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Amend the bill in section 1 in §20 by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 1, lines 4 to 11 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘1.  Qualifications.     The Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, referred to in this section as "the director," must have demonstrated experience in administration of public health or clinical medicine and:
 
A.  Be licensed, or eligible for licensure, as a physician under Title 32, chapter 36 or 48 or as an advanced practice registered nurse under Title 32, chapter 31; or
 
B. Have a degree in public health from an accredited school of public health or any equivalent combination of education and experience in public health.’
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the reorganization of one State Health Officer and Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention position from range 61 to range 70 to align the compensation with the assigned duties and qualifications. Also provides allocation for related All Other costs.

GENERAL FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$25,569	$27,292	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$25,569	$27,292	

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$47,484	$50,683	
All Other	$1,560	$1,665	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$49,044	$52,348	
 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, amends the qualifications for the Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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