An Act To Require Posting of the State's Debt
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §282, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2001, c. 333, §2, is further amended to read:
7. Value of fringe benefits. To ensure that all publications that state the salary of an employee or of a position in State Government also include a statement of the dollar value of the fringe benefit package provided. For purposes of this subsection, "fringe benefits" includes an employer's cost of an employee's health insurance, dental insurance and retirement but does not include the amount paid to cover any unfunded liability; and
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §282, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 333, §3, is amended to read:
8. Serve as director of Clean Government Initiative. To serve as a director, along with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, of the Clean Government Initiative established in Title 38, section 343-H . ; and
Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §282, sub-§9 is enacted to read:
9. State debt information. To post and maintain on the publicly accessible website of the department a detailed disclosure of the State's debt.
summary
This bill requires that the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services post on the Department of Administrative and Financial Services' publicly accessible website a detailed disclosure of the State's debt.