing Assistance Providers
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2082
Committee Amendment CA_A_S680 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A-" to S.P. 875, L.D. 2082, "An Act to Ensure the 
Financial Stability of Behavioral Health Services Providers and Housing Assistance 
Providers" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, to Review the Timeliness of Contract Payments by the Department of Health 
and Human Services' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Department of Health and Human Services to collect data. 
Resolved: That the Depa1tment of Health and Human Services shall review the timeliness 
of payments made to grantees of contracts awarded by the office within the department 
responsible for the provision of behavioral health services and housing assistance programs 
in fiscal year 2023-24 and in fiscal year 2024-25 through December 2024. For purposes of 
this section, "housing assistance programs" includes but is not limited to the Bridging 
Rental Assistance Program established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 34-B, section 
3011 and the federal shelter plus care program authorized by the federal McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act, Public Law 100-77 (1987) as amended by the federal Homeless 
Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009, Public Law 111-22, 
Division B (2009). The depaitment shall identify the reasons for any delays of payments 
and shall compile its data into a report. 
Sec. 2. Department of Health and Human Services to provide information 
regarding late fee payments to grantees of contracts. Resolved: 
That the 
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Depaitment of Health and Human Services shall review its process for the payment of late 
fees in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1554 and shall provide 
written guidance to grantees of contracts regarding the process to request payment of late 
fees. 
Sec. 3. Report. Resolved: That, by Februa1y 1, 2025, the Depa1tment of Health 
and Human Services shall provide a rep01t to the joint standing committee of the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A "to S.P. 875, L.D. 2os2Cs (c.~ 
Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters regarding its 
findings pursuant to section 1 and actions taken pursuant to section 2.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pait letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve. The resolve requires the Depaitment 
of Health and Human Services to review the timeliness of payments made to grantees of 
contracts awarded by the office within the department responsible for the provision of 
behavioral health services and housing assistance programs in fiscal year 2023-24 and in 
fiscal year 2024-25 through December 2024. It requires the department to identify the 
reasons for any delays of payments and to compile its data into a repo1t. It requires the 
department to review its process for the payment of late fees in accordance with the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1554 and to provide written guidance to grantees of 
contracts regarding the process to request payment of late fees. By February 1, 2025, the 
department must provide a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over health and human services matters regarding the department's findings 
and actions taken pursuant to this legislation. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/05/24 ;:!Pae 
LD 2082 
LR 2845(02) 
An Act to Ensure the Financial Stability of Behavioral Health Services Providers and Housing 
Assistance Providers 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '~'[5-(agt0 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services to review the timeliness of payments made to 
grantees of contracts awarded by the office within the department responsible for the provision of behavioral health 
and housing assistance programs in state fiscal year 2024 and state fiscal year 2025 through December 2024 and 
report back to the legislature are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR1845(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1