125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 296		LR 760(03)
	An Act To Find Cost Savings and Efficiencies in the Fingerprinting System for Criminal History Background Checks
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Potential current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Allowing the fingerprints of a teacher or an educational personnel applicant to be taken by a sheriff under certain conditions may result in increased costs to the Criminal History Record Check Fund within the Department of Education.  The amount can not be determined at this time and will depend on whether the amount charged by sheriffs significantly exceeds the current fee assessed to applicants pursuant to Title 20-A, §6103, sub-§3-A.  The ability of the fund to absorb the increased costs without an increase in applicant fees can not be determined at this time.