123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1639		LR 2069(02)
	Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Health and Human Services To Implement Representative Payee and Disability Specialists Programs
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "     "
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2007-08	2008-09	Projections 2009-10	Projections 2010-11
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$158,000	$162,800	$167,800
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$158,000	$162,800	$167,800
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Includes an appropriation of $158,000 in 2008-09 for the costs of the Department of Health and Human Services in creating and implementing representative payee and disability specialist programs for recipients of supplemental security income or social security benefits.  These appropriations are "unallocated" and  assume the Commissioner will assess and identify the most cost-effective way to implement and administer these programs and recommend the distribution of these funds and creation of limited period positions by financial order as needed.