130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1559		LR 547(02)
	Resolve, To Create the Commission To Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Labor and Housing
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Legislative Cost/Study
Legislative Cost/Study
	The general operating expenses of this study are projected to be $2,000 in fiscal year 2021-22. The Legislature’s 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.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Additional costs to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, the Governor's Office, the Department of Labor and Department of Health and Human Services to provide staffing assistance to the commission can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.