121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 653
		An Act to Repeal the Fingerprinting Requirement for Teachers and School Employees
		LR 0508(02)
		Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
		Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
				Minority Report
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Net Cost (Savings):
	General Fund		($294,000)	($392,000)	($392,000)	($392,000)
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		($294,000)	($392,000)	($392,000)	($392,000)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	As amended, the bill includes General Fund deappropriations of $294,000 and $392,000 to the Department of Public Safety in fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05, respectively, to reflect the repeal of the fingerprinting requirement for teachers and school employees.
	Repealing the law requiring background checks and fingerprinting of school employees will result in minor savings to the Department of Education.