121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 398
		An Act To Improve Collection of Information about Work-related Injuries and To Enhance Injury Prevention Efforts
		LR 0444(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Sen. Edmonds
		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		$72,356	$195,364	$194,517	$198,904
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$72,356	$195,364	$194,517	$198,904
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Workers' Compensation Board will require an increase in the assessment cap to $6,932,356 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $7,055,364 in fiscal year 2004-05 to fund one Programmer Analyst position and for the setup, consulting, and training costs associated with implementing an electronic filing system.  Increasing the workers' compensation assessment will increase the cost to all State government agencies for the workers' compensation portion of personal services expense.  The amount cannot be determined at this time.  This requirement will have a fiscal impact on employers who currently do not have the ability to file information electronically.  The total cost to employers cannot be determined at this time.  The cost to the Department of Labor to convene a working group can be absorbed by the Department utilizing existing budgeted resources.