An Act to Amend the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0719
Committee Amendment CA_A_H494 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 458, L.D. 719, "An Act to Amend the 
Share of State Funding for the County Jail Operations Fund" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, to Direct the County Corrections Professional Standards Council to 
Examine Funding of and Compliance by County and Regional Jails' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec, 1. 
County Corrections Professional Standards Council report. 
Resolved: That the County Corrections Professional Standards Council, as established in 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 6-D, referred to in this 
resolve as "the council," shall review information regarding the share of state funding• for 
the County Jail Operations Fund established in Title 34-A, section _1210-E artd county and 
regional jail compliance with certain statutory requirements or rules. In conducting this 
review, the council shall: 
1. Review the status of county and regional jail compliance with audit requirements 
pursuant to Title 30-A, section 1662, subsection 2 and examine ways to incentivize 
compliance with these requirements; 
2. Review the status of county and regional jail reporting to the Department of 
Corrections for expenses associated with operating county and regional jails pursuant to 
Title 34-A, section 1208-B, subsection 5 and examine ways to incentivize compliance with 
these requirements; 
3. Review any unfunded mandates related to county and regional jails; 
4. Examine improvements to the operations of the council; and 
5. Examine future needs for state suppo1t for county and regional jail operations. 
Sec. 2, Report, Resolved: That, no later than January 15, 2026, the council shall 
submit a report based on the study under section 1, including any recommendations and 
suggested legislation, to the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A "to H.P. 458, L.D. 719 
Safety. The committee may submit legislation based on the report to the Second Regular 
Session of the 132nd Legislature.' 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve. The amendment directs the County 
Con·ections Professional Standards Council to examine county and regional jail 
compliance with financial reporting requirements and examine state funding for county and 
regional jails, including reviewing the status of county and regional jail compliance with 
financial auditing requirements, reviewing the status of county and regional jail reporting 
of operating expenses to the Depa1iment of Con·ections, reviewing any unfunded mandates 
related to county and regional jails, examining improvements to the operations of the 
County Conections Professional Standards Council and examining future needs for state 
suppo1i for county and regional jail operations. 
This amendment requires that the County Corrections Professional Standards Council 
submit a rep01i by January 15, 2026 to the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice 
and Public Safety, which may submit legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 
132nd Legislature. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/27 /25 LRL 
LD719 
LR 852(02) 
An Act to Amend the Share of State Funding for the County Jail Operations Fund 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A• ( H-q q 4\ 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department of Corrections from the provisions of this bill are expected to be minor and 
can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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