129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 512		LR 991(01)
	Resolve, To Create the Task Force To Study and Plan for the Implementation of Maine's Early Childhood Special Education Services
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Farnsworth of Portland
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Legislative Cost/Study
Legislative Cost/Study
	The general operating expenses of this study are projected to be $2,250 in fiscal year 2019-20. An estimated $6,120 is availalble in each of fiscal years 2019-20 and 2020-21 in the Legislature's proposed budget for legislative studies as well as any balances from prior years for this purpose. Whether these amounts are sufficient to fund all studies will depend on the number of studies authorized by the Legislative Council and the Legislature. The additional costs of providing staffing assistance to the study during the interim can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted staff resources.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Any additional costs to the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services for the Commissioners or their designees to serve on the task force are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.