121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 398
		An Act To Improve Collection of Information about Work-related Injuries and To Enhance Injury Prevention Efforts
		LR 0444(02)
		Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
		Committee: Labor
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
		Majority Report
Fiscal Note
Undetermined current biennium cost increase - All Funds
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$72,356	$195,365	$194,517	$198,904
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$72,356	$195,365	$194,517	$198,904
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill includes Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $72,356 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $195,365 in fiscal year 2004-05 for one Programmer Analyst position and for the setup, consulting, and training costs associated with implementing an electronic filing system.  This bill also increases the assessment cap to $6,933,000 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $7,056,000 in fiscal year 2004-05 for the costs associated with implementing the electronic filing system.  Increasing the workers' compensation assessment will increase the cost to all State government agencies (all funds) for the workers' compensation portion of personal services expense.  The amount cannot be determined at this time.  The cost to the Department of Labor to convene a working group can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources.