An Act to Exempt
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1400
Committee Amendment CA_A_H505 (House)
Amends: 26 MRSA §850-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 922, L.D. 1400, ''An Act to Exempt 
Certain Public School Districts and Their Employees from the Paid Family and Medical 
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Leave Benefits Program" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: ·., 
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'An Act to Exempt Certain Public· School Districts and Agricultu·ral Employers and 
Employees from the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program' 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause the following: 
'Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §850-A, sub-§13, as enacted by PL 2023, c·. 412, Pt. AAA, §7, 
is amended to read: 
13. Employee. "Employee" means a person who may be permitted, required or 
directed by an employer in consideration of direct or indirect gain: or profit to engage in 
any employment in the State but does not include an independent contractor or any 
individual employed in agriculture, as described in the Employment Security Law and the 
Federal Unemployment Tax Act, 26 United Stat_es .Code, Section 3311. 
Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §850-A, sub-§14, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. AAA, §7, 
is amended by amending the first blocked paragraph to re.ad: •. : . . . 
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"Employer" does not include the Federal Government or any pers~n·. sol~ proprietorship. 
pa1inership. corporation, association or other business entity that employs individuals in 
agriculture, as described in the Employment Security Law and the Federal Unemployment 
Tax Act. 26 United States Code. Section 3311, in this State.' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 17 in L.D.) by inse1iing after 
the following: "districts" the foUowing: 'and employers of individuals employed in 
agriculture and self-employed individuals employed in agriculture' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in the 4th line (page 1, line 19 in L.D.) by striking out the 
following: 
11850-S. A school district employer" and inse1iing the following: '850-S or by an 
employer of individuals employed in agriculture and self-employed individuals employed 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "·fr to H.P. 922, L.D. 1400 
in agriculture, as described by the Employment Security Law and the Federal 
Unemployment Tax Act, pursuant to Title 26, section 850-F. A school district employer 
or employer of individuals employed in agriculture, as described in the Employment 
Security Law and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act,' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following: 
'Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund Z383 
Initiative: Allocates one-time funds for the cost to calculate and refund contributions paid 
by exempted school districts and agricultural employers. 
PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE 
2025-26 
2026-27 
INSURANCE FUND 
All Other 
$60,000 
$0 
PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEA VE 
INSURANCE FUND TOTAL 
$60,000 
$0 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the title of the bill and excludes from the paid family and 
medical leave benefits program any individual employed in agriculture, including an 
individual self-employed in agriculture, as described by the Employment Security Law and 
the Federal Unemployment Tax Act. It requires the Department of Labor to refund 
contributions made by employers of individuals in agriculture pursuant to the paid family 
and medical leave benefits program. It requires an employer that deducted a portion of the 
premium required for an employee from that employee's wage to remit that portion of the 
premium to the employee as part of the employee's wage. It also adds an appropriations 
and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 05/13/25 L-RL 
LD 1400 
LR 2088(02) 
An Act to Exempt Certain Public School Districts and Their Employees from the Paid Family and 
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Medical Leave Benefits Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A:" ( f-t - ~ 
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Appropriations/Allocations 
Paid Family and Medical Leave 
Insurance Fund 
Revenue 
Paid Family and Medical Leave 
Insurance Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Committee: Labor 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2025-26 
FY 2026-27 
Projectiims 
FY 2027-28 
Projections· 
FY 2028-29 
$60,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
($6,800,000) 
($27,200,000) 
($27,200,000) 
($27,200,000) 
The Department of Labor estimates that exempting school districts that provide substantially equivalent benefits and 
agricultural employers and employees from the paid family and medical leave benefits program will reduce 
contributions to the Paid Family and Medical Leave fosurance Fund by $6.8 million in fiscal year 2025-26 and $27.2 
million per year begim1ing in fispal year 2026-27. 
This bill includes a one~time Paid family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund allocation of $60,000 in fiscal year 2025-
to the Department of Labor for the costs associated with calculating and refunding the contributions paid into the 
fund by exempted school districts and agricultural employers and employees. 
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