132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1844		LR 2212(02)
	An Act to Expand the State's Workforce by Supporting the Transition from Incarceration to Employment
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Requiring the Department of Corrections to establish and maintain a reentry services program for residents of correctional facilities that makes available a range services, including accessing available MaineCare benefits may increase General Fund costs to the Department of Health and Human Services under MaineCare and the MaineCare Re-entry Waiver Program, specifically. A more precise estimate of the fiscal impact to the waiver program is not possible as the extent to which this requirement may increase utilization of MaineCare services by residents exiting correctional facilities is not known.
	Any additional costs to the Department of Corrections from the provisions of this bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.