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Amend the amendment by striking out all of the emergency preamble.
Amend the amendment in Part C in section 1 in the 3rd line (page 5, line 31 in amendment) by striking out the following: "pay period commencing closest to May 1, 2016" and inserting the following: 'first pay period commencing on or after July 1, 2016'
Amend the amendment in Part C in section 5 in the last 2 lines (page 7, lines 11 and 12 in amendment) by striking out the following: "$939,883 in fiscal year 2015-16 and"
Amend the amendment in Part D by striking out all of section 2 (page 7, lines 22 to 31 in amendment) and inserting the following:
‘Sec. D-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
 
County Jail Operations Fund Z194
 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for the County Jail Operations Fund to meet funding needs for the operation of the State's county jails and regional jail.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$2,465,896	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$2,465,896	
 
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Amend the amendment in Part F by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. F-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS)
 
Developmental Services Waiver - MaineCare 0987
 
Initiative: Provides funding for additional payments to providers.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$1,002,949	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$1,002,949	

Medicaid Services - Developmental Services 0705
 
Initiative: Provides funding for additional payments to providers.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$22,415	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$22,415	

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$204,732	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$204,732	

Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 0732
 
Initiative: Provides funding for additional payments to providers.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$268,714	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$268,714	

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$53,653	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$53,653	

Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services - Medicaid Seed 0844
 
Initiative: Provides funding for additional payments to providers.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$24,019	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$24,019	

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$4,796	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$4,796	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS)			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$1,318,097	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$0	$263,181	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$1,581,278	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Provides funding for additional payments to providers.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$534,978	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$534,978	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$3,943,566	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$3,943,566	

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$106,818	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$106,818	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$534,978	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	$3,943,566	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$0	$106,818	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$4,585,362	

SECTION TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$1,853,075	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	$3,943,566	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$0	$369,999	
			
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$6,166,640	
 
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Amend the amendment in Part I in section 1 in the 2nd line (page 14, line 38 in amendment) by striking out the following: "2015-16" and inserting the following: '2016-17'
Amend the amendment in Part I in section 1 in the last line (page 14, line 40 in amendment) by striking out the following: "2016" and inserting the following: '2017'
Amend the amendment by striking out all of the emergency clause.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment strikes the emergency preamble and emergency clause and adjusts certain dates and funding accordingly. Specifically, this amendment:
1. Provides for an upward adjustment of salary schedules for certain law enforcement positions in fiscal year 2016-17, instead of fiscal year 2015-16;
2. Provides one-time funding for the operation of the State's county jails and regional jail in fiscal year 2016-17, instead of fiscal year 2015-16;
3. Removes funding for the last 3 months of fiscal year 2015-16 for an increase in reimbursement rates to eligible MaineCare providers; and
4. Requires the transfer of $44,500,000 to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund in fiscal year 2016-17, instead of fiscal year 2015-16.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)