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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the emergency clause and inserting the following:
PART A
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Sec. A-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Mandate BETE - Reimburse Municipalities Z065
 
Initiative: Reduces funding for a one-time savings in the program.

GENERAL FUND	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	($27,500)	$0	$0	
				
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($27,500)	$0	$0	

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF				
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	
				
GENERAL FUND	($27,500)	$0	$0	
				
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($27,500)	$0	$0	

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Child Development Services 0449
 
Initiative: Provides funding for services to children from birth to 5 years of age as a result of MaineCare rule changes effective September 1, 2010.

GENERAL FUND	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$1,272,319	$0	$0	
				
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$1,272,319	$0	$0	

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF				
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	
				
GENERAL FUND	$1,272,319	$0	$0	
				
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$1,272,319	$0	$0	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Provides funding to restore a deappropriation included in Public Law 2009, chapter 571 related to the disallowance of federal financial participation for targeted case management claims in fiscal years 2001-02 and 2002-03.

GENERAL FUND	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$29,736,437	$0	$0	
				
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$29,736,437	$0	$0	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Provides funding for growth in the MaineCare program.

GENERAL FUND	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$6,943,905	$0	$0	
				
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$6,943,905	$0	$0	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)				
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	
				
GENERAL FUND	$36,680,342	$0	$0	
				
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$36,680,342	$0	$0	

INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES, MAINE COMMISSION ON
 
Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services Z112
 
Initiative: Provides funding for representation to indigent persons who are entitled to counsel.

GENERAL FUND	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$550,000	$0	$0	
				
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$550,000	$0	$0	

INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES, MAINE COMMISSION ON				
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	
				
GENERAL FUND	$550,000	$0	$0	
				
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$550,000	$0	$0	

LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Governor's Training Initiative Program 0842
 
Initiative: Reduces funding for grants used for training services in the Governor's Training Initiative Program.

GENERAL FUND	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	($224,895)	$0	$0	
				
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($224,895)	$0	$0	

LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF				
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	
				
GENERAL FUND	($224,895)	$0	$0	
				
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($224,895)	$0	$0	

TREASURER OF STATE, OFFICE OF
 
Debt Service - Treasury 0021
 
Initiative: Reduces funding for debt service costs associated with note interest resulting from a change in the assumption for the issuance of tax anticipation notes for fiscal year 2010-11.

GENERAL FUND	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	($43,750)	$0	$0	
				
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($43,750)	$0	$0	

TREASURER OF STATE, OFFICE OF				
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	
				
GENERAL FUND	($43,750)	$0	$0	
				
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($43,750)	$0	$0	

SECTION TOTALS	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	
				
GENERAL FUND	$38,206,516	$0	$0	
				
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$38,206,516	$0	$0	
 
PART B
Sec. B-1. Transfer from Federal Expenditures Fund; Department of Health and Human Services; Medical Care Services program. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $29,736,437 by June 30, 2011 from the Medical Care Services Federal Expenditures Fund program within the Department of Health and Human Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund.
PART C
Sec. C-1. Carrying balance; Bureau of Medical Services; General Fund account. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any All Other line category balance in the Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Medical Services, General Fund account remaining on June 30, 2011 may not lapse but must be carried forward to June 30, 2012 to be used for the same purposes.
PART D
Sec. D-1. Department of Labor; Governor's Training Initiative Program account; lapsed balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $490,995 of unencumbered balance forward from the Department of Labor, Governor's Training Initiative Program, General Fund carrying account, All Other line category lapses to the General Fund no later than June 30, 2011.
PART E
Sec. E-1. Transfer; unexpended funds; Department of Administrative and Financial Services; Bangor Campus Office Space account. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $50,000 by June 30, 2011 from the Other Special Revenue Funds, Bangor Campus Office Space account in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund.
PART F
Sec. F-1. Department of Education; Learning Through Technology account; lapsed balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $1,272,319 of unencumbered balance forward from the Department of Education, Learning Through Technology program, General Fund carrying account, All Other line category lapses to the General Fund no later than June 30, 2011.
PART G
Sec. G-1. Transfer to General Fund; Accident, Sickness and Health Insurance Internal Service Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $2,500,488 representing the General Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds shares from the Accident, Sickness and Health Insurance Internal Service Fund in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2011. The State Controller also shall transfer the equitable excess reserves as required by state or federal regulations by June 30, 2011.
PART H
Sec. H-1. Calculation and transfer; General Fund; central services savings. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of savings in Part A of this Act in the Statewide Central Services account in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services that applies against each General Fund account for departments and agencies statewide as a result of a review of contracting processes. The State Budget Officer shall transfer the savings by financial order upon approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2010-11.
Sec. H-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016
 
Initiative: Reduces funding for savings as a result of a review of contracting processes.

GENERAL FUND	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	($2,000,000)	$0	$0	
				
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($2,000,000)	$0	$0	
 
PART I
Sec. I-1. Transfer from unappropriated surplus at close of fiscal year 2010-11; Maine Budget Stabilization Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the close of fiscal year 2010-11, the State Controller shall transfer up to $25,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund after all required deductions of appropriations, budgeted financial commitments and adjustments considered necessary by the State Controller have been made and as the first priority after the transfers required pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, sections 1507 and 1511 and before the transfers required pursuant to Title 5, section 1536.
Sec. I-2. Transfer from unappropriated surplus at close of fiscal year 2010-11; Bureau of Medical Services account. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the close of fiscal year 2010-11, the State Controller shall transfer up to $5,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Medical Services account for the operational contract costs of the Maine Integrated Health Management Solution system after all required deductions of appropriations, budgeted financial commitments and adjustments considered necessary by the State Controller have been made and as the second priority after the transfers made in section 1 of this Part.
Sec. I-3. Transfer from unappropriated surplus at close of fiscal year 2010-11; Accident, Sickness and Health Insurance Internal Services Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the close of fiscal year 2010-11, the State Controller shall transfer up to $2,500,488 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Accident, Sickness and Health Insurance Internal Services Fund after all required deductions of appropriations, budgeted financial commitments and adjustments considered necessary by the State Controller have been made and as the third priority after the transfers made in sections 1 and 2 of this Part.
Sec. I-4. Transfer considered adjustments to appropriations. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585, or any other provision of law, amounts transferred pursuant to section 2 of this Part are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2011-12 only. These funds may be allotted by financial order upon recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor.
PART J
Sec. J-1.  PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. RRR, §1, sub-§3  is amended to read:
3. From the Department of Audit, Statewide Single Audit - Set Aside, Other Special Revenue Funds account, $77,723 no later than June 30, 2010 and $79,928 no later than June 30, 2011;
Sec. J-2. Transfer from unappropriated surplus at close of fiscal year 2010-11; Department of Audit, Statewide Single Audit - Set Aside account. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $77,723 by June 30, 2011 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Department of Audit, Statewide Single Audit - Set Aside, Other Special Revenue Funds account.
PART K
Sec. K-1.  PL 2011, c. 1, Pt. Q, §1  is amended to read:
Sec. Q-1. Personal Services savings; transfer to General Fund undedicated revenue. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1582, subsection 4 or any other provision of law, the State Controller is authorized to transfer the first $3,500,000$5,646,084 of unexpended Personal Services appropriations that would otherwise lapse to the Salary Plan program in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund at the close of fiscal year 2010-11.
Sec. K-2.  PL 2011, c. 1, Pt. Q, §2  is amended to read:
Sec. Q-2. General Fund Salary Plan; transfer to General Fund undedicated revenue. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller is authorized to transfer up to $3,500,000$5,646,084 from the Salary FundPlan program in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund at the close of fiscal year 2010-11 in the event that the total savings in section 1 of this Part are not achieved.
Sec. K-3. General Fund Salary Plan; lapse to General Fund unappropriated surplus. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall lapse $908,738 from the General Fund Salary Plan program to the General Fund unappropriated surplus no later than June 30, 2011.
PART L
Sec. L-1. Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2010-11 only, the Commissioner of Education is authorized to identify savings within the existing General Fund programs of the Department of Education and to transfer up to $3,000,000 in available balances by financial order upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor from the existing General Fund program accounts to the Child Development Services General Fund program account in order to maintain services to students and provide timely payments to therapeutic service providers.
Sec. L-2. Report. No later than June 14, 2011, the Commissioner of Education shall submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs on the transfer of funds to offset the Child Development Services General Fund program account shortfall, including the fiscal and programmatic impact of the transfer of funding on the affected Department of Education programs, as well as the status of the Child Development Services System in providing services to eligible children and providing timely payments to therapeutic service providers.
PART M
Sec. M-1. Transfer of funds; Other Special Revenue Funds accounts; departments and agencies statewide. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, transfers of savings from Other Special Revenue Funds accounts of departments and agencies statewide to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund required to be made by the State Controller in fiscal year 2010-11 by Public Law 2009, chapter 213, Part RRR and Public Law 2009, chapter 571, Parts SS and TT are reduced by $1,209,894.
PART N
Sec. N-1. Transfer; unexpended funds; Department of the Attorney General, Other Special Revenue Funds. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $469,000 in unexpended funds in the Department of the Attorney General, Administration - Attorney General, Other Special Revenue Funds program to the General Fund unappropriated surplus at the close of fiscal year 2010-11.’
 
SUMMARY
PART A
This Part makes supplemental appropriations and allocations of funds for fiscal year 2010-11.
PART B
This Part transfers $29,736,437 from the Medical Care Services Federal Expenditures Fund program within the Department of Health and Human Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to reverse the action taken in Public Law 2009, chapter 571, Part KKKK.
PART C
This Part provides that any All Other balance in the Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Medical Services, General Fund account must be carried forward to June 30, 2012 to be used for the same purposes.
PART D
This Part lapses $490,995 of the unencumbered balance forward from the Department of Labor, Governor's Training Initiative Program, General Fund account to the General Fund in fiscal year 2010-11.
PART E
This Part authorizes the State Controller to transfer $50,000 from the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Other Special Revenue Funds, Bangor Campus Office Space account to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund in fiscal year 2010-11.
PART F
This Part lapses $1,272,319 of the unencumbered balance forward of the Department of Education, Learning Through Technology program, General Fund account to the General Fund in fiscal year 2010-11.
PART G
This Part transfers the shares of excess reserves in the Accident, Sickness and Health Insurance Internal Service Fund that is associated with the General Fund and the Other Special Revenue Funds to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund by June 30, 2011. It also requires the State Controller to transfer the equitable excess reserves as required by state or federal regulations by June 30, 2011.
PART H
This Part requires the State Budget Officer to calculate the savings as the result of a review of contracting processes and to transfer the savings by financial order upon the approval of the Governor. The transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2010-11.
PART I
This Part requires the transfer of up to $25,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund at the close of fiscal year 2010-11.
It also authorizes a second new transfer of up to $5,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Bureau of Medical Services General Fund account to be used to pay Maine Integrated Health Management Solution system operational contract costs and a third new transfer of up to $2,500,488 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Accident, Sickness and Health Insurance Internal Services Fund. Any amounts transferred under the second transfer are to be considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2011-12 only and may be allotted by financial order.
PART J
This Part eliminates the transfer of $79,928 from the Department of Audit, Statewide Single Audit - Set Aside, Other Special Revenue Funds account to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund that was required by the end of fiscal year 2010-11. It also requires a transfer of $77,723 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the same account to offset a transfer that was made in fiscal year 2009-10.
PART K
This Part increases the amount of unexpended Personal Services appropriations that would otherwise lapse to the Salary Plan program to be transferred to the General Fund unappropriated surplus at the close of fiscal year 2010-11. It also increases the amount of funding that may be transferred from the Salary Plan program to the General Fund unappropriated surplus in the event that the full amount of savings is not achieved.
It also lapses $908,738 from the General Fund Salary Plan program to the General Fund unappropriated surplus no later than June 30, 2011.
PART L
This Part authorizes the Commissioner of Education to identify savings within the existing General Fund programs of the Department of Education and to transfer up to $3,000,000 in available balances by financial order upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor from the existing General Fund program accounts to the Child Development Services General Fund program account in order to maintain services to students and provide timely payments to therapeutic service providers.
It also requires the Commissioner of Education to submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs on the transfer of funds to offset the Child Development Services General Fund program account shortfall, including the fiscal and programmatic impact of the transfer of funding on the affected Department of Education programs, as well as the status of the Child Development Services System in providing services to eligible children and providing timely payments to therapeutic service providers, no later than June 14, 2011.
PART M
This Part reduces the amount of transfers required to be made from Other Special Revenue Funds accounts of departments and agencies statewide to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund in fiscal year 2010-11 by $1,209,894.
PART N
This Part authorizes the State Controller to transfer $469,000 in unexpended funds in the Department of the Attorney General, Administration - Attorney General, Other Special Revenue Funds program to the General Fund unappropriated surplus at the close of fiscal year 2010-11.