125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1514 LR 945(03)
An Act To Amend the Sex Offender Registration Laws
Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (H-873)
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2011-12 FY 2012-13 Projections  FY 2013-14 Projections  FY 2014-15
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $83,279 $83,622 $86,035
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $0 $83,279 $83,622 $86,035
Federal Expenditures Fund $0 $100,000 $0 $0
Revenue
Federal Expenditures Fund $0 $100,000 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $83,279 in fiscal year 2012-13 for one Assistant Attorney General position to provide legal advice concerning the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 2012.
The bill also includes a Federal Expenditures Fund allocation to the Department of Public Safety of $100,000 in fiscal year 2012-13 for required programming changes to the sex offender registry.  The department has been awarded a federal grant to cover this cost which is expected to be received in June 2012.  According to the department, the cost for programming could be as high as $128,000.  The department has applied for another federal grant of $60,000 and expects to hear whether or not it is awarded in April with receipt of funds in late spring/early summer of 2012.  If necessary, this grant will cover any additional programming costs not covered by the awarded grant with existing department personnel also providing programming work if needed.