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125th MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 1913 |
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LR 2787(03) |
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An Act To Review
and Restructure the Workers' Compensation System |
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Fiscal Note for
Senate Amendment " " |
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Sponsor: Sen. Patrick of Oxford |
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes |
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| Fiscal Note |
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Undetermined future biennium cost increase - General Fund
Undetermined future biennium savings - Other Special Revenue Funds
Undetermined future biennium revenue decrease - Other Special Revenue Funds |
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| Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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Transferring the
jurisdiction over all causes of action accruing on or after July 1, 2013 from
the Workers' Compensation Board to the Supreme Judicial Court will increase
General Fund costs to the Courts. |
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Eliminating the
Workers' Compensation Board effective July 1, 2013 will eliminate future
Other Special Revenue Funds costs for all 110 positions currently budgeted
within the Board and its related all other. This amendment will also
eliminate future dedicated revenue to the Board from assessments, fines and
penalties. |
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Additional costs
to the Workers' Compensation Board and the Judicial Branch to develop the
required transition plan can be absorbed within each agency's existing
budgeted resources. |
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