127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1384		LR 458(03)
	An Act To Improve Workplace Safety by Simplifying and Improving Employers' Substance Abuse Policy Requirements
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund Minor revenue increase - General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	Increases the number of civil violations. Increases the number of civil suits. The collection of additional fines and filing fees may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Maine Human Rights Commission may require additional General Fund appropriations to respond to the anticipated increase in the number of complaints filed.  The amount needed will depend on the number of new case filings and the complexity of each case.
	Additional costs to the Department of Labor to implement the requirements of this legislation can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.