HP1443, LD 2059, item 2, 123rd Maine State Legislature

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Amend the bill in section 1 in §5219-BB by striking out all of subsection 3 and inserting the following:
 
‘3.  Condition of eligibility.    An employing unit shall establish a wellness certification program for each participating employee for whom a credit is claimed under this section that requires each participating employee to identify wellness goals and specify health behaviors the employee intends to follow to reach those goals and shall provide regularly scheduled monitoring of wellness goals progress by the wellness program administrator.’
Amend the bill in section 1 in §5219-BB in subsection 4 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 30 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$100" and inserting the following: '$50'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §5219-BB in subsection 4 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 30 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "employee" the following: 'participating in a wellness certification program under subsection 3'
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following:
‘Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002
 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for the computer programming costs associated with the wellness tax credit.

GENERAL FUND | | 2007-08 | 2008-09
All Other | | $0 | $22,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL | | $0 | $22,000
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment requires employers claiming a wellness credit to establish a wellness certification program that requires each participating employee to identify wellness goals and behaviors and to monitor those goals and reduces the credit per employee from $100 to $50.

HP1443, LR 2914, item 2, Second Regular Session - 123rd Legislature, page