132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1707		LR 1808(02)
	An Act to Require a Person to Be a United States Citizen to Receive State or Local Financial Assistance and to Ensure Municipal Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Potential current biennium savings - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill requires an individual to be lawfully present in the United States in order to receive any form of financial assistance from the State or a municipality, except for funding for general purpose aid for education. A municipality that has in effect any ordinance, policy or procedure in contravention of the federal illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Section 642, subsection (a) or (b) or that prohibits a local law enforcement officer from gathering information regarding the lawful or unlawful citizenship or immigration status of any individual is ineligible for any form of financial assistance from the State, including, but not limited to, state-municipal revenue sharing and funding for municipal general assistance. This requirement may result in General Fund savings to State-funded financial assistance programs. A more precise estimate of the fiscal impact cannot be determined at this time.