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Amend the amendment in Part A in section 34 on page 344 under the 4th occurrence of "Low-cost Drugs To Maine's Elderly 0202" by striking out all of the Initiative (page 344, lines 30 and 31 in amendment) and inserting the following:
 
‘Initiative: Reduces funding as a result of eliminating Medicare Part D prescription drug copayments for nondual Medicare Savings Program members.’
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 34 on page 354 in the first occurrence of "Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147" in the Initiative in the first line (page 354, line 10 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "related to the" the following: 'nondual'
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 44 on page 430 in the 2nd occurrence of "Judicial - Debt Service Z097" in the 4th line (page 430, line 21 in amendment) by striking out the following: "Personal Services" and inserting the following: 'All Other'
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 44 on page 430 by striking out all of the "PROGRAM SUMMARY" (page 430, lines 25 to 31 in amendment) and inserting the following:
 
‘PROGRAM SUMMARY

GENERAL FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
All Other	$8,865,554	$10,639,349	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$8,865,554	$10,639,349	
 
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Amend the amendment in Part G in section 1 in subsection 4 in the 10th line from the end (page 572, line 35 in amendment) by striking out the following: ""net reduction in funding" means" and inserting the following: 'a municipality may calculate net reduction in funding as'
Amend the amendment in Part OO in section 6 in subsection 7 in the first paragraph in the last line (page 618, line 29 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "5219-II" the following: ', unless used for basic necessities as defined in section 4301, subsection 1'
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part MMMMM the following:
PART NNNNN
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Sec. NNNNN-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Employment Services Activity 0852
 
Initiative: Reduces funding for the Maine Apprenticeship Program.

GENERAL FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
All Other	($574,576)	($590,915)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($574,576)	($590,915)	
 
PART OOOOO
Sec. OOOOO-1. Continuation of limited-period positions. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all limited-period positions throughout State Government that are scheduled to expire during June of 2013 are continued until August 1, 2013.’
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is a technical amendment that makes the following corrections to Committee Amendment "A":
1. It clarifies that the reduction in funding for prescription drugs and crossover payments relates to nondual Medicare Savings Program members;
2. It makes a correction in an appropriations and allocations section;
3. It corrects language regarding the calculation of net reduction in funding for purposes of adjustments to the property tax levy limit;
4. It makes a technical correction to make consistent the language regarding the counting of benefits as income when determining eligibility for general assistance;
5. It reduces funding for the Maine Apprenticeship Program to offset an inadvertent overfunding; and
6. It continues until August 1, 2013 all limited-period positions throughout State Government that are scheduled to expire during June of 2013.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)