123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1951		LR 3248(02)
	An Act To Create the Mental Health Homicide Review Board
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "     "
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	Establishes a new Class E crime.  Sentences for a Class E crime must be served in a county jail.  The average cost to a county for each Class E sentence is $2,959 based on an average length of stay of 27 days.  The Judicial Department anticipates a minor increase in caseload from this new crime.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Costs associated with serving on the review board can be absorbed by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Corrections, the Judicial Department, the Department of the Attorney General and the Department of Public Safety utilizing existing budgeted resources.