An Act to Amend the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0152
Committee Amendment CA_A_H558 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A" to H.P. 85, L.D, 1 52, "An Act to Amend the
Freedom of Access Act to Require a Specific Time Frame for Agencies to Comply with
Requests for Public Records"
Amend the bill by Inserting after section 2 the following:
'See. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Office of the Commissioner - Administrative and Financial Services 0718
Initiative: Establishes .2 Public Service Coordinator I positions to provide support for
Freedom of Access Act requests and administrative appeals hearing coordination,
documentation aggregation and legal communications,
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT. 2.000 2.000
Personal Services • $234,738 $253»258
AHOther $11,138 $11,138
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $245,876 $264,396
Purchases - Division of 0007
Initiative; Establishes 2 Public Service Coordinator I positions to provide support for
Freedom of Access Act requests and adttiinisti'ative appeals hearing coordination,
documentation aggregation and legal communications.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 2.000 2.000
Personal Services $234.738 $253,258
AllOther $11,138 $11.138
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $245,876 $264,396
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " JV. to H.P. 85. L.D, 152
Purchases - Division of 0007
Initiative: Provides ongoing funding to reimburse the Department of the Attorney General
for one Assistant Attorney General position and related costs,.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
AH Other $148,889 $160,156
GENERAL FUND TOTAL- $148,889 $160,156
• . •.. •• •
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FmANCIAL
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF .
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2626-27
GENERAL FUND , $640,641 $688,948
. . ..
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS $640,641 $688,948
{6 ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE
Human Services Division 0696
Initiative: Provides funding for one Assistant Attorney Genera! position and related costs
to support the Department of Administrative and Financial Services with Freedom of
Access Act requests. : .'
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 1,000 1,000
Persona! Services $134,955 $145,962
AllOth.er . ,$13,934 $14,194
• '• "• '•
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL ' $148,889 $160,156
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $148,889 $160,156
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS $148,889 $160,156
SECTION TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
GENERAL FUND $640,641 $688,948
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $148,889 $160,156
SECTION TOTAL-ALL FUNDS $789,530 S849J04
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
V. ^
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ^." to H.P, 85, L.D. 152
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read ccmsecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, adds an appropriations
and allocations section. The amendment appropriates funding to the Department of
Administrative and Financial Services both to establish 4 Public Service Coordinator I
positions and to reimburse the Department of the Attorney General for one Assistant
Attorney General position for purposes of the Department of Administrative and Financial
Services' compliance with die requirements of the bill,
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 05/27/25 i-KI^
LD 152 LR 338(02)
An Act to Amend the Freedom of Access Act to Require a Specific Time Frame for Agencies to
Comply with Requests for Public Records
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '^'
Committee; Judiciary
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
PY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund
AppropriatioBs/AlIocations
General Fund
Other Special Revenue Funds
Revenue
Other Special Revenue Funds
$640,641
$640,641
$148,889
$148,889
$688,948
$688,948
$160,156
$160,156
$714,397
$714,397
$165,849
$165,849
$740,835
$740,835
$171,763
$171,763
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAP.S) of
$640,641 In fiscal year 2025-26 and $688,948 in fiscal year 2026-27 to establish 4 Public Service Coordinator I
positions to provide support for Freedom of Access Act requests and administrative appeals hearing coordination,
documentation aggregation and legal communications, and to transfer funding to reimburse the Office of the Attorney
General (OAG) for one Assistant Attorney General position and related costs,
The bill includes Other Special Revenue Funds allocations to the OAG of $148,889 in fiscal year 2025-26 and
$160,156 in fiscal year 2026-27 for one Assistant Attorney General position and related costs to support DAFS with
Freedom of Access Act requests.
The bill includes a revenue increase to the OAG of $148,889 in fiscal yea- 2025-26 and $160,156 in fiscal year 2026-
for reimbursement of costs for one Assistant Attorney General position and related costs from DAFS.
The bill increases costs to all State agencies by amending the Freedom of Access Act to require agencies and officir"
to make good faitSi efforts to fiilly respond to requests within the estimated time frames but must fully respond withi.-
days after the dates on which requests were made.
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