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131st MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 580 |
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LR 792(07) |
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An Act to Improve
Family Court Procedure |
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Fiscal Note for
Senate Amendment " " to Committee Amendment "A" |
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Sponsor: Sen. Bailey of York |
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes |
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Fiscal Note |
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FY 2023-24 |
FY 2024-25 |
Projections FY 2025-26 |
Projections FY 2026-27 |
Net Cost
(Savings) |
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General Fund |
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($224,415) |
($396,881) |
$0 |
$0 |
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Appropriations/Allocations |
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General Fund |
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($224,415) |
$14,955 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Other Special Revenue Funds |
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$0 |
$561,283 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Transfers |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
$411,836 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Other Special Revenue Funds |
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$0 |
($411,836) |
$0 |
$0 |
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Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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This amendment
delays the effective date from January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2025 for the one
Judge position, one Deputy Marshal position and one Assistant Clerk position
within the Judicial Department to implement the new family court process. |
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This amendment
adds a one-time General Fund appropriation of $140,500 in fiscal year 2024-25
to the Office of the Attorney General for one limited period Assistant
District Attorney position to serve the drug treatment court in Aroostook
County and a one-time General Fund appropriation of $39,000 in the same year
to the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services to provide legal
representation services for that drug treatment court.
The amendment also includes a transfer from the Department of Health and
Human Services, Opioid Use Disorder Prevention and Treatment Fund, Other
Special Revenue Funds account to the unappropriated surplus of the General
Fund to offset the fiscal year 2024-25 General Fund costs to the Judicial
Department related to the new family court process and to the Office of the
Attorney General and the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services related
to the drug treatment court. |
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This amendment
adds a one-time Other Special Revenue Funds allocation to the Department of
Health and Human Services of $561,283 in fiscal year 2024-25 for the Office
of Behavioral Health to contract with
an entity to provide required pretrial services for the drug treatment court
in Aroostook County.
This amendment also includes a transfer from the Department of Health and
Human Services, Opioid Use Disorder Prevention and Treatment Fund, Other Special
Revenue Funds account to the Department of Health and Human Services, Office
of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, Other Special Revenue Funds
account to fund this contract.
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