123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 2095		LR 2843(02)
	An Act To Ensure the Freedom of Family Child Care Providers To Jointly Negotiate with the State
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "     "
	Committee: Labor
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2007-08	2008-09	Projections 2009-10	Projections 2010-11
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$0	$109,561	$112,248
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$0	$109,561	$112,248
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	A General Fund appropriation of $109,561 will be required for the Department of Administrative and Financial Services in fiscal year 2009-10 to provide funds for a Labor Relations Specialist position and general operating expenses to negotiate and administer the collective bargaining agreements. The bill would have an undetermined potential fiscal impact due to the uncertainty of arbitrators' binding decisions relating to negotiated cost items between family child care providers and the State.  Additional costs to the Maine Labor Relations Board can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.