An Act Allowing the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0045
Committee Amendment CA_A_H646 (House)
Amends: 34-A MRSA §1403

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 9, L.D. 45, "An Act Allowing the 
Department of Corrections to Offset Some of the Costs of Technology Provided to 
Residents of Correctional Facilities" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. 34-A MRSA §1403, sub-§14 is enacted to read: 
14. Technology fee. The commissioner may establish a reasonable fee, as provided 
in this subsection, for the use of technology, including, but not limited to, computers, laptop 
computers and external storage devices, that is provided to residents of correctional 
facilities in connection with educational or vocational programs, remote work or other 
purposes. For each calendar month in which the technology is used by a resident, as defined 
in section 3015, subsection 1, paragraph B, the fee charged may not exceed 7% of the 
resident's earnings during the month after any deductions for court-ordered or statutory 
obligations, including, but not limited to, child support, court filing fees, victim restitution, 
fines. facility restitution, facility monetruy sanctions, medical and dental services fees and 
room and boru·d, or $35, whichever is less. The commissioner may not charge a fee under 
this subsection for: 
A. Technology that is provided to a resident for the pm:pose of research related to a 
criminal case or civil lawsuit in which the resident is involved: or 
B. Technology that is provided to a resident who has earnings ofless than $100 during 
the calendar month after any deductions that are provided for in this subsection. 
Money received by the resident and directly deposited into a telephone call account 
established by the department under section 3039, subsection 4 for the sole purpose of 
paying for use of the department's client telephone system is not subject to this subsection. 
Money received by the resident as a credit improvement loan in accordance with section 
3039, subsection 6 is not subject to this subsection. 
A correctional facility shall collect any fees received under this subsection and deposit them 
into the Resident Technology Fund established in section 1220. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A:. to H.P. 9, L.D. 45 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
Resident Technology Fund N383 
Initiative: Establishes the Resident Technology Fund. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2025-26 
$38,598 
$38,598 
2026-27 
$38,598 
$38,598 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, amends the bill by 
providing financial limits on the proposed technology fee that the Commissioner of 
Corrections may impose by requiring that the fee may not exceed 7% of the resident's 
earnings for the calendar month after accounting for the specified deductions or $35, 
whichever is less. It also prohibits charging a technology fee to a resident who earns less 
than $100 in a month after any deductions are applied. The amendment clarifies that money 
received by a resident and directly deposited into a correctional facility telephone call 
account is not considered when calculating the resident's earnings. Money received by a 
resident as part of a credit improvement loan is also not considered when calculating the 
resident's earnings. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/06/25 LRL 
LD45 
LR 171(02) 
An Act Allowing the Department of Corrections to Offset Some of the Costs of Technology Provided to 
Residents of Correctional Facilities 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment'',/\' (f-lt--{J-\ G) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2025-26 
$38,598 
$38,598 
FY 2026-27 
$38,598 
$38,598 
Projections 
FY 2027-28 
$38,598 
$38,598 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
$38,598 
$38,598 
The bill establishes the Resident Technology Fund within the Department of Conections with Other Special Revenue 
Funds allocations to the department of $38,598 beginning in fiscal year 2025-26 to offset the cost of providing and 
maintaining teclmology provided to residents of conectional facilities. 
The bill also includes a revenue increase to the Department of Conections of $38,598 beginning in fiscal year 2025-26 
to charge and collect technology fees from residents. 
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