121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 35
		An Act to Increase the Assessment on Workers' Compensation Insurance To Fund the Workers' Compensation Board Administrative Fund
		LR 0283(02)
		Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment
		Committee: Labor
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
	Undetermined current biennium cost increase - All Funds
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$1,490,000	$1,665,000	$1,665,000	$1,665,000
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$1,490,000	$1,665,000	$1,665,000	$1,665,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill includes an Other Special Revenue Fund allocation of $1,490,000 and $1,665,000 in fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05 to increase the authorized level of spending of the Workers' Compensation Board as a result of increasing the assessment cap.  Increasing the workers' compensation assessment will increase the cost to all State government agencies for the workers' compensation portion of personal services expense. The fiscal impact on the State's self-insured program can not be determined at this time and will depend on the actual amount assessed.  Based on the actual assessment in fiscal year 2003, this proposal may increase costs to the State by $171,712 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $180,024 in fiscal year 2004-05.