122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1936 LR 2670(02)
An Act to Include Oral Health Assessment with Other Preschool Testing for Maine's Children
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
   
             
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000
Transfers
General Fund  $0 ($150,000) ($150,000) ($150,000)
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill authorizes annual transfers of $150,000 from the General Fund to a new Maine School Oral Health Fund to provide grants for oral health assessments and oral health care of children entering school.  Additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services to administer the program would be funded utilizing funds provided in the bill or absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources.  Costs to the Department of Education associated with consulting with the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and implement the Maine School Oral Health Program can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources.