121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 979
		An Act to Require Continuing Education for Professional Engineers
		LR 0316(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Sen. Nass of York
		Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$18,000	$0	$0	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Board of Registration of Professional Engineers, which is affiliated with the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, will require an Other Special Revenue Fund allocation of $18,000 in fiscal year 2003-04 for the costs associated with establishing a continuing professional education requirement.  These costs include revising board rules, developing and printing of new renewal forms, and mailing the details of the new requirements to registrants.  Establishing this new requirement may also result in a loss of dedicated revenue to the board in future bienniums as a result of a reduced number of renewals.  The amount can not be determined at this time.