131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 678		LR 804(01)
	An Act to Require Parental Approval for Public School Employees to Use a Name or Pronoun Other than a Child's Given Name or Pronoun Corresponding to the Gender on the Child's Birth Certificate
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Smith of Palermo
	Committee: Judiciary
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Potential current biennium cost increase – General Fund Potential current biennium cost increase – local school administrative units Minor revenue increase – General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	This bill may increase the number of civil suits filed in the court system. The additional workload associated with the minimal number of new cases filed does not require additional funding at this time. The collection of additional filing fees will increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The prohibition in this bill may increase complaints filed with the Maine Human Rights Commission and may increase litigation under the Maine Human Rights Act.  To the extent complaints increase, the Commission may incur costs associated with intake and investigation. To the extent that litigation occurs, the Maine Human Rights Commission, the Department of Education, the Office of the Attorney General and school administrative units may incur additional costs for legal and other services.