Bill > LD2212

This bill makes supplemental appropriations and allocations from the General Fund and other funds for state government expenditures for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, and changes certain provisions of law. * **Department of Administrative and Financial Services:** * Allocates $2,000,000 from the Capital Construction and Improvement Reserve Fund for capital construction and repair of state-owned buildings in FY 2026-27. * Allocates $450,000 from the General Fund for artificial intelligence training for state employees in FY 2026-27. * Allocates $908,000 from the General Fund for data management and governance practices related to artificial intelligence in FY 2026-27. * Adjusts funding for the Bureau of Revenue Services, moving $5,000,000 from the Federal Expenditures Fund - ARP State Fiscal Recovery to the General Fund in FY 2026-27. * Establishes one Public Service Coordinator I position in Risk Management - Claims, funded by the Risk Management Fund, in FY 2026-27. * Provides $155,200,000 from the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund to the Affordability Payment Program Fund for one-time affordability payments in FY 2026-27. * **Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry:** * Continues one limited-period Contract/Grant Manager position in the Bureau of Agriculture, funded by Other Special Revenue Funds, through June 19, 2027. * Provides funding for range changes for 32 Consumer Protection Inspector positions, funded by the General Fund and Federal Expenditures Fund, in FY 2026-27. * Provides funding for range changes for one Natural Resource Marketing and Economic Development Specialist position, funded by the General Fund, in FY 2026-27. * Provides funding for the reorganization of 3 Forest Fire Prevention Specialist positions and related costs, funded by the General Fund and Federal Expenditures Fund, in FY 2026-27. * Transfers positions and reallocates costs related to forest resource management between the General Fund and Federal Expenditures Fund in FY 2026-27. * Provides $2,250,000 from the General Fund for public lands operational expenses in FY 2026-27. * Reallocates costs for Director Real Property Management and Director Bureau of Parks and Lands positions from Other Special Revenue Funds to the General Fund in FY 2026-27. * Provides funding for the reclassification of one Park Manager II position to Park Manager III, funded by the General Fund, in FY 2026-27. * Transfers one Environmental Specialist III position and associated costs from the Federal Expenditures Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds in FY 2026-27. * **Department of Education:** * Provides $2,000,000 from the General Fund for a kindergarten to grade 12 coaching and training program in FY 2026-27. * Provides $236,086 from the General Fund for two Education Specialist II positions and related costs for an early childhood nutrition grant program in FY 2026-27. * Provides $375,000 from the General Fund for a one-time early childhood nutrition grant program in FY 2026-27. * Transfers positions and costs related to education in unorganized territories between the General Fund and Federal Expenditures Fund in FY 2026-27. * Provides $145,482 from the General Fund for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing system updates at a state-owned building in the unorganized territory in FY 2026-27. * Provides $185,000 from the General Fund for outdoor play area updates at three state-owned schools in the unorganized territory in FY 2026-27. * Provides $130,000 from the General Fund for the annual purchase of a school bus in FY 2026-27. * Allocates $31,250,000 from Other Special Revenue Funds to the Education Stabilization Fund in FY 2026-27. * Continues and makes permanent two positions within the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program in FY 2026-27. * Provides $45,966,181 from the General Fund to maintain the state share of public education funding at 55% in FY 2026-27. * Provides $8,000,000 from the General Fund for a one-time grant to school districts to stabilize budgets for schools with a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students in FY 2026-27. * Provides $212,000 from the General Fund for artificial intelligence guidance toolkits and grants for educators in FY 2026-27. * Continues and makes permanent one State Education Representative position in the Innovative Teaching and Learning program in FY 2026-27. * Provides $350,000 from the General Fund for a one-time program to prohibit personal electronic device use during the school day in FY 2026-27. * Establishes one limited-period Public Service Coordinator I position for the Maine School Safety Center through June 19, 2027, funded by the General Fund. * Continues one State Education Representative position in the Office of Innovation through June 19, 2027, funded by the General Fund. * Provides $5,921,640 from the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund to the Maine School Safety Center program for safety measures, including retrofitting school buses, in FY 2026-27. * **Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management:** * Provides $50,937,000 from the Federal Expenditures Fund to align with anticipated resources in FY 2026-27. * Establishes one Biologist II position effective July 1, 2026, and provides related funding from the Federal Expenditures Fund. * Reallocates costs for various positions between the General Fund and Federal Expenditures Fund in FY 2026-27. * Transfers and reallocates costs for several positions between the General Fund and Federal Expenditures Fund in FY 2026-27. * Provides $750,000 from the Federal Expenditures Fund for the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox suicide prevention grant program in FY 2026-27. * **Department of Health and Human Services:** * Provides $10,000,000 from the General Fund for the Maine Child Care Affordability Program in FY 2026-27. * Eliminates five Human Services Enforcement Agent positions, funded by the General Fund and Federal Expenditures Fund, in FY 2026-27. * Provides $44,460 from the General Fund for parity with MaineCare cost-of-living adjustments for community behavioral health services in FY 2026-27. * Provides $26,125 from the General Fund for increased employer retirement contribution costs for crisis outreach employees in FY 2026-27. * Reallocates costs for one Social Services Manager I position between the General Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds in FY 2026-27. * Reallocates costs for one Public Service Manager III position between the General Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds, and Federal Expenditures Fund in FY 2026-27. * Provides $12,877,204 from the General Fund to increase MaineCare appropriations and allocations for developmental services waiver in FY 2026-27. * Provides $3,506,525 from the General Fund for adjustments to the state share of the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for developmental services waiver in FY 2027. * Provides $942,205 from the General Fund to replenish 15 reserve slots for individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism spectrum disorder in FY 2026-27. * Provides $12,880,000 from the General Fund for a one-time increase in MaineCare appropriations for developmental services waiver in FY 2026-27. * Provides $3,601,826 from the General Fund for cost-of-living adjustments for direct care services under developmental services waiver in FY 2026-27. * Provides $2,879,375 from the General Fund for increased MaineCare appropriations for developmental services supports in FY 2026-27. * Provides $782,710 from the General Fund for adjustments to the state share of the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for developmental services supports in FY 2027. * Provides $2,880,000 from the General Fund for a one-time increase in MaineCare appropriations for developmental services supports in FY 2026-27. * Provides $295,468 from the General Fund for cost-of-living adjustments for direct care services under developmental services supports in FY 2026-27. * Adjusts funding for positions at Dorothea Dix and Riverview Psychiatric Centers due to a decrease in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage in FY 2026-27. * Transfers and reallocates positions and costs related to early childhood consultation and mental health services between various funds and programs in FY 2026-27. * Adjusts funding for the Food Supplement Administration program due to a decrease in federal financial participation in FY 2026-27. * Provides $1,486,103 from the General Fund for heating assistance benefits for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants in FY 2026-27. * Provides $5,000,000 from the General Fund for statewide family planning services in FY 2026-27. * Transfers positions and costs related to the Housing First Program from the General Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds in FY 2026-27. * Provides $1,479,064 from the General Fund for requirements related to offsetting federal income benefits for child care in FY 2026-27. * Provides $2,446,950 from the General Fund to increase lifespan waiver slots in FY 2026-27. * Provides $139,613 from the General Fund for adjustments to the state share of the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for lifespan waiver in FY 2027. * Provides $560,000 from the General Fund for a one-time increase in MaineCare appropriations for lifespan waiver in FY 2026-27. * Provides $941,453 from the General Fund for cost-of-living increases for state-funded home and community-based services for the Office of Aging and Disability Services in FY 2026-27. * Provides $253,130 from the General Fund for cost-of-living adjustments for direct care services under state-funded home and community-based services in FY 2026-27. * Provides $201,749 from the General Fund for the annual Medicare Part D rate increase for low-cost drugs to the elderly in FY 2026-27. * Provides $74,959 from the General Fund for a one-time Medicare Part D rate increase for low-cost drugs to the elderly in FY 2026-27. * Establishes one Health Program Manager position funded by the General Fund and Federal Expenditures Fund for sexually transmitted infections and HIV surveillance in FY 2026-27. * Establishes one Public Health Educator III position funded by the General Fund for disease prevention and surveillance in FY 2026-27. * Provides funding for increased hours for a Chemist II position in the Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory, funded by the General Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds, in FY 2026-27. * Provides $4,000,000 from the General Fund for a one-time program to support federally qualified health centers in developing and expanding pharmacy services in FY 2026-27. * Allocates $31,250,000 from Other Special Revenue Funds to the MaineCare Stabilization Fund in FY 2026-27. * Provides $2,159,531 from the General Fund for increased MaineCare appropriations for developmental services in FY 2026-27. * Provides $526,909 from the General Fund for adjustments to the state share of the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for developmental services in FY 2027. * Provides $2,160,000 from the General Fund for a one-time increase in MaineCare appropriations for developmental services in FY 2026-27. * Provides $270,572 from the General Fund for cost-of-living adjustments for direct care services under developmental services in FY 2026-27. * Provides $559,878 from the General Fund for increased MaineCare appropriations for brain injury residential/community services in FY 2026-27. * Provides $139,613 from the General Fund for adjustments to the state share of the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for brain injury residential/community services in FY 2027. * Provides $560,000 from the General Fund for a one-time increase in MaineCare appropriations for brain injury residential/community services in FY 2026-27. * Provides $159,965 from the General Fund for increased MaineCare appropriations for other related conditions waiver in FY 2026-27. * Provides $58,422 from the General Fund for adjustments to the state share of the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for other related conditions waiver in FY 2027. * Provides $160,000 from the General Fund for a one-time increase in MaineCare appropriations for other related conditions waiver in FY 2026-27. * Provides $28,518,106 from the General Fund for increased MaineCare appropriations for payments to providers in FY 2026-27. * Provides $161,500,000 from the Federal Expenditures Fund for increased MaineCare appropriations for payments to providers in FY 2026-27. * Provides $3,722,198 from the Federal Block Grant Fund for increased MaineCare appropriations for payments to providers in FY 2026-27. * Provides $524,639 from the General Fund in response to a reduction in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for emergency services for nonqualified immigrants in FY 2026-27. * Provides $13,389,785 from the General Fund for adjustments to the state share of the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for payments to providers in FY 2027. * Provides $16,419,784 from the General Fund for increased hospital costs for payments to providers in FY 2026-27. * Provides $54,086,558 from the Federal Expenditures Fund for increased hospital costs for payments to providers in FY 2026-27. * Provides $2,249,459 from the General Fund for a one-time offset to provider impact of federal budget reconciliation law in FY 2025-26. * Provides $1,192,705 from the General Fund for a one-time supplemental payment to Maine Veterans' Homes for MaineCare residents in FY 2026-27. * Provides $1,836,002 from the Federal Expenditures Fund for a one-time supplemental payment to Maine Veterans' Homes for MaineCare residents in FY 2026-27. * Provides $1,450,383 from the Federal Expenditures Fund to replenish 15 reserve lifespan waiver slots in FY 2026-27. * Provides $13,495,835 from Other Special Revenue Funds to adjust payments to providers related to rebasing the hospital tax year in FY 2026-27. * Provides $313,665 from the General Fund for additional supplemental payments to private psychiatric hospitals in FY 2026-27. * Provides $482,843 from the Federal Expenditures Fund for additional supplemental payments to private psychiatric hospitals in FY 2026-27. * Provides $23,773,758 from the General Fund for additional payments to cover increased hospital costs in FY 2026-27. * Provides $54,086,558 from the Federal Expenditures Fund for additional payments to cover increased hospital costs in FY 2026-27. * Provides $2,500,000 from the General Fund for a one-time supplemental payment to acute care hospitals in FY 2026-27. * Provides $5,000,000 from the Federal