126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1069 LR 1734(02)
An Act To Provide Flexibility in the State Prevailing Wage and Benefit Rates
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
According to the Department of Labor, this legislation will increase the amount of research that will need to be conducted and the level of enforcement activity that will need to be performed by staff within the Bureau of Labor Standards beginning in June of 2014.  The department has indicated that an additional Labor and Safety Inspector position may be needed, or other enforcement activity reduced, in order to meet the requirements of this legislation.