132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1400		LR 2088(02)
	An Act to Exempt Certain Public School Districts and Their Employees from the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Labor
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2025-26	FY 2026-27	Projections  FY 2027-28	Projections  FY 2028-29
Appropriations/Allocations
	Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund		$60,000	$0	$0	$0
Revenue
	Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund		($6,800,000)	($27,200,000)	($27,200,000)	($27,200,000)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Department of Labor estimates that exempting school districts that provide substantially equivalent benefits and agricultural employers and employees from the paid family and medical leave benefits program will reduce contributions to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund by $6.8 million in fiscal year 2025-26 and $27.2 million per year beginning in fiscal year 2026-27.
	This bill includes a one-time Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund allocation of $60,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 to the Department of Labor for the costs associated with calculating and refunding the contributions paid into the fund by exempted school districts and agricultural employers and employees.