130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 842		LR 195(12)
	Resolve, To Create the Commission To Examine Reestablishing Parole
	Fiscal Note for House Amendment " " to Committee Amendment "A"
	Sponsor: Rep. Evangelos of Friendship
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Legislative Cost/Study
Legislative Cost/Study
	This amendment changes the report date for this study from December 1, 2021 to December 1, 2022 and adjusts the timing of appointments of commission members. The general operating expenses of $2,750 for this nonemergency resolve are moved from fiscal year 2021-22 to fiscal year 2022-23. The Legislature’s budget for the 2022-2023 biennium includes an estimated $8,401 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $10,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 for the costs of legislative studies, as well as $31,260 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
	Any additional costs to the Department of Corrections or to the Office of the Attorney General to serve on the commission are still assumed to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.