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127th MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 9 |
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LR 218(01) |
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An Act To Retain
Call Centers in Maine |
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Preliminary
Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill |
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Sponsor: Rep. Short of Pittsfield |
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Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and
Economic Development |
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes |
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| Preliminary
Fiscal Impact Statement |
Potential current biennium revenue increase - General Fund
Potential current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds |
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FY 2015-16 |
FY 2016-17 |
Projections FY 2017-18 |
Projections FY 2018-19 |
| Net Cost
(Savings) |
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General Fund |
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$22,567 |
$36,138 |
$37,184 |
$38,271 |
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| Appropriations/Allocations |
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General Fund |
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$22,567 |
$36,138 |
$37,184 |
$38,271 |
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| Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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The Department of
Labor will require General Fund appropriations totaling $22,567 in fiscal
year 2015-16 and $36,138 in fiscal year 2016-17 to implement the requirements
of this legislation. Of this amount,
General Fund appropriations of $12,567 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $26,138 in
fiscal year 2016-17 to the Bureau of Labor Standards will be required for a
portion of the personal services cost for one Labor and Safety Inspector
position associated with enforcing the notification requirements and
collecting the fines assessed.
Additionally, General Fund appropriations of $10,000 in fiscal years
2015-16 and 2016-17 to the Workforce Research program will be required for
the maintenance of a database of employers who have relocated a call center
or a facility or operating unit handling at least 30% of call volume within a
call center, from the State to a foreign country. This preliminary fiscal impact statement
assumes a January 1, 2016 effective date. |
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Requiring those
employers that have received state grants, state guaranteed loans or state
tax benefits and have relocated a call center, or one or more facilities or
operating units within a call center handling at least 30% of the call
center's total call volume, from the State to a foreign country to remit the
unamortized value of the state grant, state guaranteed loan or tax benefit
may result in increased General Fund or Other Special Revenue Funds revenue
to the State beginning in fiscal year 2015-16. Assessing a fine of $350 for each day that
an employer fails to notify the State of its intention to relocate a call
center may also increase General Fund revenues beginning in fiscal year
2015-16. The amount of additional
revenue to be received will depend on the number of fines assessed and the
value of the grants, loans or tax benefits remitted. |
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The Department of
Administrative and Financial Services anticipates additional costs associated
with this bill. These are not
anticipated to be significant. |
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