130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1024 LR 624(01)
Resolve, Directing the Workers' Compensation Board To Study the Impact of Workers' Compensation Laws on Certain Public Sector Employees
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Tuttle of Sanford
Committee: Labor and Housing
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Requiring the Workers' Compensation Board to devise a high-risk pool to protect municipalities from the impact of the implementation of certain workers' compensation laws providing a rebuttable presumption that certain employees received injuries in the course of their employment may result in increased costs to the board for consulting fees.  The impact can not be determined until the board completes the required study and determines the scope of work required to devise the high-risk pool.