125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1514		LR 945(02)
	An Act To Amend the Sex Offender Registration Laws
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2011-12	FY 2012-13	Projections  FY 2013-14	Projections  FY 2014-15
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$83,279	$83,622	$86,035
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$83,279	$83,622	$86,035
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$0	$100,000	$0	$0
Revenue
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$0	$100,000	$0	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $83,279 in fiscal year 2012-13 for one Assistant Attorney General position to provide legal advice concerning the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 2012.
	The bill also includes a Federal Expenditures Fund allocation to the Department of Public Safety of $100,000 in fiscal year 2012-13 for required programming changes to the sex offender registry.  The department has been awarded a federal grant to cover this cost which is expected to be received in June 2012.  According to the department, the cost for programming could be as high as $128,000.  The department has applied for another federal grant of $60,000 and expects to hear whether or not it is awarded in April with receipt of funds in late spring/early summer of 2012.  If necessary, this grant will cover any additional programming costs not covered by the awarded grant with existing department personnel also providing programming work if needed.