121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 558
		Resolve, To Enhance Services to Children and Families
		LR 1327(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Rep. Laverriere-Boucher
		Committee: Health and Human Services
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$2,110,000	$3,748,000	$3,897,920	$4,053,837
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$2,110,000	$3,748,000	$3,897,920	$4,053,837
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$2,450,000	$2,300,000	$2,159,184	$2,026,989
Revenue
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$2,450,000	$2,300,000	$2,159,184	$2,026,989
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The fiscal note assumes the bill would prevent the Department of Human Services from implementing the foster care program and child welfare program "reduced levels of care" provisions in the recently enacted Part 1 Budget (PL 2003, c. 20).  The bill would also require a subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services to review reimbursement rates and evaluate the impact of the proposed rates on foster home placements.  The timeframe by which this review is to take place is not specified.  Assuming this review will be conducted by July 1, 2003, and takes place during the First Regular Session of the 121st Legislature or within the number of interim committee meetings ultimately authorized for the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services, there would be no additional costs to the Legislature.