129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 836 LR 293(01)
An Act To Expand Maine's School-based Health Centers
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Handy of Lewiston
Committee: Health and Human Services
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 Projections  FY 2021-22 Projections  FY 2022-23
Net Cost (Savings)
Fund for a Healthy Maine $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000
Appropriations/Allocations
Fund for a Healthy Maine $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill includes Fund for a Healthy Maine allocations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $600,000 beginning in fiscal year 2019-20 to add an additional 15 school-based health center (SBHC) sites.

If the intent of the bill is to fund the 15 new sites at the same level as the 15 current sites, then additional annual General Fund appropriations of $157,279 must be added to the Fund for a Healthy Maine funding already in the bill (reflected above) to equal the $757,279 provided to the current SBHC's.