122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 446 LR 0899(01)
An Act To Mandate Payment of Certified Deaf Interpreters for Driver Education Students
Fiscal Note for Original Bill
Sponsor: President Edmonds of Cumberland
Committee: Transportation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
   
             
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Net Cost (Savings)
Highway Fund $126,000 $168,000 $168,000 $168,000
Appropriations/Allocations
Highway Fund $126,000 $168,000 $168,000 $168,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles within the Department of the Secretary of State will require additional Highway Fund allocations in the amounts of $126,000 and $168,000 in fiscal years 2005-06 and 2006-07, respectively, for the costs of employing a single deaf interpreter to work with certain driver education students.  If a second interpreter is needed, the total costs will increase to $220,500 and $294,000 in fiscal years 2005-06 and 2006-07, respectively.