| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 1936 | LR 2670(02) | ||||||||
| An Act to Include Oral Health Assessment with Other Preschool Testing for Maine's Children | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " " | |||||||||
| Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Projections | Projections | ||||||||
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | ||||||
| Net Cost (Savings) | |||||||||
| General Fund | $0 | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | |||||
| Appropriations/Allocations | |||||||||
| Other Special Revenue Funds | $0 | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | |||||
| Transfers | |||||||||
| General Fund | $0 | ($150,000) | ($150,000) | ($150,000) | |||||
| Other Special Revenue Funds | $0 | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | |||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| The bill authorizes annual transfers of $150,000 from the General Fund to a new Maine School Oral Health Fund to provide grants for oral health assessments and oral health care of children entering school. Additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services to administer the program would be funded utilizing funds provided in the bill or absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources. Costs to the Department of Education associated with consulting with the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and implement the Maine School Oral Health Program can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources. | |||||||||