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An Act To Provide Additional Funding for Respite Care for the Elderly and for Adults with Disabilities
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
 
Office of Elder Services Central Office 0140
 
Initiative: Appropriates additional funds for respite services in the adult day services program.

GENERAL FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
All Other	$130,000	$330,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$130,000	$330,000	

SUMMARY
This bill provides additional General Fund appropriations of $130,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $330,000 in fiscal year 2014-15 for the Department of Health and Human Services to fund respite services in the adult day services program. This appropriation is intended to increase funding for this program to $450,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 and to $650,000 in fiscal year 2014-15.