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PART VV

Sec. VV-1. Housekeeping assistance cap; rulemaking. The Department of Human Services shall adopt routine technical rules as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to cap the monthly hours of housekeeping assistance for Level I consumers in its home-based care program. Savings resulting from this cap must be used to serve individuals on the home-based care program waiting list.

PART WW

Sec. WW-1. PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. D, §§11 and 12 are amended to read:

*Sec. D-11. Calculation and transfer. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of savings in Part B, section 1 that applies against each General Fund account for all departments and agencies from savings associated with postponing merit increases and shall transfer the amounts by financial order upon the approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05. The amounts transferred in fiscal year 2004-05 must be adjusted to reflect all budgetary actions approved by the Legislature such that the amounts transferred do not exceed the net amount of budgeted savings in fiscal year 2004-05. The State Budget Officer shall provide the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs a report of the transferred amounts no later than January 15, 2005.

*Sec. D-12. Calculation and transfer. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of savings in Part B, section 1 that applies against each Other Special Revenue Funds account for all departments and agencies from savings associated with postponing merit increases and shall transfer the calculated amounts to the General Fund by financial order upon the approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to allocations in fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05, including allocations from the Fund for a Healthy Maine. The amounts transferred in fiscal year 2004-05 must be adjusted to reflect all budgetary actions approved by the Legislature such that the amounts transferred do not exceed the net amount of budgeted savings in fiscal year 2004-05. The State Budget Officer shall provide the joint