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Amend the amendment by inserting after Part N the following:
PART O
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Sec. O-1. Calculation and transfer; information technology savings. The State Budget Officer and Chief Information Officer shall calculate the amount of the savings in section 3 of this Part that applies against each General Fund account for all executive branch departments and agencies statewide and shall transfer the amounts by financial order upon the approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2018-19. The State Budget Officer and Chief Information Officer shall submit to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs a report of the transferred amounts no later than February 1, 2019.
Sec. O-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Developmental Services Waiver - MaineCare Z211
 
Initiative: Provides funding to reduce the waiting list for community-based services provided under the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 21: Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$0	$10,000,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$10,000,000	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Provides funding to reduce the waiting list for community-based services provided under the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 21: Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$0	$18,200,000	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$18,200,000	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2017-18	2018-19	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$10,000,000	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	$18,200,000	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$28,200,000	
 
Sec. O-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Executive Branch Departments and Independent Agencies - Statewide 0017
 
Initiative: Reduces funding to reflect projected savings from a decrease in information technology spending.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
Personal Services	$0	($10,000,000)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($10,000,000)	
 
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Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment deappropriates $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 from projected savings from a decrease in information technology spending and uses the funding to reduce the waiting list for community-based services provided under the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 21 to members with intellectual disabilities or autism spectrum disorder. It directs the State Budget Officer and Chief Information Officer to calculate the amount of savings that applies against each General Fund account for all executive branch departments and agencies statewide and transfer the amounts by financial order upon the approval of the Governor.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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