124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 957		LR 1840(02)
	An Act To Establish a New Method of Determining the State Budget
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2009-10	2010-11	Projections 2011-12	Projections 2012-13
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$923,687	$59,165	$0
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$923,687	$59,165	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This legislation shifts the start of the fiscal biennium for the state budget from the first regular session to the second regular session beginning in fiscal year 2013-14, with one single year budget for fiscal year 2013-14.  It includes a General Fund appropriation of  $923,687 in fiscal year 2010-11 for the Department of Administrative and Financial Services for one limited-period Senior Budget Analyst position and funding for information technology to support the cost of additional programming expenses to convert the budget management system to this different cycle.
	The significant shift of workload of the Legislature from first regular sessions to second regular sessions may result in additional costs to the Legislature during second regular sessions based on current statutory adjournment dates.