| additional cost for essential programs and services for | kindergarten to grade 12 education under Title 20-A, chapter 606- | B over the fiscal year 2004-05 appropriation for general purpose | aid for local schools is excluded from the General Fund | appropriation limitation until the state share of that cost | reaches 55% of the total state and local cost and except that the | additional state costs for the Retired County and Municipal Law | Enforcement Officers and Municipal Firefighters Health Insurance | Program, established pursuant to chapter 13, is excluded from the | General Fund appropriation limitation. |
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| A. For the first fiscal year of the biennium, the General | Fund appropriation limitation is equal to the biennial base | year appropriation multiplied by one plus the growth | limitation factor in subsection 2. |
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| B. For the 2nd year of the biennium, the General Fund | appropriation limitation is the General Fund appropriation | limitation of the first year of the biennium biennial base | year appropriation multiplied by one plus the growth | limitation factor in subsection 2. |
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| | Sec. A-5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations | and allocations are made. |
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| ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF |
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| Firefighters and Law Enforcement Officers Health Insurance | Program Fund |
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| Initiative: Allocates funds for an Employee Benefits Technician | position effective January 1, 2007 and related All Other costs to | administer the subsidy program for health insurance for eligible | retired firefighters and law enforcement officers. |
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| FIREFIGHTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS |
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| HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM FUND | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
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| | POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT | 0.000 | 1.000 |
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| | Personal Services | $0 | $26,000 |
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| FIREFIGHTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS |
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| HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM FUND TOTAL | $0 | $81,000 |
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| | Sec. B-1. 5 MRSA §17656, sub-§1, ¶D is enacted to read: |
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| D.__If the plan from which the member is transferring and the | plan to which the member is transferring are both plans | described in section 286-M, subsection 3, paragraph A, | subparagraph (3), the member may elect to make the | contribution necessary to include all or part of the member's | creditable service and earnable compensation from the prior | plan in the new plan.__The retirement system shall establish | procedures for determining the contribution necessary for such | a member to carry forward all or part of the creditable | service and earnable compensation from a prior plan or plans. |
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| | Sec. B-2. 5 MRSA §18253, sub-§1, ¶E is enacted to read: |
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| E. If the plan from which the member is transferring and the | plan to which the member is transferring are both plans | described in section 286-M, subsection 3, paragraph A, | subparagraph (3), the member may elect to make the | contribution necessary to include all or part of the | member's creditable service and earnable compensation from | the prior plan in the new plan.__The retirement system shall | establish procedures for determining the contribution | necessary for such a member to carry forward all or part of | the creditable service and earnable compensation from a | prior plan or plans. |
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