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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 3.  5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§1, ¶N  is enacted to read:
 
N. Civilian employees whose job responsibilities include the handling, examination or analysis of digital or physical evidence in the employment of the Department of Public Safety, Maine State Police Crime Laboratory or computer crimes unit on July 1, 2020 who elect to participate in the 1998 Special Plan or hired thereafter.’
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 9 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 9. Transition. If a civilian employee in the employment of the Department of Public Safety, Maine State Police Crime Laboratory or computer crimes unit 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 not 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.
 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Computer Crimes 0048
 
Initiative: Provides funds for civilian employees employed in the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory or computer crimes unit within the Department of Public Safety on July 1, 2020 to participate in the 1998 Special Plan on a prospective basis.

GENERAL FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$0	$8,596	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$8,596	

State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Provides funds for the additional cost for civilian employees employed in the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory or computer crimes unit within the Department of Public Safety on July 1, 2020 to participate in the 1998 Special Plan on a prospective basis.

GENERAL FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$0	$28,883	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$28,883	

State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Allocates funds for the additional cost for civilian employees employed in the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory or computer crimes unit within the Department of Public Safety on July 1, 2020 to participate in the 1998 Special Plan on a prospective basis.

HIGHWAY FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$0	$5,097	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$0	$5,097	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$0	$5,306	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$5,306	

PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2019-20	2020-21	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$37,479	
HIGHWAY FUND	$0	$5,097	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	$5,306	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$47,882	
 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment clarifies the type of civilian employees in the employment of the Department of Public Safety, Maine State Police Crime Laboratory or computer crimes unit that can elect to participate in the 1998 Special Plan of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System. It also clarifies the date by which an employee must elect to participate in the 1998 Special Plan and specifies when that employee's participation in the 1998 Special Plan becomes effective. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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