‘Initiative: Reduces funding as a result of eliminating Medicare Part D prescription drug copayments for nondual Medicare Savings Program members.’
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 34 on page 344 under the 4th occurrence of "Low-cost Drugs To Maine's Elderly 0202" by striking out all of the Initiative (page 344, lines 30 and 31 in amendment) and inserting the following:
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 34 on page 354 in the first occurrence of "Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147" in the Initiative in the first line (page 354, line 10 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "related to the" the following: 'nondual'
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 44 on page 430 in the 2nd occurrence of "Judicial - Debt Service Z097" in the 4th line (page 430, line 21 in amendment) by striking out the following: "Personal Services" and inserting the following: 'All Other'
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 44 on page 430 by striking out all of the "PROGRAM SUMMARY" (page 430, lines 25 to 31 in amendment) and inserting the following:
‘PROGRAM SUMMARY
| GENERAL FUND | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
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All Other
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$8,865,554 | $10,639,349 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $8,865,554 | $10,639,349 |
Amend the amendment in Part G in section 1 in subsection 4 in the 10th line from the end (page 572, line 35 in amendment) by striking out the following: " "net reduction in funding" means" and inserting the following: ' a municipality may calculate net reduction in funding as'
Amend the amendment in Part OO in section 6 in subsection 7 in the first paragraph in the last line (page 618, line 29 in amendment) by inserting after the following: " 5219-II" the following: ' , unless used for basic necessities as defined in section 4301, subsection 1'
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part MMMMM the following:
PART NNNNN
‘Sec. NNNNN-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF
Employment Services Activity 0852
Initiative: Reduces funding for the Maine Apprenticeship Program.
| GENERAL FUND | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
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All Other
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($574,576) | ($590,915) |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($574,576) | ($590,915) |
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
summary
This amendment is a technical amendment that makes the following corrections to Committee Amendment "A":
1. It clarifies that the reduction in funding for prescription drugs and crossover payments relates to nondual Medicare Savings Program members;
2. It makes a correction in an appropriations and allocations section;
3. It corrects language regarding the calculation of net reduction in funding for purposes of adjustments to the property tax levy limit;
4. It makes a technical correction to make consistent the language regarding the counting of benefits as income when determining eligibility for general assistance; and
5. It reduces funding for the Maine Apprenticeship Program to offset an inadvertent overfunding.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)