An Act To Revise the Laws Regarding the Fund for a Healthy Maine
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1511, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. V, §1, is amended to read:
1. Fund established. The Fund for a Healthy Maine, referred to in this chapter as the "fund," is established as an Other Special Revenue fund for the purposes specified in this chapter as a separate and distinct fund for accounting and budgetary reporting purposes.
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1511, sub-§§13 and 14 are enacted to read:
13. Separate accounts; annual reporting. A state agency that receives allocations from the fund and a contractor or vendor that receives funding allocated from the fund shall maintain that money in a separate account and shall report by September 1st of each year to the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services providing a description of how those funds for the prior state fiscal year were targeted to the prevention and health-related purposes listed in subsection 6. The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services shall by October 1st of each year compile the reports provided under this subsection and forward the information in a report to the Legislature.
14. Legislative committee review of legislation. Whenever a proposal in a resolve or bill before the Legislature, including but not limited to a budget bill, affects the fund, the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over the proposal shall hold a public hearing and determine the level of support for the proposal among members of the committee. If there is support for the proposal among a majority of the members of the committee, the committee shall request the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters to review and evaluate the proposal as it pertains to the fund. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters shall conduct the review and report to the committee of jurisdiction and to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs.
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Information Services 0155
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for the computer programming costs associated with establishing the Fund for a Healthy Maine as a separate fund.
| GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
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All Other
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$0 | $131,028 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $131,028 |
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 125th Legislature, Second Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.