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130th MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 1588 |
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LR 890(02) |
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Resolve, To
Convene a Working Group To Identify and Find Replacements for Certain
Stigmatizing References throughout the Maine Revised Statutes and Government
Publications |
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Fiscal Note for
Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " " |
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Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety |
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes |
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Fiscal Note |
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FY 2021-22 |
FY 2022-23 |
Projections FY 2023-24 |
Projections FY 2024-25 |
Net Cost
(Savings) |
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General Fund |
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$11,400 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Appropriations/Allocations |
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General Fund |
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$11,400 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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Provides a
one-time appropriation of $11,400 in fiscal year 2021-22 to the Legislature's
Office of Revisor of Statutes to contract with an outside entity to review
Titles 22, 22-A, 25 and 34-A of the Maine Revised Statutes for stigmatizing
language and to prepare a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal
Justice and Public Safety by January 15, 2022, with draft legislation to
amend the laws to change the stigmatizing language to respectful
language. |
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Any additional
costs to the Departments of Health and Human Services, Public Safety and
Corrections from the provisions of this bill are expected to be minor and can
be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. |
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