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127th MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 301 |
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LR 137(01) |
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An Act To Improve
Insurance Coverage for First Responders Answering a Call to Duty |
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Preliminary Fiscal
Impact Statement for Original Bill |
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Sponsor: Sen. Johnson of Lincoln |
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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 |
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| Potential State Mandate - Unfunded |
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| State Mandates |
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Required Activity |
Unit Affected |
Local Cost |
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Shifting the
burden of proof from a firefighter or emergency medical services person to
the municipality that an injury sustained by the claimant after receiving
notification of a fire or emergency did not arise out of and in the course of
employment may represent a modification or expansion of a municipal activity. |
Municipality |
Significant statewide |
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The required local
activities in this bill may represent a State mandate pursuant to the
Constitution of Maine. Unless General
Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs
or a Mandate Preamble is amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of
each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding requirement,
municipalities may not be required to implement these changes. |
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| Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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This legislation
will increase costs to local governments in the form of both higher premiums
for workers' compensation insurance and increased legal costs. The impact to individual municipalities
will depend on actual experience. |
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