Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 8 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 8. 22 MRSA §8302-B, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 13 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 13. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§1, ¶¶P to R are enacted to read:
P. Who is licensed under Title 32, chapter 36 and has applied for an expedited license under Title 32, section 18506;
Q. Who is an applicant for licensure with the State Board of Nursing as required under Title 32, section 2111, subsection 1; or
R. Who is required to have a criminal background check under Title 22, section 8302-A or 8302-B.’
Amend the amendment by striking out all of sections 15 to 17 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 15. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§3, ¶¶O to Q are enacted to read:
O. The State Police shall take or cause to be taken the fingerprints of the person named in subsection 1, paragraph P at the request of that person and upon payment of the expenses by that person as required by Title 32, section 2571-A.
P. The State Police shall take or cause to be taken the fingerprints of the person named in subsection 1, paragraph Q at the request of that person and upon payment by the person of the fee established in Title 32, section 2111, subsection 1.
Q. The State Police shall take or cause to be taken the fingerprints of the person named in subsection 1, paragraph R at the request of that person or the Department of Health and Human Services under Title 22, section 8302-A or 8302-B.
Sec. 16. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§4, as repealed and replaced by PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. B, §13, is amended to read:
Sec. 17. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Child Care Services 0563
Initiative: Provides an allocation to pay background check fees for child care providers.
| FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
All Other
|
$0 |
$540,000 |
|
 |
|
| FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL |
$0 |
$540,000 |
Child Care Services 0563
Initiative: Provides an allocation to pay background check processing and administration for child care providers.
| FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
All Other
|
$0 |
$124,786 |
|
|
|
| FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL |
$0 |
$124,786 |
Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services Z036
Initiative: Provides allocations for 2 Identification Specialist II positions to handle additional work from the increase in background checks.
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 |
2.000 |
|
Personal Services
|
$0 |
$121,078 |
|
All Other
|
$0 |
$17,033 |
|
|
|
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL |
$0 |
$138,111 |
Office of Child and Family Services - District 0452
Initiative: Provides allocations for one Office Associate II Supervisor position to handle additional work from the increase in background checks.
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 |
1.000 |
|
Personal Services
|
$0 |
$62,365 |
|
All Other
|
$0 |
$6,711 |
|
|
|
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL |
$0 |
$69,076 |
| HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF |
|
|
| DEPARTMENT TOTALS |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
|
|
|
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$0 |
$207,187 |
|
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND
|
$0 |
$664,786 |
|
|
|
| DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS |
$0 |
$871,973 |
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
State Police 0291
Initiative: Provides funding for one Identification Specialist II position and related costs to process additional fingerprint checks.
| GENERAL FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 |
1.000 |
|
Personal Services
|
$0 |
$42,135 |
|
All Other
|
$0 |
$2,107 |
|
|
|
| GENERAL FUND TOTAL |
$0 |
$44,242 |
| HIGHWAY FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
Personal Services
|
$0 |
$22,688 |
|
All Other
|
$0 |
$1,562 |
|
|
|
| HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL |
$0 |
$24,250 |
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
All Other
|
$0 |
$188,313 |
|
|
|
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL |
$0 |
$188,313 |
| PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF |
|
|
| DEPARTMENT TOTALS |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
|
|
|
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 |
$44,242 |
|
HIGHWAY FUND
|
$0 |
$24,250 |
|
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$0 |
$188,313 |
|
|
|
| DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS |
$0 |
$256,805 |
| SECTION TOTALS |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
|
|
|
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 |
$44,242 |
|
HIGHWAY FUND
|
$0 |
$24,250 |
|
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$0 |
$395,500 |
|
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND
|
$0 |
$664,786 |
|
|
|
| SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS |
$0 |
$1,128,778 |
’
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment directs the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse both for the background check fees and the cost of administrating and processing the checks through a transfer of payment by the department to the Department of Public Safety from the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, as amended by the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Public Law 104-193, 110 Stat. 2105. A transfer must be made pursuant to a schedule agreed upon by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Public Safety, in consultation with the State Controller, and based on documentation of fees and processing and administration costs incurred. The amendment also corrects lettering problems created by Public Law 2017, chapters 204, 253 and 258, which enacted 3 substantively different provisions with the same paragraph letter, and makes technical changes.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)