129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1778 LR 2504(02)
An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning the Children's Cabinet and Its Advisory Councils
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 Projections  FY 2021-22 Projections  FY 2022-23
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund ($3,040) ($3,040) ($3,040) ($3,040)
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund ($3,040) ($3,040) ($3,040) ($3,040)
Federal Expenditures Fund $500 $500 $500 $500
Other Special Revenue Funds $500 $500 $500 $500
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Includes adjustments to appropriations to the Legislature to reflect the elimination of the Child Care Advisory Council and the Maine Children's Growth Council and the creation of the Maine Children's Cabinet Early Childhood Advisory Council. These adjustments result in a net deappropriation for the Legislature of $3,040 per year.
The bill also establishes allocation in the Federal Expenditures Fund and the Other Special Revenue Funds to allow the council to expend any funding received from the sources specified in the bill. 
Additional costs to the Governor's Office, the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services associated with serving on the council can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.