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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 9 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 9. Transition. If a detective in the employment of the Office of the Attorney General on July 1, 2020 elects to participate in the 1998 Special Plan of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System, as provided in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 17851-A, subsection 1, that employee must make that election no later than September 30, 2020 and that employee's participation in the 1998 Special Plan becomes effective October 1, 2020.
Sec. 10. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE
 
Administration - Attorney General 0310
 
Initiative: Moves funds from All Other to Personal Services to fund the additional cost for detectives employed in the Office of the Attorney General on July 1, 2020 to participate in the 1998 Special Plan on a prospective basis.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$0	$13,494	
All Other	$0	($13,494)	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$0	

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$0	$3,598	
All Other	$0	($3,598)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$0	

Administration - Attorney General 0310
 
Initiative: Moves funds from All Other to Personal Services to fund the additional cost for detectives employed in the Office of the Attorney General on July 1, 2020 to participate in the 1998 Special Plan on a prospective basis.

GENERAL FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$0	$6,687	
All Other	$0	($6,687)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0	

ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2019-20	2020-21	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$0	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	$0	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$0	$0	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$0	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. The amendment changes the deadline for the one-time election for detectives in the Office of the Attorney General to participate in the 1998 Special Plan and establishes the effective date of their participation. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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