‘Sec. 2. Staffing levels. The ratio of supervisory positions to caseworker positions relating to adult protective services within the Department of Health and Human Services' office of aging and disability services must equal the ratio of supervisory positions to caseworker positions within the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services relating to child protective services.

Sec. 3. Stipends included in base pay for adult protective services employees. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the $5 per wage-hour stipend and the $1 per wage-hour stipend payment for employees holding a relevant master's degree paid to employees in Adult Protective Services Caseworker positions, Adult Protective Services Caseworker Supervisor positions, Adult Protective Services Public Service Manager I positions and Adult Protective Services Public Service Manager II positions in the Department of Health and Human Services' office of aging and disability services pursuant to this Act must be considered part of those employees' base pay for purposes of transfers, promotions, cost-of-living adjustments, merit increases and collectively bargained wage increases.

Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Office of Aging and Disability Services Adult Protective Services Z040

Initiative: Provides increased funding for the creation of 4 Human Services Caseworker Supervisor positions within the department's office of aging and disability services, adult protective services to achieve the same supervisor to caseworker ratio as child protective services within the Office of Child and Family Services.

GENERAL FUND	2019-20	2020-21
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	4.000	4.000
Personal Services	$357,719	$371,254
All Other	$75,591	$25,591
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$433,310	$396,845

Office of Aging and Disability Services Adult Protective Services Z040

Initiative: Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 7065, provides funding for the recruitment and retention of employees in Adult Protective Services Caseworker positions, Adult Protective Services Caseworker Supervisor positions, Adult Protective Services Public Service Manager I positions and Adult Protective Services Public Service Manager II positions via a $5 per wage-hour stipend payment.

GENERAL FUND	2019-20	2020-21
Personal Services	$780,000	$780,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$780,000	$780,000

Office of Aging and Disability Services Adult Protective Services Z040

Initiative: Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 7065, provides funding for the recruitment and retention of employees in Adult Protective Services Caseworker positions, Adult Protective Services Caseworker Supervisor positions, Adult Protective Services Public Service Manager I positions and Adult Protective Services Public Service Manager II positions via a $1 per wage-hour stipend payment for employees holding or obtaining a relevant master's degree.

GENERAL FUND	2019-20	2020-21
Personal Services	$25,000	$25,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$25,000	$25,000

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2019-20	2020-21
GENERAL FUND	$1,238,310	$1,201,845
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$1,238,310	$1,201,845

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