132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 2059		LR 2847(01)
	An Act to Provide Required Funding for the Reimbursement of Assigned Counsel and to Develop the Public Defender Office for Cumberland County
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Sen. Carney of Cumberland
	Committee: Judiciary
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
			FY 2025-26	FY 2026-27	Projections  FY 2027-28	Projections  FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$13,483,262	$10,644,548	$1,700,150	$1,757,921
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$13,483,262	$10,644,548	$1,700,150	$1,757,921
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services of $483,262 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $1,644,548 in fiscal year 2026-27 for one District Defender position, one Assistant District Defender I position, 4 Assistant District Defender II positions, 2 Paralegal positions, one Field Investigator position, one Case Manager position and one Office Specialist I position as well as All Other costs, including rent and parking, for a public defender office serving Cumberland County.
	It also includes one-time General Fund appropriations to the Commission of $13,000,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $9,000,000 in 2026-27 to address the shortfall in funding available to compensate constitutionally and statutorily required assigned counsel.