130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 817		LR 1219(01)
	Resolve, To Establish the COVID-19 Review Commission
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Sen. Keim of Oxford
	Committee: State and Local Government
	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 $6,250 in fiscal year 2021-22. The Legislature’s budget for the 2022-2023 biennium includes $10,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $10,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 for the costs of legislative studies, as well as $21,260 of balances carried over 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
	Additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services to provide staff assistance to the COVID-19 Review Commission are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.