H.P. 598 - L.D. 838
An Act to Provide Paralegal Assistants to the Workers' Compensation Advocate Program and an Auditor to the Monitoring, Auditing and Enforcement Program
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 39-A MRSA §154, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1997, c. 486, §5, is further amended to read:
6. Assessment levied. The assessments levied under this section may not be designed to produce more than $6,000,000 in revenues annually beginning in the 1995-96 fiscal year or, more than $6,600,000 annually beginning in the 1997-98 fiscal year or more than $6,735,000 beginning in the 1999-00 fiscal year. Assessments collected that exceed $6,000,000 beginning in the 1995-96 fiscal year or, $6,600,000 beginning in the 1997-98 fiscal year or $6,735,000 beginning in the 1999-00 fiscal year by a margin of more than 10% must be refunded to those who paid the assessment. Any amount collected above the board's allocated budget and within the 10% margin must be used to create a reserve of up to 1/4 of the board's annual budget. Any collected amounts or savings above the allowed reserve must be used to reduce the assessment for the following fiscal year. The board shall determine the assessments prior to May 1st and shall assess each insurance company or association and self-insured employer its pro rata share for expenditures during the fiscal year beginning July 1st. Each self-insured employer shall pay the assessment on or before June 1st. Each insurance company or association shall pay the assessment in accordance with subsection 3.
Sec. 2. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from Other Special Revenue funds to carry out the purposes of this Act.
1999-00 2000-01
WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD
Administration - Workers'
Compensation Board
Positions - Legislative Count (3.000) (3.000)
Personal Services $77,894 $108,530
All Other 15,075 16,350
Provides funds for the salary, fringe benefits, general operating and initial start-up costs to establish one Auditor I position and 2 Paralegal Assistant positions.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD ____________ ____________
TOTAL $92,969 $124,880
Effective September 18, 1999, unless otherwise indicated.
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