131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1827		LR 945(04)
	Resolve, to Establish the Blue Ribbon Commission to Make Recommendations on the Continuum of Long-term Care Options
	Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment " " to Committee Amendment "A"
	Sponsor: Sen. Daughtry of Cumberland
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Legislative Cost/Study
			FY 2023-24	FY 2024-25	Projections  FY 2025-26	Projections  FY 2026-27
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$2,150	$3,000	$0	$0
Legislative Cost/Study
	The general operating expenses of this study are now projected to be $1,875 in fiscal year 2023-24 and $2,125 in fiscal year 2024-25. This includes $1,175 in each fiscal year for the costs of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program to provide staffing for the study in the event that sufficient outside funds are received for the study to go forward. The Legislature’s 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 $38,909 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.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Provides one-time Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $2,150 in fiscal year 2023-24 and $3,000 in fiscal year 2024-25 to the Legislature for the costs of staffing incurred by the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program in the event that sufficient outside funds are received for the Blue Ribbon Commission to Make Recommendations on the Continuum of Long-term Care Options to go forward.