An Act to Provide
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1566
Committee Amendment CA_A_H677 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §12002, 5 MRSA §12002-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A, to H.P. 1024, L.D. 1566, "An Act to Provide 
Compensation to Individuals with Lived Experience Serving on Advisory Boards, 
Commissions, Councils and Similar Groups'' 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act to Provide Compensation to Individuals with Lived Experience Serving on 
Certain Advisory Boards, Commissions, Councils and Similar Groups' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12002, sub-§3-B is enacted to read: 
3-B. 
Member representing lived experience, 
"Member representing lived 
experience" means a board member serving on a board established in section 12004-I who 
has first-hand knowledge or direct experience related to the content, subject matter, 
responsibilities or authority of the board that helps increase equity in the representation of 
perspectives and backgrounds of members; is not otherwise compensated for the member's 
time serving on the board by the member's employer or the entity the member represents; 
and is explicitly identified as a member representing lived experience in the statut01y 
language establishing the member's position as a member of a board.' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection 3 in the last line (page 1, line 28 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "board." the following: 'If the department or agency with 
which the board is associated does not have sufficient money in the budget of the 
department or agency to provide compensation and reimburse expenses, a member 
representing lived experience or the board with which the member is associated may apply 
for compensation pursuant to subsection 4.' 
Amend the bill by inse1iing after section 3 the following: 
'Sec, 4. 5 MRSA §12002-B, sub-§4 is enacted to read: 
4. Lived experience funding; application for compensation. To the extent that 
funding is available and appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose of providing 
compensation to members with lived experience, a member or the board with which the 
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member is associated may apply to the Secretary of State for compensation to the extent 
allowable pursuant to subsection 3. The Secretary of State shall establish policies or 
procedures, as necessary, to prioritize compensation for members representing lived 
experience.' 
Amend the bill by inse1ting after section 4 the following: 
'Sec. 5. 
Lived experience funding distribution process developed by 
Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall develop a process for compensating 
members of boards or commissions who are identified as members representing lived 
experience as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 12002, subsection 3-
B and as allowable under Title 5, section 12002-B, subsections 3 and 4. The process must 
include the development of an application for members representing lived experience or 
the board with which the member is associated to apply for compensation, the development 
of a method of communication for any decisions to applicants who apply for compensation 
and the development of policies or procedures governing the prioritization of compensation 
requests. If no funding is available, the process is suspended. 
Sec. 6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions 0692 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding to compensate individuals serving on boards and 
commissions with lived experience. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2025-26 
$5,000 
$5,000 
2026-27 
$0 
$0 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Prut letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, changes the title of the 
bill and adds an appropriations and allocations section. It amends the bill by clarifying the 
definition of "member representing lived experience" to require that a board member serve 
on a board established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 12004-I, that the 
board member is not otherwise compensated for the member's time serving on the board 
by the member's employer or the entity the member represents and that the board member 
representing lived experience be explicitly identified as such in the statuto1y language 
establishing the member's position as a member of a board. 
The amendment also allows the Secreta1y of State to provide compensation to members 
representing lived experience and provides a one-time General Fund allocation in fiscal 
year 2025-26 of $5,000. 
It also provides that if a deprutment or agency of State 
Govemment with which a board is associated does not have sufficient money in the budget 
of the depa1tment or agency to provide compensation and reimburse expenses to members 
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representing lived experience, a member representing lived experience or the board with 
which the member is associated may apply for compensation from the Secretary of State. 
The Secretary of State is required to develop, as necessary, policies or procedures to 
prioritize compensation for members representing lived experience, and compensation is 
only allowable to the extent that funding is available. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Revised: 06/09/25 LRL 
LD 1566 
LR 1936(02) 
An Act to Provide Compensation to Individuals with Lived Experience Serving on Advisory Boards, 
Commissions, Councils and Similar Groups 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '1' {H--(o 71"\ 
Committee: State and Local Government 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2025-26 
$5,000 
$5,000 
FY2026-27 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY2027-28 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY2028-29 
$0 
$0 
The bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation to the Department of the Secretary of State of $5,000 in fiscal 
year 2025-26 to compensate individuals serving on boards and commissions with lived experience. 
Any additional costs to the various agencies impacted by the provisions of this bill are anticipated to be minor and can 
be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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