Sec. L-1. 22 MRSA §6-C, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. K, §82 and affected by §83 and enacted by PL 1995, c. 665, Pt. CC, §1 and affected by §2, is further amended to read:
§6-C. Community Services Center
1. Establishment. The Audit, Contracting and Licensing Service Community Services Center, referred to in this section as the "service center," is established to provide auditing, licensing and contracting services to the department and the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, referred to in this section as the "departments." Auditing, contracting and licensing services include, but are not limited to, program audits, performance-based contracting, federal grant management, licensing, complaint investigations and other functions as may be determined jointly by the commissioners of the departments, except that administrative hearing functions may not be transferred to the service center. The service center's purpose is to provide a single point of access for purchasing social and coordinating administration of contracted community services and to coordinate licensing and auditing visits for social service providers in a cost-effective manner to the departments. The service center is under the joint authority and direction of the commissioners of the departments or their designees. The commissioners of the departments, by unanimous decision, shall employ a director of the service center, who is subject to the Civil Service Law.
2. Transfer of property. The commissioners of the departments shall approve the transfer of property and equipment as needed for the operation of the service center.
3. Contracting function. The contracting unit Division of Contracted Community Services of the service center shall provide technical assistance to the bureaus of the department and to the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services in procuring, distributing and monitoring all state and federal funds. The bureaus of the department and the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services retain responsibility for policy direction and decision-making authority regarding their funding and services.
4. Repeal. This section is repealed June 30, 1999.
5. Licensing function. The Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services retains responsibility for policy direction and decision-making authority regarding licensing decisions concerning facilities providing mental health, mental retardation or substance abuse services.
Sec. L-2. PL 1995, c. 665, Pt. CC, §§2 to 6 are amended to read:
Sec. CC-2. Effective date. Section 1 of this Part, which enacts the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 6-C, takes effect immediately for the purposes of initiating necessary implementation, including transfer of positions and hiring of personnel. The Audit, Contracting and Licensing Service Community Services Center becomes operational for all other purposes July 1, 1996.
Sec. CC-3. Department of Human Services as fiscal agent. The Department of Human Services shall serve as fiscal agent of the Audit, Contracting and Licensing Service Community Services Center for the Department of Human Services and the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. The fiscal agent shall perform such functions as processing payment vouchers and contract payrolls and documents, handling personnel and payroll matters, providing financial management service and performing other related, required functions as agreed upon by the 3 entities.
Sec. CC-4. Transfer of positions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and the Office of Substance Abuse are Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services is authorized, by financial order, to transfer to the Department of Human Services the positions recommended by the Productivity Realization Task Force that are necessary for the proper operation of the Audit, Contracting and Licensing Service Community Services Center. A listing of the positions is on file in the Bureau of the Budget.
Sec. CC-5. Report on service center operation. The Commissioner of Human Services and the Commissioner of Mental Health and, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over human resource matters on January 1, 1997 and January 1, 1998 annually on the operation of the Audit, Contracting and Licensing Service Community Services Center established in this Part. The report must address adequacy of staffing, improved service to the public and administrative efficiency.
Sec. CC-6. Extension of responsibility. The transfer of functions from the Department of Human Services and the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to the Audit, Contracting and Licensing Service Community Services Center pursuant to this Part also extends the authority and responsibility for those functions to the service center.
Sec. L-3. Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller may transfer $900,000 in fiscal year 1999-00 and $900,000 in fiscal year 2000-01 in the Foster Care program, Federal Expenditures Fund account in the Department of Human Services to General Fund undedicated revenue no later than June 30, 2000 and June 30, 2001.
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