121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 689
		An Act to Require Periodic In-person Meetings Between a Probationer and a Probation Officer
		LR 0733(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Rep. Laverriere-Boucher
		Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Net Cost (Savings):
	General Fund		$36,241	$48,321	$49,529	$50,767
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$36,241	$48,321	$49,529	$50,767
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Requiring periodic in-person meetings between a probationer and a probation officer will require General Fund appropriations to the Department of Corrections of $36,421 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $48,321 in fiscal year 2004-05 to fund the required overtime, mailings, postage and other operating expenses to carry out the purposes of this act.  In addition, the Judicial Department will need additional clerk positions to handle the additional workload.  The exact impact can not be determined at this time but is initially estimated at approximately $120,000 annually.