An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0210
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_D_S437 (Senate)
Amends: 22-A MRSA §214

SENATE AMENDMENT 
11'0 '' to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 132, 
L.D, 210, "An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund 
and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain 
Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Pl'Oper Operations of State Government for the 
Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026 and June 30, 202r 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Patt AAAA the following: 
1PARTBBBB 
Sec. BBBB-1. 22-A MRSA §214, sub-§1, 1A-l is enacted to 1·ead: 
A-1. "In good standing
means that a service provider has successfully complied with 
the terms and conditions of its most recent contrnct with the department and has no 
unresolved or outstanding compliance concerns. 
Sec. BBBB-2. 22-A MRSA §214, sub-§1, 1C is enacted to read: 
C, "Previous contract rate" means the payment rate or strncture established under the 
most recent contract between a service provider and the department. 
Sec. BBBB-3. 22-A MRSA §214, sub-§1, ,rD is enacted to read: 
D. "Service provider'' means an entity, including, but not limited to. a pl'ivate or 
nonprofit behavioral health agency. housing assistance provider 01· other nonprofit 
organization that contrncts with the department to provide services, 
Sec, BBBB-4. 22-A MRSA §214, sub-§5 is enacted to read: 
5. Contract extensions. The department shall include language in its contracts with 
service providers providing that. in the event of a delay in the finalization of a 
noncompetitively procured contract renewal, as long as the delays are solely the result of 
department or state administrative procurement processes, the value of the renewal contract 
meets the review th1·eshold of the State Procurement Review Committee as set forth in Title 
5. section 1824-B and the service provider remains in good standing with the depa1tment, 
the department must offer the service provider the option of extending the contract for up 
to 6 months at the previous contract rate and tenns until the renewal of the contract is 
finalized, 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENA TE AMENDMENT"'\)" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 132, L.D. 210 Cs-~~ 
Sec. BBBB-5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations 
and allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Depa1·tment of Health and Human Services Central Operations 0142 
Initiative: Establishes one Management Analyst II position to develop and administer a 
contract extension process for service providers and provides funding for related All Other 
costs. 
GENERAL FUND 
2025-26 
2026-27 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000 
1.000 
Personal Services 
$68,141 
$71,306 
All Other 
$4,789 
$4,789 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$72,930 
$76,095 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2025-26 
2026-27 
Personal Services 
$35,103 
$36,733 
All Other 
$3,339 
$3,376 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$38,442 
$40,109 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Patt lette1· or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires the Depaitment of Health and Human Services to include 
language in its contracts with service providers providing that, in the event of a delay in 
finalization of a noncompetitively procured contract renewal, as long as the delays are 
solely the result of department or state administrative procurement processes, the value of 
the renewal contract meets the review tlll'eshold of the State Procurement Review 
Committee as set fotth in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1824-B and the 
service provider remains i'l good standing with the depaitment, the depa1tment must offer 
the service provider the qp."'ti~1 of extendVf' the contract for up to 6 months at the previous 
contract rate and terms uhtil)he renewal • f e contr c is finalized. 
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SPONSORED BY: ~~~JO,!.~~~~.:..__::__ __ 
(Senator BENNETT, R.) 
COUNTY: Oxford 
FJSCAL NOTE REQUJRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT