130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1686		LR 2055(06)
	An Act To Establish Public Defender Positions and Provide Support for Indigent Legal Services Providers
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (H-700) S "A" (S-624) to C "A" (H-700)
	Committee: Judiciary
Fiscal Note
			FY 2021-22	FY 2022-23	Projections  FY 2023-24	Projections  FY 2024-25
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$1,241,477	$1,267,020	$1,287,285
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$1,241,477	$1,267,020	$1,287,285
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill provides General Fund appropriations of $1,241,477 beginning in fiscal year 2022-23 to the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services to establish one District Defender position, 2 Assistant Defender I positions, 2 Assistant Defender II positions and related costs and for online legal research access and annual reimbursement for written legal materials purchased by attorneys.