122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1018		LR 1858(02)
	An Act To Require a Criminal Background Check for the Initial Licensure of Emergency Medical Services Personnel
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$14,700	$25,200	$25,200
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund
	Highway Fund
	Federal Expenditures Fund
	Fund for a Healthy Maine
	Other Special Revenue Funds
	Federal Block Grant Funds
	Other Funds
Revenue
	General Fund		$0	($14,700)	($25,200)	($25,200)
	Highway Fund
	Federal Expenditures Fund
	Fund for a Healthy Maine
	Other Special Revenue Funds
	Federal Block Grant Funds
	Other Funds
Transfers
	General Fund
	Highway Fund
	Federal Expenditures Fund
	Fund for a Healthy Maine
	Other Special Revenue Funds
	Federal Block Grant Funds
	Other Funds
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
Bond Issues		Term(years)	Principal	Rate (%)	Interest	Total Cost
	General Fund - Non-taxable	10		3.7%	$0	$0
Referendum Costs		Month/Year	Election Type	Question	Length
		Nov-05	General	Referendum	Standard
		Jun-05	Special	Initiated Bill	Lengthy
	The Secretary of State's budget includes sufficient funds to accommodate one ballot of average length for the general election in November. If the number or size of the referendum questions increases the ballot length, an additional appropriation of $8,000 or more may be required.  A special election would require an additional appropriation of $121,392.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Limiting criminal background checks to the initial licensure of emergency medical services personnel will result in the estimated annual loss of $25,200 in General Fund revenue currently collected by the Department of Public Safety from background checks conducted on renewal licensures.  However, requiring that those persons previously licensed as emergency medical services personnel that did not have a criminal background check conducted at the time of initial licensure must obtain a background check at the time of relicensing will completely offset this revenue loss for fiscal year 2005-06 and reduce the revenue loss for fiscal year 2006-07 by an estimated $10,500.