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Amend the bill by striking out all of Part L and inserting the following:
PART L
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Sec. L-1. Transfers to Maine Clean Election Fund. In addition to the transfers authorized pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 21-A, section 1124, the State Controller shall transfer $2,425,000 from General Fund undedicated revenue to the Maine Clean Election Fund on or before June 1, 2010 and shall transfer an additional $2,000,000 from General Fund undedicated revenue to the Maine Clean Election Fund on or before August 1, 2010.
Sec. L-2. Reduction in payments under the Maine Clean Election Fund. Notwithstanding the procedures set forth in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 21-A, section 1125, subsection 8, the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices shall reduce the initial payment amounts established for Maine Clean Election Act candidates in the 2008 and 2009 general election by 10%.
Sec. L-3. Transfer of funds from Maine Clean Election Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $270,398 on or before June 30, 2008 and $271,434 on or before June 30, 2009 from the Maine Clean Election Fund to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund.’
Amend the bill by striking out all of Part KK and inserting the following:
PART KK
‘
Sec. KK-1. Unpaid days off; calculation and transfer; statewide reduction of expenditures in fiscal year 2008-09. All nonessential service employees are subject to 3 temporary layoff days, without pay, as follows: Friday, August 29, 2008; Friday, October 10, 2008; and Friday, May 22, 2009. All essential service employees are required to take 3 temporary layoff days without pay; these days must be different than the temporary layoff days imposed on nonessential service employees and must be by agreement with the essential service employees' supervisors. For the purposes of this Part, a "nonessential service employee" and an "essential service employee" are determined according to section 2. The State Budget Officer shall transfer by financial order upon the approval of the Governor the amount of savings that applies to each account for departments and agencies of State Government as a result of these temporary layoff days. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2008-09.
Sec. KK-2. State Government closure; determination of essential service employees. Pursuant to section 1, all state departments, agencies and offices must be closed on the days specified in section 1 except for essential programs and federally funded services. An employee that is not employed in an essential program or federally funded service is deemed to be a nonessential service employee. Essential programs and federally funded services are determined by:
1. The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services except as provided in subsection 2; and
2. The chief administrative officers of the legislative and judicial branches. The chief administrative officers of the legislative and judicial branches shall notify the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services of their determinations regarding essential programs, federally funded services and essential and nonessential service employees.
Any nonessential service employee who is not required to work because those departments, agencies and offices are closed on those days must take the days off without pay, but for each such day off is entitled to receive an additional day of compensation at the time that the employee leaves state service. Those additional days must be at the employee's rate of pay at the time the day off is taken or the rate at the time the employee leaves, whichever is higher.
Any essential service employee who works on those days is entitled to receive, in lieu of pay, compensating time off for such hours worked, and for each such day worked is entitled to receive an additional day of compensation at the time the employee leaves state service. Those additional days must be at the employee's rate of pay at the time the day off is taken or rate at the time the employee leaves, whichever is higher.
Any fully federally funded employee approved to work is entitled to receive the employee's regular compensation for such time worked.
Sec. KK-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016
 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds as a result of requiring state employees to take 3 temporary layoff days without pay.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
Personal Services	$0	($2,745,000)	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($2,745,000)	
 
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Amend the bill by striking out all of Part HHH and inserting the following:
PART HHH
‘
Sec. HHH-1. 22 MRSA §3174-G, sub-§1, ¶E,  as amended by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. A, §5 and affected by c. 673, Pt. Y, §3, is further amended to read:
 
E.  The parent or caretaker relative of a child described in paragraph B or D when the child's family income is equal to or below 200%125% of the nonfarm income official poverty line, subject to adjustment by the commissioner under this paragraph. Medicaid services provided under this paragraph must be provided within the limits of the program budget. Funds appropriated for services under this paragraph must include an annual inflationary adjustment equivalent to the rate of inflation in the Medicaid program. On a quarterly basis, the commissioner shall determine the fiscal status of program expenditures under this paragraph. If the commissioner determines that expenditures will exceed the funds available to provide Medicaid coverage pursuant to this paragraph, the commissioner must adjust the income eligibility limit for new applicants to the extent necessary to operate the program within the program budget. If, after an adjustment has occurred pursuant to this paragraph, expenditures fall below the program budget, the commissioner must raise the income eligibility limit to the extent necessary to provide services to as many eligible persons as possible within the fiscal constraints of the program budget, as long as the income limit does not exceed 200% of the nonfarm income official poverty line; and
Sec. HHH-2. 24-A MRSA §6914,  as amended by PL 2005, c. 400, Pt. A, §14, is repealed.
Sec. HHH-3. MaineCare childless adult waiver; expenditure cap. The Commissioner of Health and Human Services shall continue initiatives to control spending in the MaineCare childless adult waiver program until the program’s spending is reduced to and maintained at a level that does not exceed $57,000,000 in combined annual federal and state spending.
Sec. HHH-4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Reduces funding by managing enrollment in the childless adult waiver program and maximizing the use of the federal allocation in the Qualified Individual program and other efficiencies in the MaineCare program. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	($392,911)	($8,138,324)	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($392,911)	($8,138,324)	

 	 	 	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	($677,691)	($14,553,225)	
 	  	  	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	($677,691)	($14,553,225)	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Reduces funds to reflect a reduction in the eligibility level from 200% to 125% of the federal poverty level for the parents of MaineCare-eligible children.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	$0	($8,002,702)	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($8,002,702)	

 	 	 	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	$0	($21,909,621)	
 	  	  	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($21,909,621)	

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	$0	($4,699,500)	
 	  	  	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($4,699,500)	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Reduces funding from continuing initiatives to control spending in the childless adult waiver program until the program’s spending is reduced to and maintained at a level that does not exceed $57,000,000 in combined annual federal and state spending.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	$0	($3,945,700)	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($3,945,700)	

 	 	 	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	$0	($7,055,400)	
 	  	  	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($7,055,400)	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)	 	 	
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND	($392,911)	($20,086,726)	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	($677,691)	($43,518,246)	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$0	($4,699,500)	
 	  	  	
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($1,070,602)	($68,304,472)	
 
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Amend the bill by striking out all of Part MMM and inserting the following:
PART MMM
‘
Sec. MMM-1. Transfer from Fund for Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Services. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 5681, subsection 5-B or any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $500,000 from the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2008 and transfer $400,000 from the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2009. ’
Amend the bill by striking out all of Part OOO and inserting the following:
PART OOO
‘
Sec. OOO-1. Transfer from Other Special Revenue Funds to unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $10,200,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 from Other Special Revenue Funds to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2008. On July 1, 2008, the State Controller shall transfer $10,200,000 from the General Fund unappropriated surplus along with interest to Other Special Revenue Funds as repayment. This transfer is considered an interfund advance to be repaid with interest compounded annually at the earnings rate within the Treasurer of State’s cash pool on the date of the advance.’
Amend the bill by striking out all of Part AAAA and inserting the following:
PART AAAA
‘
Sec. AAAA-1. Restriction on out-of-state travel. The Governor shall implement a policy restricting out-of-state travel for the executive branch to the minimum necessary to maintain effective operations, except for travel that is:
1. Directly related to the care of residents, wards, foster children and other individuals under state care or protection;
2. Required in the execution of law enforcement investigations, interstate contracts directly related to the extradition of an individual or the transfer of an individual to or from a correctional facility;
3. Directly involved in the securing of revenue or that directly affects revenue; or
4. Required in emergencies or other extraordinary circumstances.
Sec. AAAA-2. Calculation and transfer; General Fund out-of-state travel savings. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of projected savings in section 3 that applies against each General Fund account for all executive branch departments and independent agencies from savings resulting from a reduction in out-of-state travel under section 1 and shall transfer the amounts by financial order upon the approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2008-09.
Sec. AAAA-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Executive Branch Department and Independent Agencies - Statewide 0017
 
Initiative: Reduces funding from a reduction in out-of-state travel.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	$0	($250,000)	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($250,000)	
 
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Amend the bill by striking out all of Part DDDD and inserting the following:
PART DDDD
‘
Sec. DDDD-1. Suspension of salary increases and out-of-state travel; legislative branch. The Legislative Council shall implement a policy to suspend the granting of merit pay increases for legislative employees with an annual salary greater than $75,000. The Legislative Council shall also implement a policy to restrict out-of-state travel in order to achieve the level of savings identified in the All Other line category reductions in section 2 of this Part.
Sec. DDDD-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
LAW AND LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY
 
Law and Legislative Reference Library 0636
 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds as a result of suspending step increases in fiscal year 2008-09 for those employees earning $75,000 or more. It also deappropriates funds for out-of-state travel.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
Personal Services	$0	($5,522)	
All Other	$0	($699)	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($6,221)	

LAW AND LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY	 	 	
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND	$0	($6,221)	
 	  	  	
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($6,221)	

LEGISLATURE
 
Legislature 0081
 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds as a result of suspending step increases in fiscal year 2008-09 for those employees earning $75,000 or more. It also deappropriates funds for out-of-state travel.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
Personal Services	$0	($49,259)	
All Other	$0	($29,349)	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($78,608)	

LEGISLATURE	 	 	
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND	$0	($78,608)	
 	  	  	
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($78,608)	

PROGRAM EVALUATION AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, OFFICE OF
 
Program Evaluation and Government Accountability 0976
 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds as a result of suspending step increases in fiscal year 2008-09 for those employees earning $75,000 or more. It also deappropriates funds for out-of-state travel.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
Personal Services	$0	($6,397)	
All Other	$0	($8,774)	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($15,171)	

PROGRAM EVALUATION AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, OFFICE OF	 	 	
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND	$0	($15,171)	
 	  	  	
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($15,171)	

SECTION TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND	$0	($100,000)	
 	  	  	
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($100,000)	
 
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Amend the bill by striking out all of Part EEEE and inserting the following:
PART EEEE
‘
Sec. EEEE-1. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§7,  as amended by PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. XX, §5 and amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §2 and affected by §4, is further amended to read:
 
7. Payment by State.   Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the State, through the commission, shall pay 100% of only the employee's share of the individual premium for the standard plan identified and offered by the commission and available to the employee as authorized by the commission, except for Legislators, for whomthat, effective July 1, 2008, the State shall pay 90% of a Legislator's or legislative employee's share of the individual premium for the standard plan identified and offered by the commission and available to the Legislator or employee as authorized by the commission, and except that the State shall pay for a Legislator 50% of the health plan premium for dependent coverage. For any person appointed to a position after November 1, 1981 who is employed less than full time, the State shall pay a share of the employee's share reduced pro rata to reflect the reduced number of work hours. The State may not pay any portion of the health plan premium for a blind person eligible for the group health plan under subsection 1, paragraph H or for a licensed foster parent eligible for the group health plan under subsection 1, paragraph I.
 
For persons who were first employed before July 1, 1991, the State shall pay 100% of only the retiree's share of the premiums for the standard plan identified and offered by the commission and available to the retiree, as authorized by the commission for persons who were previously eligible for this health plan pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph A and who have subsequently become eligible pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph G.
 
For persons who were first employed by the State after July 1, 1991, the State shall pay a pro rata share portion of only the retiree's share of the premiums for the standard plan identified and offered by the commission and available to the retiree, as authorized by the commission for persons who were previously eligible for this health plan pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph A and who have subsequently become eligible pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph G based on the total number of years of participation in the group health plan prior to retirement as follows:

Years of Participation	State Portion	
10 or more years	100% group health plan premium	
9 but less than 10 years	90% group health plan premium	
8 but less than 9 years	80% group health plan premium	
7 but less than 8 years	70% group health plan premium	
6 but less than 7 years	60% group health plan premium	
5 but less than 6 years	50% group health plan premium	
Less than 5 years	No contribution	

Pursuant to Title 20-A, section 12722, subsection 5, this subsection applies to participants in the defined contribution plan offered by the Maine Community College System Board of Trustees under Title 20-A, section 12722.
Sec. EEEE-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
LAW AND LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY
 
Law and Legislative Reference Library 0636
 
Initiative: Deappropriates projected health insurance savings resulting from a reduction in the state share from 100% to 90% of the individual premium for legislative employees.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
Personal Services	$0	($10,840)	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($10,840)	

LAW AND LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY	 	 	
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND	$0	($10,840)	
 	  	  	
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($10,840)	

LEGISLATURE
 
Legislature 0081
 
Initiative: Deappropriates projected health insurance savings resulting from a reduction in the state share from 100% to 90% of the individual premium for Legislators and legislative employees.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
Personal Services	$0	($297,335)	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($297,335)	

LEGISLATURE	 	 	
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND	$0	($297,335)	
 	  	  	
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($297,335)	

PROGRAM EVALUATION AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, OFFICE OF
 
Program Evaluation and Government Accountability 0976
 
Initiative: Deappropriates projected health insurance savings resulting from a reduction in the state share from 100% to 90% of the individual premium for legislative employees.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
Personal Services	$0	($5,420)	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($5,420)	

PROGRAM EVALUATION AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, OFFICE OF	 	 	
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND	$0	($5,420)	
 	  	  	
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($5,420)	

SECTION TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND	$0	($313,595)	
 	  	  	
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($313,595)	
 
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Amend the bill by striking out all of Part FFFF.
Amend the bill by striking out all of Part LLLL and inserting the following:
PART LLLL
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Sec. LLLL-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002
 
Initiative: Eliminates 2 Senior Tax Examiner positions, 9 Tax Examiner positions, 2 Office Assistant II positions and one Office Associate II position and eliminates All Other funds for these positions at the Houlton branch of Maine Revenue Services for the purpose of creating cost savings.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(14.000)	
Personal Services	$0	($811,162)	
All Other	$0	($38,135)	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($849,297)	

Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002
 
Initiative: Establishes one Senior Tax Examiner position and 2 Tax Examiner positions at the Augusta branch of Maine Revenue Services in order to carry out the work of those positions that were eliminated from the closure of the Houlton branch.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	3.000	
Personal Services	$0	$178,057	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$178,057	

Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002
 
Initiative: Deappropriates funding provided in Part A to fund for one Senior Tax Examiner position and one Tax Examiner position assigned to the Collections Unit beginning July 1, 2008 to collect unpaid business and trust fund taxes. These positions would have increased General Fund revenue by $901,550 in fiscal year 2008-09.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(2.000)	
Personal Services	$0	($126,799)	
All Other	$0	($21,068)	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($147,867)	

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF	 	 	
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND	$0	($819,107)	
 	  	  	
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($819,107)	

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Administration - Economic and Community Development 0069
 
Initiative: Appropriates funds to offset a deappropriation in Part A related to the Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	$0	$80,000	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$80,000	

Office of Innovation 0995
 
Initiative: Reduces funding that supports the Maine Technology Institute Innovation Cluster Program to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	$0	($480,000)	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($480,000)	

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF	 	 	
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND	$0	($400,000)	
 	  	  	
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($400,000)	

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
 
Educational and General Activities - UMS 0031
 
Initiative: Reduces funding to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	$0	($1,000,000)	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($1,000,000)	

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE	 	 	
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND	$0	($1,000,000)	
 	  	  	
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($1,000,000)	

SECTION TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND	$0	($2,219,107)	
 	  	  	
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($2,219,107)	
 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment does the following.
1. It increases the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices' authority to reduce the initial payment amounts established for Maine Clean Election Act candidates in the 2008 and 2009 general election by 10% instead of 5% and doubles the transfers from the Maine Clean Election Fund to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund.
2. It removes the provisions regarding the State Nuclear Safety Inspector.
3. It deappropriates funds as a result of requiring state employees to take 3 temporary layoff days without pay. Nonessential service employees are required to take 3 days that correspond to the Fridays before Labor Day and Columbus Day in 2008 and Memorial Day in 2009. Essential service employees are required to take 3 different layoff days without pay as agreed to by the supervisors of the essential service employees. Employees in federally funded services are exempt.
4. It reduces the eligibility level for parents of MaineCare-eligible children from 200% to 125%. It repeals the requirement for Dirigo Health to transfer funds to MaineCare to fund the state seed for parents at 150% to 200% of the federal poverty level. It further restricts spending for the MaineCare childless adult waiver program to $57,000,000 per year in combined federal and state spending.
5. It removes the transfer from the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services - Capital Construction Reserve Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds account to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund.
6. It transfers $100,000 less in fiscal year 2008-09 from the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund.
7. It increases the amount of the transfer of $10,000,000 from Other Special Revenue Funds to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2008 by $200,000.
8. It removes the limitation of the subtraction modification for the recapture of carry-back net operating losses.
9. It requires the Governor to implement a policy restricting out-of-state travel for the executive branch. It requires the State Budget Officer to calculate and transfer by financial order, as adjustments to appropriations, savings in a reduction in out-of-state travel.
10. It deappropriates funds as a result of suspending step increases in fiscal year 2008-09 for those legislative employees earning $75,000 or more. It also deappropriates funds for out-of-state travel for the legislative branch.
11. It removes the transfer from various Other Special Revenue Funds accounts of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund.
12. It removes the transfer from the Emergency Services Communications Bureau, Other Special Revenue Funds account in the Public Utilities Commission to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund.
13. It deappropriates projected health insurance savings resulting from a reduction in the state share from 100% to 90% of the individual premium for Legislators and legislative employees.
14. It removes the requirement that the Treasurer of State implement a policy requiring the annual sale of shares of stock that are delivered to the State as unclaimed property.
15. It removes the elimination of the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability.
16. It makes adjustments to appropriations and allocations.
 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)