125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1465		LR 897(05)
	An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Freedom of Access
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (S-514) S "A" (S-599) to C "A" (S-514)
	Committee: Judiciary
Fiscal Note
State Mandate - Exempted
			FY 2011-12	FY 2012-13	Projections  FY 2013-14	Projections  FY 2014-15
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$44,067	$43,234	$44,436
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$44,067	$43,234	$44,436
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Designate and train a Public Access Officer; provide copies of public records when requested.				County Municipality	Moderate statewide
	Pursuant to the Mandate Preamble, the two-thirds vote of all members elected to each House exempts the state from the constitutional requirement to fund 90% of the additional costs.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $44,067 in fiscal year 2012-13 for the Department of the Attorney General to increase a part-time Assistant Attorney General position to a full-time Public Access Ombudsman position to assist in compliance with the State's freedom of access laws.  Any additional costs to other state agencies are expected to be minimal and can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources.