124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 546		LR 748(01)
	An Act To Ensure Access to Public Information
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Sen. Trahan of Lincoln
	Committee: Judiciary
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
			2009-10	2010-11	Projections 2011-12	Projections 2012-13
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$606,213	$661,855	$347,984	$359,669
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$606,213	$661,855	$347,984	$359,669
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Office of Information Services has identified a need for additional General Fund appropriations of $606,213 in fiscal 2009-10 and $661,855 in fiscal year 2010-11 to develop the capacity to provide access to public records in electronic format.  These amounts include funds for one Senior Technical Support Specialist position, one Systems Analyst position and related All Other costs.  These amounts also include $325,000 each year for Capital Expenditure purchases to significantly increase data storage and to acquire document management systems.
	This legislation may also result in costs to the Department of Education associated with the additional staff time that may be needed to prepare or modify computer programs and spreadsheets to provide the data and calculations used to determine the total cost of funding K-12 public education and how the State's share of that cost flows to local school administrative units.  The total cost to the Department and the ability of the Department to absorb those costs within existing resources without impacting other programs and services can not be determined at this time.