Approved: 05/31/23
LD 1859 LR 1365(01)
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
Projections
FY 2025-26
Projections
FY 2026-27
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $2,000 $0 $0
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $0 $2,000 $0 $0
$0 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Any additional costs to the Public Utilities Commission to implement the provisions of this bill are expected to be
minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
An Act to Reimburse Training Costs for Emergency Medical and Public Safety Dispatchers
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Libby of Auburn
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
The bill provides reimbursement for the cost of training an emergency medical dispatcher or a public safety dispatcher
when the dispatcher is hired by another governmental entity within 5 years. The Department of Public Safety (DPS)
will require Consolidated Emergency Communications Fund allocations of $100,000 beginning in fiscal year 2024-25.
There is enough money in the fund to cover the amount allocated. The DPS will also require a one-time General Fund
appropriation of $2,000 in fiscal year 2024-25 for rulemaking.
Consolidated Emergency Communications Fund
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