130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1924 LR 2359(04)
An Act To Expand Access to Justice in Rural Maine through Legal Education
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment " " to Committee Amendment "A"
Sponsor: Sen. Breen of Cumberland
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 Projections  FY 2023-24 Projections  FY 2024-25
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 ($340,000) ($340,000) ($340,000)
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $0 ($340,000) ($340,000) ($340,000)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This amendment eliminates the ongoing General Fund appropriations in the bill of $340,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2022-23 to the University of Maine System to establish a rural practice clinic in Aroostook County as part of a 3-year pilot program.
As amended, this bill still requires the University of Maine System to establish a rural practice clinic in Aroostook County as a 3-year pilot project of the existing legal aid clinic at the University of Maine School of Law. Funding for the first 2 years of the pilot project will be provided by a payment of $680,000 to the University of Maine System from the funds received by the Office of the Attorney General for antitrust enforcement and enforcement of the Unfair Trade Practices Act.