128th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 525		LR 1264(06)
	An Act To Enhance Maine's Response to Domestic Violence
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (H-139) S "A" (S-509) to C "A" (H-139)
	Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Fiscal Note
			FY 2017-18	FY 2018-19	Projections  FY 2019-20	Projections  FY 2020-21
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$150,000	$150,000	$150,000
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$150,000	$150,000	$150,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill includes General Fund appropriations for the Department of Corrections of $150,000 beginning in fiscal year 2018-19 for the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence to support certified batterers' intervention programs for indigent participant fees, training programs, transportation costs and administrative expenses for the coalition. The funding sunsets at the end of the 2020-2021 biennium. Any additional costs for the Department of Corrections to prepare a required report on the effectiveness of the program are assumed to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.