129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1684		LR 1572(02)
	An Act To Clarify the Right to Counsel for Juveniles and Improve Due Process for Juveniles
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Judiciary
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2019-20	FY 2020-21	Projections  FY 2021-22	Projections  FY 2022-23
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$74,370	$151,265	$156,615
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$74,370	$151,265	$156,615
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	This bill will neither increase nor decrease the number of new cases. This bill may increase administrative costs and the workload of judicial and clerk staff, but the Courts do not require additional funding at this time.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill makes several changes to the laws regarding the Right of Counsel and Due Process for Juveniles. As a result of these changes, the Department of Corrections (DOC) anticipates it will make two additional trips per week transporting juveniles to and from the court system. The bill includes a General Fund appropriation to the DOC of $74,370 in fiscal year 2020-21 to fund an additional assistant classifications officer, overtime pay for transport officers and funding for one additional transportion vehicle.
	Any additional costs to the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services as a result of this bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.