A.__The rules must be developed through the consensus-based rule development process set forth in Title 5, section 8051- B and must include as participants representatives of employers, insurers and 3rd-party administrators.

B.__The rules must include written standards and procedures for implementation of the standards, which may include definition of the applicable programming interface for in- state and out-of-state entities required to submit reports.__ The rules must relate specific forms required to be filed with data points in the standards.

Before adopting the rules, the board shall test the applicable application programming interfaces and standards to ensure that the program operates successfully.

Sec. 2. 39-A MRSA §154, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2003, c. 93, §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, more than $8,390,000 beginning in the 2003-04 fiscal year, more than $8,565,000 beginning in the 2004-05 fiscal year or more than $8,525,000 beginning in the 2005-06 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, $8,390,000 beginning in the 2003-04 fiscal year, $8,565,000 beginning in the 2004-05 fiscal year or $8,525,000 beginning in the 2005-06 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. The board shall notify the chairs and members of the joint standing