122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1021		LR 0263(09)
	An Act To Implement Task Force Recommendations Relating to Parity and Portability of Benefits for Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters
	Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "   " to Committee Amendment "   "
	Sponsor: Sen. Courtney
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund			$0	$998,154	$1,097,970
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund			$0	$998,154	$1,097,970
	Other Special Revenue Funds			$15,000	$0	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The amounts above are the incremental differences between the committee amendment and this amendment.  The amendment changes the State's health insurance subsidy from 45% to 60%, thereby increasing the 2008-2009 General Fund costs of the subsidy. The amendment also adds a FY 2006-07 Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $15,000 for additional requirements for the Bureau of Insurance in the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation related to high-risk health insurance pools.
	Funding Summary - as Amended
					Projections	Projections
					2007-08	2008-09
	Total Estimated Subsidy				$5,532,893	$6,086,182
	Estimated Administrative Costs				$109,392	$111,894
	Total Estimated Costs				$5,642,285	$6,198,076
	Estimated Collections from 1.5% Assessment				($1,230,876)	($1,289,958)
	General Fund Subsidy Net of Assessments				$4,411,409	$4,908,118