129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 214		LR 1107(08)
	An Act To Increase Funding for Civil Legal Services
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (H-316) S "A" (S-370) to C "A" (H-316)
	Committee: Judiciary
Fiscal Note
			FY 2019-20	FY 2020-21	Projections  FY 2021-22	Projections  FY 2022-23
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$105,076	$140,101	$140,101	$140,101
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$715,010	$953,346	$953,346	$953,346
Revenue
	General Fund		($105,076)	($140,101)	($140,101)	($140,101)
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$609,934	$813,245	$813,245	$813,245
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill increases from 7% to 9% the percentage of fee revenues collected that must be credited to the Maine Civil Legal Services Fund. These revenues are currently credited to the General Fund, resulting in an anticipated $140,101 in lost revenue to the General Fund annually. The bill also creates a surcharge fee of $127 for debt collectors’ actions, and revenues collected from the fee are credited to the Fund. The bill includes Other Special Revenue Funds allocations to the Fund of $715,010 in Fiscal Year 2019-20 and $953,346 in Fiscal Year 2020-21.