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An Act To Improve Public Safety through Expanded Department of Corrections Treatment, Education and Vocational Programs
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Departmental review. The Department of Corrections shall conduct a review of department expenditures regardless of funding source for the purpose of identifying total General Fund savings in the All Other line category equal to $75,000 in fiscal year 2018-19.
Sec. 2. Distribution of funding for rehabilitation programs. No later than August 1, 2018, the Department of Corrections shall identify by program the amounts to be transferred from the appropriation to the Departmentwide - Corrections program in section 4 to the State Budget Officer.
Sec. 3. Calculation. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no later than August 3, 2018, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of savings identified by the Department of Corrections pursuant to section 1 and the distribution of the appropriation to the Departmentwide - Corrections program in section 4 as identified by the Department of Corrections pursuant to section 2 and adjust appropriations by financial order upon approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations and allocations.
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Departmentwide - Corrections Z096
 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds to provide funding for prisoner rehabilitation programs.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$0	($75,000)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($75,000)	

Departmentwide - Corrections Z096
 
Initiative: Provides funds to support the Department of Corrections' strategic plan, including $40,000 to contract for services to address a waiting list for rehabilitation programs and $35,000 for technology costs.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$0	$75,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$75,000	

CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2017-18	2018-19	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$0	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$0	

SUMMARY
This bill provides offsetting General Fund appropriations and deappropriations to provide funding to support the Department of Corrections' strategic plan to improve access to and delivery of rehabilitation programs. It also requires that the funds be transferred by financial order by the State Budget Officer upon approval of the Governor and specifies that the transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations and allocations.