An Act to Allow the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0018
Committee Amendment CA_A_S268 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A II to S,P. 30, L.D. 18, "An Act to Allow the 
Department of Corrections to Increase Health Care Fees and Use the Proceeds from Those 
Fees to Offset the Costs of Client Medical Care Suppo11 Workers" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act to Offset the Costs of Client Medical Care Support Workers at Depa1·tmeut 
of Corrections Facilities and Study Correctional Service Fees and Collections' 
Amend the bill in section l in subsection 2 in the 5th line (page 1, line 8 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "$$ $25" and inserting the following: '$5' 
Amend the bill in section l in subsection 2 in the 6th line (page 1, line 9 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: 
11$$ $25" and insetting the following: '$5' 
Amend the bill in section l in subsection 2 in the 13th, 14th and 15th lines (page 1, 
lines 16 to 18 in L.D.) by striking out the following: ". After first being used to defray this 
cost. money is retained by the facility to offset the cost of medical and dental services, 
prescriptions, medication and prosthetic devices" and inse1ting the following: 'medical and 
dental services, presol'iptions, medication and prosthetic devices' 
Amend the bill by inse1ting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec, 2. 
Department of Corrections to convene working group. 
The 
Depa1tment of Corrections shall convene a working group to study all collections and fees 
assessed to correctional facility clients and review the effect those fees have on a client's 
ability to pay for facility services. The working group must consist of the following 
members: 
l. The Commissioner of Col'rections or the commissioner's designee; 
2. A client from the Maine State Prison; 
3. A client from the Maine Co1·rectional Center; 
4. A client from either the Downeast Correctional Facility 01· the Mountain View 
Correctional Facility; 
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S. A client from the Bolduc Correctional Facility; 
6. A client from the Southern Maine Women's Reentry Center or the Maine 
Correctional Women's Center; 
7. A representative from the Office of the Attorney General that works with the crime 
victims' compensation program; and 
8. A representative from a pl'isoner's advocacy organization. 
By January 1, 2026, the department shall submit a report that includes the findings of 
the working group for presentation to the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice 
and Public Safety. The committee may report out legislation based on the report to the 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administmtion - Co1·rections 0141 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for one limited-period Management Analyst II 
position and related costs to convene and administer the working group and report the 
results. The position will end no later than March 31, 2026. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2025-26 
$88,718 
$14,707 
$103,425 
$0 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Patt letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, removes the increased 
fees for medical and dental services and l'equil'es that those fees go only toward payment 
of medical care suppott workers. The amendment requires the Depa1tment of Corrections 
to convene a working group to study and review all financial assessments made on 
co1·rectional facility clients and to submit a report by January l, 2026 to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, which may report out legislation to the 
The amendment also adds an 
appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Apprnved: 05/28/25 LRI-
LD 18 
LR 180(02) 
An Act to Allow the Department of Corrections to Increase Health Care Fees and Use the Proceeds 
from Those·Fees to Offset the Costs of Client Medical Care Support Workers 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment t\." (S• d-{o.'gJ 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
~_, 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fllnd 
,-\.ppropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2026-27 
$103,425 
$0 
$103,425 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2027~28 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
$0 
$0 
The bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation to the Department of Corrections of $103,425 ii1 fiscal year 
2025-26 for one limited-period Management Analyst II position and related costs to convene and administer the 
working group and report the results, The position will end no later than March 31, 2026. 
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