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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 39 MRSA §154, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2001, c. 692, §1, is
further amended to read:

 
6. Assessment levied. The assessments levied under this
section may not be designed to produce more than $6,000,000 in
revenues annually beginning in the 1995-96 fiscal year, more
than $6,600,000 annually beginning in the 1997-98 fiscal year,
more than $6,735,000 beginning in the 1999-00 fiscal year,
more than $7,035,000 in the 2001-02 fiscal year or more than
$6,860,000 beginning in the 2002-03 fiscal year. Assessments
collected that exceed $6,000,000 beginning in the 1995-96
fiscal year, $6,600,000 beginning in the 1997-98 fiscal year,
$6,735,000 beginning in the 1999-00 fiscal year, $7,035,000 in
fiscal year 2001-02 or $6,860,000 beginning in the 2002-03
fiscal year by a margin of more than 10% must be refunded to
those who paid the assessment. Any amount collected above the
board's allocated budget and within the 10% margin must be
used to create a reserve of up to 1/4 of the board's annual
budget. The board, by a majority vote of its membership, may
use its reserve to assist in funding its Personal Services
account expenditures and All Other account expenditures and to
help defray the costs incurred by the board pursuant to this
Act including administrative expenses, consulting fees and all
other reasonable costs incurred to administer this Act. Any
collected amounts or savings above the allowed reserve must be
used to reduce the assessment for the following fiscal year.
The board shall determine the assessments prior to May 1st and
shall assess each insurance company or association and self-
insured employer its pro rata share for expenditures during
the fiscal year beginning July 1st. Each self-insured
employer shall pay the assessment on or before June 1st. Each
insurance company or association shall pay the assessment in
accordance with subsection 3.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill clarifies that the Workers' Compensation Board can
use its reserve for any of the purposes set forth in the Maine
Revised Statutes, Title 39-A. The bill allows the board to
use the reserve to pay Personal Services account and All Other
account expenditures.


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