130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 563		LR 1339(02)
	Resolve, To Create the Criminal Records Review Committee
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Judiciary
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Legislative Cost/Study
			FY 2021-22	FY 2022-23	Projections  FY 2023-24	Projections  FY 2024-25
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$2,750	$0	$0	$0
Legislative Cost/Study
	The general operating expenses of this study are projected to be $2,750 in fiscal year 2021-22. The Legislature’s proposed budget for the 2022-2023 biennium includes $10,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $10,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 for the costs of legislative studies, as well as $21,260 of balances carried over from prior years for this purpose. Whether these amounts are sufficient to fund all studies will depend on the number of studies authorized by the Legislative Council and the Legislature. The additional costs of providing staffing assistance to the study during the interim can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted staff resources.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill also includes an allocation of $2,750 for the one-time costs of the study in the event that outside funds are received. Securing outside funds would reduce the need for funding from the Legislative Council's study budget detailed above. Any additional costs to the departments whose commissioners or their designees are required to serve on the Review Committee are assumed to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.