Sec. GG-3. Continuation of group life insurance. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, sections 903 and 18056 and the rules of the Maine State Retirement System, the life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental and dependent insurance amounts for a state employee who applies prior to July 1, 2007 to participate in a voluntary employee incentive program are based upon the scheduled hours of the employee prior to the employee's participation in the voluntary employee incentive program.

Sec. GG-4. General Fund savings. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585, the State Budget Officer shall transfer the General Fund savings resulting from the voluntary employee incentive programs to the General Fund Compensation and Benefit Plan account in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services. The State Budget Officer shall submit to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs a report of the transferred amounts no later than January 15, 2007.

Sec. GG-5. Lapsed balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $350,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $350,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 of savings identified from the voluntary employee incentive programs in this Part lapse to the General Fund.

PART HH

Sec. HH-1. 5 MRSA §87, as amended by PL 1989, c. 501, Pt. L, §3, is further amended to read:

§87. Fees payable by public officers

A fee of $25 shall $50 must be paid to the Secretary of State by any a person appointed to the office of notary public, commissioner to take depositions and disclosures, disclosure commissioner and or commissioner appointed under Title 33, section 251, before the person enters upon the discharge of official duties.

Sec. HH-2. 13-B MRSA §1401, sub-§§34 and 35, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 631, §12, are amended to read: