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131st MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 976 |
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LR 262(01) |
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Resolve, to
Establish the Task Force on Accessibility to Appropriate Communication
Methods for Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Patients |
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Preliminary
Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill |
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Sponsor: Rep. Dodge of Belfast |
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Committee: Health and Human Services |
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes |
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| Preliminary
Fiscal Impact Statement |
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Legislative Cost/Study
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| Legislative
Cost/Study |
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The general
operating expenses of this study are projected to be $1,650 in fiscal year
2023-24. The Legislature’s proposed budget for the 2024-2025 biennium
includes $14,500 in each of fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25 for the costs of
legislative studies, as well as $2,234 in projected balances from fiscal year
2022-23 and $36,777 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. The additional costs of providing staffing assistance to the
study during the interim can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted staff
resources. |
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| Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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Any additional
costs to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of
Labor, and the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and
the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf to take part in the Task Force on
Accessibility to Appropriate Communication Methods for Deaf and
Hard-of-hearing Patients are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within
existing budgeted resources. |
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