Maine State Government Annual Report 2009-2010

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

ELLEN SCHNEITER, COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	3RD FLOOR CROSS OFFICE BLDNG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	78 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0078	FAX:	(207) 624-7804
Established:	1992	Telephone:	(207) 624-7800
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 106 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000281
Average Count--All Positions: 1454.644		Legislative Count: 1453.50

Units:

	OFFICE OF THE STATE CONTROLLER		BUREAU OF GENERAL SERVICES
	BUREAU OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LOTTERY OPERATIONS		BUREAU OF HUMAN RESOURCES
	BUREAU OF THE BUDGET		OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
	CAPITOL PLANNING COMMISSION		INFORME
	CENTRAL FLEET MANAGEMENT DIVISION		STATE LIQUOR AND LOTTERY COMMISSION
	STATE CLAIMS COMMISSION		BUREAU OF REVENUE SERVICES
	STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH COMMISSION		DIVISION OF RISK MANAGEMENT
	DIVISION OF FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES

PURPOSE:
The Department of Administrative and Financial Services is responsible for providing central administrative and financial services to the departments and agencies of State government.

ORGANIZATION:
The Department of Administration was established through Chapter 785 of the Public Laws of 1985, effective July 1, 1986.  This legislation provided for a major reorganization of central financial and administrative units in state government.  The former Department of Finance and Administration was dissolved, with fiscal management and revenue units placed in the Department of Finance, and Administrative service units placed in the Department of Administration.  Public Laws of 1991, Chapter 780 merged the Department of Administration with the Department of Finance to establish the Department of Administrative and Financial Services. Public Laws of 2005, Chapter 12, authorized the Commissioner to review the current organizational structure of payroll, personnel and accounting units to improve organizational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Six service centers were created to provide personnel administration, employee relations, general administration and budget management to departments and agencies of state government.

PROGRAM:
The programs of the Department are implemented through its bureaus, divisions, and other program component units.  The primary emphasis is to provide responsive, high quality, and cost effective services to State departments and agencies and related public institutions.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	65,565,271	20,352,030	145,624	868,982	100,650	44,097,985
HEALTH BENEFITS	24,388,713	7,980,165	45,172	391,104	25,191	15,947,081
RETIREMENTS	11,106,015	3,453,429	31,132	141,387	8,542	7,471,525
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	1,147,726	357,887	3,073	16,332	2,043	768,391
COMPUTER SERVICES	21,479,303	18,096,798	277,442	134,105	374,357	2,596,601
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	97,846,352	8,774,575	5,073,849	927,877	113,486	82,956,565
RENTS	5,451,780	1,482,036	681,386	8,598		3,279,760
COMMODITIES	4,075,760	3,229,020	62,090	208,692		575,958
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	56,931,557	34,506,355	12,961,109		500,946	8,963,147
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS	189,755		189,755
EQUIPMENT	144,323		144,323
INTEREST-DEBT RETIREMENT	7,577,408	6,039,069		669,497		868,842
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	420,954,385	2,311,744	184,696	63,632	1,973	418,392,340
COST OF GOODS SOLD	20,598,156	13,006,449				7,591,707
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	737,456,504	119,589,557	19,799,651	3,430,206	1,127,188	593,509,902

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	354,632	253,982			100,650
HEALTH BENEFITS	93,329	68,138			25,191
RETIREMENTS	62,843	54,301			8,542
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	7,324	5,281			2,043
COMPUTER SERVICES	381,081	6,724			374,357
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	83,914	12,802	10,000		3,383	57,729
COMMODITIES	553	553
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	113,569	66,672	46,897
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,097,245	468,453	56,897		514,166	57,729

OFFICE OF THE STATE CONTROLLER

TERRY BRANN, STATE CONTROLLER

Central Office:	4TH FLOOR CROSS OFFICE BLDNG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	14 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0014	FAX:	(207) 287-4601
Established:	1931	Telephone:	(207) 626-8421
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 119 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001541
Average Count--All Positions: 26.000		Legislative Count: 26.00

PURPOSE:
     The Office of the State Controller maintains accounting policy and records according to Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) rules.  The powers and duties of the Bureau are detailed in Title 5, section 1541 of the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated.

ORGANIZATION:
          The Bureau of Accounts and Control was created in 1931 as an organizational unit of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.  The Bureau was renamed to be the Office of the State Controller during the second special session of the 121st Legislature.  The Bureau is under the direction of the State Controller who is appointed for an indefinite period by the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services, subject to the approval of the Governor.

PROGRAM:
          The Bureau is an administrative agency responsible for maintaining and reporting all state financial transactions.  Staff analyzes fiscal transactions and payrolls to ensure legality and correctness.  In addition, the Office of the State Controller provides internal audit support for the agencies that comprise state government. Official financial records for all state agencies and programs are administered by the Bureau staff.  The Bureau's Financial Reporting Unit prepares and publishes the state's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), based on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).  The CAFR includes both blended and discretely presented Component Units.  The State Auditor audits the CAFR that is delivered to a wide audience.  The CAFR for fiscal year 2009 received the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting for the third straight year.

     The Maine Financial and Administrative Statewide Information System (MFASIS) is the State's ERP or legacy IT system.  Bureau staff work closely with the (OIT) MFASIS team and state agencies to maintain and enhance MFASIS.  Three production systems make up MFASIS:  Accounting, Budget, and Human Resources.  A data warehouse for all production systems is provided for statewide budget, accounting, human resources and payroll data.  Queries to the warehouses can provide ad hoc or regular management reports, valuable data sorts, or specific data required in the course of completing fiscal work.  The Bureau implemented a significant upgrade of the accounting system for the start of fiscal year 2008.  The accounting production system is used to process over 2.1 million payables and another 550,000 accounting transactions annually.  All payments above $5,000 are reviewed and approved by Bureau staff.

     The Human Resource production system keeps current personnel, payroll and position control information.  This system issues over 360,000 payroll payments annually, with about 99% via direct deposit (electronic) and the balance via paper checks.  The Bureau's Payroll Unit audits agency payroll input and initiates statewide payroll weekly.  Other system functionality key to the work of the Payroll Unit includes tax withholding data and W-2 production.  The most recent enhancement to the HR system is the introduction of MS-TAMS (Maine State Time and Attendance System).  Currently, MS-TAMS is used by more than 9,700 employees.

PUBLICATIONS:
The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the State of Maine - Free

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF THE STATE CONTROLLER	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,323,354	1,323,354
HEALTH BENEFITS	421,980	421,980
RETIREMENTS	266,384	266,384
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	25,856	25,856
COMPUTER SERVICES	90,661	90,661
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	105,801	105,801
COMMODITIES	7,808	7,808
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	2,241,844	2,241,844

BUREAU OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LOTTERY OPERATIONS

DAN GWADOSKY, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	10 WATER STREET, HALLOWELL, ME 04347
Mail Address:	8 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0008	FAX:	(207) 287-6769
Established:	1992	Telephone:	(207) 287-3721
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 553 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000021006
Average Count--All Positions: 26.000		Legislative Count: 26.00

PURPOSE:
      The purpose of the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations is to provide exceptional public service for the pricing, listing, delisting of spirits and fortified wines and the complete distribution and sales of Maine State Lottery, Tri-State Lotto Commission and Multi-State Lottery Association games. The Bureau is authorized, through its Director, as the Chief Administrative Officer of the State Liquor and Lottery Commission, to have general charge of the office and records, employ personnel and make expenditures as necessary; and to conduct, with the guidance of the Commission, the administration of laws relating to the sale of spirits, fortified wines at agency liquor stores.  The Bureau is also responsible for the distribution and the sale of lottery products through licensed Lottery agents.

ORGANIZATION:
     The State's regulation of liquor originated in 1862 with the establishment of a Commission to Regulate Sale of Intoxicating Liquors and to have control of liquors kept and sold for medicinal and manufacturing purposes.   In 1987 the Commission was increased to five members.  A State Lottery was approved by public referendum in November 1973 for the purpose of generating additional revenues for the State's General Fund. The first State Lottery Commission was appointed in January 1974.  In 1992, the Maine State Lottery and the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages were combined to become The Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations. The following year, 1993, the Maine State Liquor Commission and State Lottery Commission merged into a single, combined Commission of five members.  In 2004, the State signed a 10-year contract with a private vendor to lease the State's wholesale liquor activities associated with distributing and selling spirits and fortified wines. The Bureau provides oversight of the lease agreement with the vendor. The Bureau is administered by the Bureau's Director with the guidance of the State Liquor and Lottery Commission

     PL 1991, Chapter 780 merged the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and the Bureau of Lottery. Of the 27 State Liquor Stores, LD 300, Part V, Section V-3 mandated the closure of eight (8) by December 31, 2001 and another six (6) by October 31, 2002.
     Public Law 2003, Chapter 20, mandated the closure of the remaining 13 State liquor stores to be completed by November 30, 2003 and authorized the lease of the wholesale liquor business.

PROGRAM:
         The Bureau continues to run, as in past years, with goals being reached and revenues generated to the General Fund.

LICENSES:
PL 1991 Chapter 780 Liquor Licensing in the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Liquor Enforcement.

Lottery Retail Agents Licensing.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LOTTERY OPERATIONS	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,124,019					1,124,019
HEALTH BENEFITS	426,360					426,360
RETIREMENTS	175,356					175,356
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	14,291					14,291
COMPUTER SERVICES	68,890					68,890
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	2,317,352					2,317,352
RENTS	450,665					450,665
COMMODITIES	37,757					37,757
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	162,489,876					162,489,876
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	167,104,566					167,104,566

BUREAU OF THE BUDGET

DAWNA LOPATOSKY, ACTING BUDGET OFFICER

Central Office:	3RD FLOOR CROSS OFFICE BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0058
Mail Address:	58 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0058	FAX:	(207) 624-7826
Established:	1931	Telephone:	(207) 624-7810
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 117 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 0000001662
Average Count--All Positions: 13.000		Legislative Count: 13.00

PURPOSE:
     The Bureau of the Budget is authorized to prepare and submit biennially to the Governor or the Governor-elect a State budget document; to examine and recommend for approval the work program and quarterly allotments of each department and agency of State Government before the appropriations or other funds of such departments and agencies become available for expenditure; to examine and recommend for approval any changes in these work programs and quarterly allotments during the fiscal year; to constantly review the administrative activities of the departments and agencies of the State, study organization and administration, investigate duplication of work, formulate plans for better and more efficient management, and report periodically to the Governor and on request to the Legislature; and to make rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services, for carrying out State budget laws.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Bureau of the Budget is an organizational unit of the Department of Administrative & Financial Services under the direction of the State Budget Officer who is appointed by the Commissioner of Administrative & Financial Services.

PROGRAM:
     Activities of the Bureau primarily involve the State's budgetary process.  On or before September 1st of even-numbered years, all entities of State Government and corporations and associations desiring to receive State funds under provision of law, submit to the Bureau their expenditure and appropriation requirements for each fiscal year of the upcoming biennium.  The Bureau prepares the State Budget Document which is composed of the following parts: (1) the budget message by the Governor or Governor-elect which outlines financial policy; and (2) detailed estimates of expenditures and revenues, including statements of the State's bond indebtedness.
     After legislative appropriation, the Bureau reviews and considers requested allotments by quarter with respect to the work program of each entity of State government.  Work programs are required to be submitted to the Bureau no later than June 1st of each year.  Work programs may be revised during the fiscal year, subject to the approval of the State Budget Officer and the Governor.
     The Bureau also produces the Maine State Government Annual Report, prepares budget forecasts for financial planning and analyses and prepares General Fund and Highway Fund revenue forecasts through consensus forecasting pursuant to Title 5, chapter 151-B.

PUBLICATIONS:
State Budget Document Maine State

Government Annual Report, available from the Division of Purchases, Central Printing Division, 9 State House Station, Augusta ME 04333-0009

Revenue & Expenditure Projection - General Fund and Highway Fund - Fiscal   Years 2002 - 2005

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF THE BUDGET	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	711,903	677,602		34,301
HEALTH BENEFITS	176,756	168,749		8,007
RETIREMENTS	114,309	106,975		7,334
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	9,032	8,331		701
COMPUTER SERVICES	36,920	33,496		3,424
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	33,821	31,184		2,637
COMMODITIES	3,671	3,368		303
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,086,412	1,029,705		56,707

CAPITOL PLANNING COMMISSION

CHIP GAVIN, SECRETARIAT

Central Office:	CROSS OFFICE BLDG, 3RD FLOOR, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	77 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0077	FAX:	(207) 287-4039
Established:	1967	Telephone:	(207) 624-7314
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 134 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000298

PURPOSE:
     The Capitol Planning Commission was established to ensure the orderly development of the Capitol Area and provide effective planning for possible further growth to the governmental agencies of the State of Maine in Augusta.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Capitol Planning Commission was established in 1967, abolished in 1972, recreated in 1973, and amended in 2005 through Chapter 123.  The Commission consists of the Director of the State Planning Office, ex-officio, seven members appointed by the Governor, and a member of the Augusta City Council.  The Governor's appointees must include:  one resident of the Capitol Planning District; two residents of the City of Augusta; and four other Maine citizens.  In 2005, terms of Commission members were extended to five years.  The Commission elects a chairman from its membership and, while the Bureau of General Services serves as a secretariat of the Commission in exercising its administration, it may employ such assistance as it deems necessary.  The Bureau of General Services also provides staff support.  The Commission must meet at least once every four months.

PROGRAM:
          The Capitol Planning Commission met 3 times during fiscal year 2010.  The Commission discussed the following:
Updating the Augusta State Facilities Master Plan
19 Union Street/former Labor Building renovation project
242 State Street, the PUC Building
Augusta Greenway Project
Blaine House Electrical Project
Stevens School Complex in Hallowell
Various Projects on the East and West Campuses

LICENSES:
Special or Temporary Use Permits

Sign Permits

Project Approvals

PUBLICATIONS:
Capitol Planning Commission Rules and Regulations

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

CENTRAL FLEET MANAGEMENT DIVISION

CHIP GAVIN, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	COLUMBIA STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	106 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0106	FAX:	(207) 287-6521
Established:	1991	Telephone:	(207) 287-7113
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 555 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001830
Average Count--All Positions: 17.000		Legislative Count: 17.00

PURPOSE:
     Central Fleet Management was established to centrally procure, distribute, provide detailed usage and cost analysis, and dispose of passenger and light truck vehicles for most agencies of state government.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Central Motor Pool was established by Public Law 1991, Chapter 591, Part III, Section 5514.  Public Law 2005, Chapter 386, Part H, Section 1830 was passed by the 1st special session of the 122nd Legislature to clarify responsibilities among the Bureau of General Service's divisions.  The name Central Motor Pool was changed to Central Fleet Management.

PROGRAM:
     The lease line provides over 1,800 passenger and light truck vehicles to using agencies across state government.  Maintenance and repair is accomplished through a centralized Central Fleet Management service garage, other state maintenance facilities, contracted service providers and private maintenance facilities.
      The rental line provides daily vehicle needs to all of state government.  Agencies can request various regular and special purpose vehicles on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, allowing the optimum use of all state vehicles throughout the year.
      Central Fleet Management works with all using agencies to assure they have the most fuel efficient, cost effective, appropriate type, and number of vehicles in their fleet.  Fuel efficiency and emission rating are part of the life cycle costing for all new vehicles purchased.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
CENTRAL FLEET MANAGEMENT DIVISION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	580,754					580,754
HEALTH BENEFITS	264,792					264,792
RETIREMENTS	96,022					96,022
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	13,584					13,584
COMPUTER SERVICES	18,586					18,586
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	5,392,248					5,392,248
RENTS	3,715					3,715
COMMODITIES	51,209					51,209
INTEREST-DEBT RETIREMENT	296,641					296,641
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	71,234					71,234
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	6,788,785					6,788,785

STATE CLAIMS COMMISSION

TRACY B, BIGNEY

Central Office:	3RD FLOOR CROSS OFFICE BLDNG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	49 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0049	FAX:	(207) 287-4032
Established:	1961	Telephone:	(207) 624-7411
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 185 ; Citation: T0023 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000152
Average Count--All Positions: 1.000		Legislative Count: 1.00

PURPOSE:
     The State Claims Commission was established to ensure that the rights of property owners and/or interested parties are protected and just compensation is awarded in highway condemnations in real property taken by the State; to afford property owners and/or interested parties the opportunity to appear, present their case and have their rights fully protected without the necessity of retaining professional assistance; to determine and award just compensation for highway takings, relocation assistance, grading and well damage claims, outdoor advertising signs, the relocation removal or disposal of automobile graveyards and junkyards, assessment of damages for takings by the Portland Water District and by the Maine Turnpike Authority, and to make rules and regulations and prescribe forms to secure speedy, efficient and inexpensive disposition of all condemnation proceedings; and, in addition thereto, to approve, partially approve, or disapprove certain claims against the State or any of it agents.

ORGANIZATION:
     Compensation for highway acquisitions was formerly under the jurisdiction of a Joint Board, composed of members of the State Highway Commission and the Board of County Commissioners of the County wherein the land was located.  The Joint Board was superseded by the Land Damage Board in September, 1961.  Under the Act Affecting the Organization of the Department of Business Regulation, effective September 23, 1983, the Board was placed under the supervision and direct control of the Commissioner of Finance and Administration.
     The Land Damage Board, whose name was statutorily changed to the State Claims Board and most recently to the State Claims Commission, consists of five members, four of whom are appointed by the Governor for terms of four years.  Two of these appointees must be qualified appraisers and two must be attorneys at law.  The Governor designates one of the latter as Chairman. The fifth member of the Commission is appointed for each hearing or series of hearings within the county where the land taken lies.  He or she must be a member of that County's Board of County Commissioners, and is appointed by the chairperson of the State Claims Commission upon recommendation by the board of county commissioners, such service being as a member of the State Claims Commission and not in the capacity of County Commissioner.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
STATE CLAIMS COMMISSION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	37,329			37,329
HEALTH BENEFITS	14,243			14,243
RETIREMENTS	6,185			6,185
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	735			735
COMPUTER SERVICES	1,914			1,914
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	7,546			7,546
COMMODITIES	391			391
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	2,444			2,444
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	70,787			70,787

STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH COMMISSION

FRANK A. JOHNSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Central Office:	220 CAPITOL STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	114 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0114	FAX:	(207) 287-6796
Established:	1988	Telephone:	(207) 287-6780
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 350 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000285A
Average Count--All Positions: 14.500		Legislative Count: 14.50

PURPOSE:
          The State Employee Health Commission was established to serve as trustee of the State Employee's Health Insurance Program, including health and dental insurance, and to advise the Executive Director and the Director of the Bureau of Human Resources on issues related to employee health and wellness, and the employee assistance program (EAP).

ORGANIZATION:
     The Commission was established by the 113th Legislature in 1988 replacing the Board of Trustees, Group Accident and Sickness or Health Insurance and the Labor/Management Committee on Employee Health.   Membership of the Commission consists of twenty-four (24) labor and management representatives.
     One labor member from each bargaining unit recognized under Title 26, Chapter 9-B, appointed by the employee organization certified to represent the unit; one labor member from the largest bargaining unit recognized under Title 26, Chapter 14, appointed by the employee organization authorized to represent the unit; one labor member appointed by the retiree chapters of the Maine State Employees Association; one member appointed by the Maine Association of Retirees; one labor member from Maine Turnpike Authority employees appointed by the employee organization authorized to represent the employees; one labor member from the Maine State Retirement System employees appointed by the organization authorized to represent the employees; and one labor member from the Maine Maritime academy employees appointed by the organization authorized to represent the employees.
     Four management members appointed by the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services; one management member appointed by the Court Administrator; the Executive Director of Employee Health and Benefits, ex officio; one labor member from the Maine Technical College System faculty or administrative unit; one member from the Maine Technical College System appointed by the President; one management member appointed by the Executive Director of the Maine State Retirement System; and one management member appointed by the President of Maine Maritime Academy.

PROGRAM:
     The Commission renewed its contract with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield to provide health insurance benefits to active and retiree members of the State employee group health plan effective July 1, 2008.  The contract provides for a point-of-service (POS) managed care plan for active employees and non-Medicare eligible retirees.  The Medicare Advantage Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) insured by Anthem also provides coverage for Medicare eligible retirees. The group health plan provides health care benefits for approximately 40,000 covered lives.  The Commission has renewed the dental insurance contract with Northeast Dental through FY2011.
     The Commission has adopted the strategy of value-based purchasing in an effort to improve the quality of healthcare services provided to its members.  In conjunction with this value-based purchasing strategy, the Commission is an active member of several state and national organizations including the Leapfrog
Group, a national organization of health care purchasers committed to improving patient safety.  The Commission is a founding member of the Maine Health Management Coalition (MHMC), an organization of employers, providers, and health plans committed to improving the value of healthcare provided to Maine citizens.  Through the MHMC, the Commission is attempting to introduce a pay for performance strategy to encourage consumers to make informed, prudent decisions about healthcare; to provide incentives for plan members to seek care from high quality providers; and to reward providers who demonstrate superior performance.
     As part of this strategy, the Commission introduced a tiered hospital benefit effective July 1, 2006. All Maine hospitals are ranked according to selected patient safety and clinical quality measures. If a member receives care from a preferred hospital, the services billed by that hospital are exempt from the deductible and copayments associated with inpatient admissions and outpatient surgery. The objectives of this initiative are to engage members in a discussion of health care quality and to encourage providers to publicly disclose their performance. Effective July 1, 2007 the Commission introduced a tiered benefit for primary care physicians (PCPs). Primary care practices are ranked according to clinical office systems and the outcomes of treatment for patients with selected chronic illnesses. Office visit copays are waived for members who receive care from preferred primary care practices.
      Effective October 1, 2009 statutory changes were introduced to the employer contribution for individual premium. Effective July 1, 2010 the employer contributions to individual health premiums were further reduced. The Commission was charged with implementing a ?health credit? program that enables employees to restore a portion of the employer contribution for completing activities identified by the Commission. In 2010 over 11,000 employees were eligible for the health credit by completing a health risk assessment.

PUBLICATIONS:
Certificate of Coverage, HMO Choice (POS) - Free

Certificate of Coverage, Group Companion Plan - Free

Directory of Health Care Providers - Free

A Guide to Health Insurance for Retired Members - Free

Northeast Delta Dental, Dental Plan Description - Free

Directory of Participating Dentists - Free

Annual Report to the Governor -Free

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH COMMISSION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	607,317					607,317
HEALTH BENEFITS	234,900					234,900
RETIREMENTS	122,824					122,824
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	9,534					9,534
COMPUTER SERVICES	84,018					84,018
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	62,783,836					62,783,836
RENTS	50,278					50,278
COMMODITIES	9,816					9,816
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	155,820,269	659,017	13,215			155,148,037
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	219,722,792	659,017	13,215			219,050,560

DIVISION OF FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES

DENISE GARLAND, ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	3RD FLOOR CROSS BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	74 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0074	FAX:	(207) 287-4032
Established:	1992	Telephone:	(207) 624-7400
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 551 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000284
Average Count--All Positions: 301.500		Legislative Count: 301.50

PURPOSE:
     The Division of Financial and Personnel Services is established to provide consolidated administrative, financial and personnel management services for departments and agencies in state goverment through centralized service centers.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Division of Financial and Personnel Services was established by statute on June 30, 1992.  Public Laws of 2005, Chapter 12, authorized the Commissioner to review the current organization structure of payroll, personnel and accounting units to improve organizational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.  Six service centers were created to provide personnel administration, employee relations, general administration and budget management to departments and agencies of state government.  The service centers are; General Government, Natural Resources, Security and Employment, Transportation, Corrections and Health and Human Services.

PROGRAM:
     The assistance and support provided to the departments and bureaus of the service centers include accounting, auditing and budgetary functions, and departmental personnel functions.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	11,862,169					11,862,169
HEALTH BENEFITS	4,663,756					4,663,756
RETIREMENTS	2,145,829					2,145,829
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	212,223					212,223
COMPUTER SERVICES	799,619					799,619
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	869,694	133,456	11,654			724,584
RENTS	132,498		181			132,317
COMMODITIES	98,892					98,892
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	500,946				500,946
INTEREST-DEBT RETIREMENT	6,037,601	6,037,579				22
COST OF GOODS SOLD	13,006,449	13,006,449
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	40,329,676	19,177,484	11,835		500,946	20,639,411

BUREAU OF GENERAL SERVICES

CHIP GAVIN, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	4TH FLOOR CROSS OFFICE BLDNG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	77 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0077	FAX:	(207) 287-4039
Established:	1991	Telephone:	(207) 624-7314
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 554 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001742
Average Count--All Positions: 179.375		Legislative Count: 179.00

PURPOSE:
          General Services was established to provide one centralized bureau to manage and oversee the state's procurement process; provide insurance advice and services for all agencies; supervise, control and maintain land and buildings in the State Capitol Complex and greater Augusta area; manage and record the
leasing of all grounds, buildings, facilities and office space required by all departments and agencies of state government; record, manage, and remediate asbestos and other hazardous materials in state-owned and leased buildings and advise public schools on matters pertaining to hazardous materials; maintain a central fleet of vehicles for use by government agencies; provide central services including postal, surplus property, and warehousing of supplies; and plan and oversee the construction of public improvements, including schools.  The Bureau is authorized to plan and develop long-range public improvement programs and to make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature regarding such programs. It advises on and approves engineering and architectural services, proposals, plans, specifications and contracts for public improvements to state facilities and public school construction.

ORGANIZATION:
     In 1991 the Bureau of Public Improvements and the Bureau of Purchases merged to create the Bureau of General Services.  It consists of six major divisions; Planning, Design & Construction; Property Management (including Operations and Maintenance and Custodial Services); Purchases (including Procurement and State Purchases Review Committee); Central Fleet Management and Central Services; Risk Management; and Leased Space.  The organization also participates on the State House and Capitol Park Commission, the Capitol Planning Commission, the Blaine House Commission, and the Capitol Riverfront Improvement District.

PROGRAM:
     The Planning, Design & Construction Division staff oversees public improvements at approximately 2,000 state buildings and state funded school projects and prepares the biennial capital and repair budgets for all state agencies.  Property Management has responsibility for operations and maintenance, including housekeeping services, of over 70 buildings in the various Capitol Complexes (East and West Campuses), the Hallowell Annex; the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, and other buildings in the Greater Augusta area.  The Division of Purchases is responsible for procurement of goods and services for State Government.  Central Fleet Management and Central Services manage not only the State fleet, but also Postal Services, Warehousing, and State Surplus and Federal Surplus property.  The Risk Management Division provides insurance advice and services to the state government and administers all state insurance and self-funded plans and programs.  The Leased Space Division locates State agencies either in state facilities, or in privately leased facilities throughout the State.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF GENERAL SERVICES	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	5,920,824	4,113,254		364,793		1,442,777
HEALTH BENEFITS	2,687,755	1,824,051		184,415		679,289
RETIREMENTS	964,646	668,490		56,459		239,697
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	115,219	79,830		7,503		27,886
COMPUTER SERVICES	338,494	210,157		2,523		125,814
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	5,739,900	4,009,188	304,009	895,696		531,007
RENTS	1,789,548	234,107	658,361	8,598		888,482
COMMODITIES	3,388,805	3,101,689	24,938	207,998		54,180
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS	189,755		189,755
EQUIPMENT	144,323		144,323
INTEREST-DEBT RETIREMENT	670,988	1,491		669,497
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	64,574,925		22,309	38,082		64,514,534
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	86,525,182	14,242,257	1,343,695	2,435,564		68,503,666

BUREAU OF HUMAN RESOURCES

JOYCE A. ORESKOVICH, ACTING DIRECTOR

Central Office:	CROSS OFFICE BLDG, 4TH FLOOR, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	4 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0004	FAX:	(207) 287-4414
Established:	1987	Telephone:	(207) 624-7761
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 389 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000007033
Average Count--All Positions: 36.000		Legislative Count: 36.00

PURPOSE:
     The statutory goals for the Bureau of Human Resources are to: 1)establish within State Government a high concern for state employees as people; 2) provide managers with the skills and knowledge needed to manage people effectively; 3) establish a civil service system that provides State Government with highly qualified and motivated employees, and to preserve the integrity of that system; 4) encourage State employees to realize their potential and thereby increase the quality of service 5) establish itself as a service agency to agencies and departments to perform their duties in an efficient and quality manner; and 6) promote effective labor relations.
    The Bureau of Human Resources is responsible for centralized administration of the State's Civil Service System, the State's employee health and benefit programs, the State's development and training programs, the State's equal employment opportunity programs, and the State's labor relations responsibilities. The mission of the Bureau is to adopt, amend, and enforce Civil Service Law and Rules to ensure that positions essentially alike in duties and responsibilities are treated alike in pay and other civil service processes; to ensure that applicants for State positions are afforded fair and equal opportunity to obtain employment on the basis of merit and fitness; and through these merit programs and employee development and training programs, to promote effective services and economy for the conduct of State business.
     In addition, the Bureau also develops and executes labor relations policies consistent with the overall objectives of the Governor; conducts negotiations with certified bargaining agents under applicable statutes; administers and interprets collective bargaining agreements; represents the State in all bargaining unit determinations, elections, prohibited practice complaints and other related legal proceedings; and administers the State EEO/AA Program, the ADA, the USERRA and other civil rights related law and programs. The Bureau also is responsible for administering employee benefits including health and dental insurances and the deferred compensation program, Workers Compensation Program, and Wellness and Safety initiatives.

ORGANIZATION:
      In 1937, the State of Maine enacted legislation to parallel Federal Civil Service Law.  A three-member State Personnel Board and a Bureau of Personnel within the then Department of Finance were established to administer this new law.  The Bureau was headed by a Director of Personnel who was appointed by the Governor and the Board to serve at the pleasure of the Board.  In 1941, the Bureau was made an independent State agency referred to as the Office of Personnel.  In 1953, the State Personnel Board was enlarged by adding a member selected by the Maine State Employees' Association and a member selected from department heads.  In 1975, these two special memberships were deleted and the State Personnel Board returned to an all-public body.     In 1976, the State Civil Service System experienced its first major change.  The Office of Personnel was made a Cabinet-level department, headed by a Commissioner appointed to serve at the pleasure of the Governor.  The Commissioner was given the authority formerly vested in the State Personnel Board and the State Personnel Board was redefined as an advisory and appellant body.  In January 1981, the Governor placed the Office of Employee Relations under the Commissioner of Personnel and a Director of Employee Relations was appointed by the Commissioner to manage labor relations and collective bargaining activities.     In 1986, the legislature significantly altered the mission and purpose of the Department of Personnel and provided a year of transition for the Department to become the Bureau of Human Resources within the newly established Department of Administration.  The State Personnel Board was discontinued and replaced by the State Civil Service Appeals Board, and an advisory Policy Review Board comprised of the leadership of the larger State departments was established.  The Office of Employee Relations was established as a separate Bureau, and the former training division of the Office of Employee Relations was placed under the Bureau of Human Resources.  In July 1991, the State Employee Health Insurance, Workers' Compensation, and State Employee Health and Wellness programs were placed under the Bureau of Human Resources. In July 2008, the Bureau of Employee Relations became the Office of Employee Relations and was returned to the Bureau of Human Resources.

PROGRAM:
     The Merit Systems Division fosters an interactive relationship with Service Center and agency HR divisions.  The objective is a shift in organizational culture: to decentralize much of the day-to-day administration of merit systems to agencies by providing agency HR professionals with the skills and information needed to accept delegated responsibility.  Important to this effort is the HR Policy/Practices Manual which is available and maintained on the Internet for access by managers, employees and the public; periodic Issues & Answers Sessions with agency HR managers; and programs to develop consulting skills.  Our website provides state agencies, state employees and the public with access to workforce demographics, job class specifications, key staffing reports and other information.  Recent additions include expanded recruitment services and an automated application.
     The Division of Employee Health and Benefits provides centralized administration of the State's health, dental, direct reimbursement, voluntary long term care insurance, and deferred compensation programs.   This includes the coordination of payroll deductions, health and dental eligibility determinations and benefits communications.  The Workers' Compensation Division provides direction and technical assistance in the administration of workers' compensation claims.  The Employee Assistance Program utilizes the services of AllOne Health to guide and assist participating employees, family members and retirees with financial, family, substance abuse and other personal problems.  In compliance with the Federal Highway Administration rules and regulations, the alcohol and drug testing program was administered for approximately 1300 employees in safety-sensitive positions.
     The State Training and Development Division provided training and management consulting services to approximately 2000 participants in core competency management and professional development programs.  Services include: new employee orientation, computer training, workplace skills workshops, employee recognition, special events and organizational development including establishing and coordinating the Maine Management Service (MMS).  MMS emphasizes the use of core leadership competencies shared by managers across state agencies that are reflected in training and development programs and in a competency based selection process.
      The Office of Employee Relations negotiated seven (7) successor collective bargaining agreements with the four (4) unions that represent State employees effective July 2009 through June 2011.  It administers the agreements by providing advice and counsel to managers and human resource personnel, by conducting grievance hearings, and by representing all State agencies in grievance arbitrations. In addition, OER represents State agencies before the Maine Labor Relations Board in unit clarification and unfair labor practice proceedings, and it trains new supervisors and managers in the principles of discipline and other contract administration issues.  The Office of the State Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinator is a division of the Office of Employee Relations.  This Office has statutory responsibility to insure statewide compliance with all federal and state regulations governing equal employment opportunity.  It provides direction and support in all areas related to EEO as well as in the conduct of personnel investigations.

PUBLICATIONS:
The following publications are available through the Bureau of Human Resources or as noted:

http://www.maine.gov/bhr for links to:

   Civil Service rules

   Personnel Action Forms

   Training Catalogue

   Employment Opportunities Listings (current)

   Human Resources Policy and Procedures Manual

http://www.maine.gov/bhr/rules_policies/policy.htm

http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/5/title5ch0sec0.html for links to:

Civil Service Law (Title 5, Chapters 56 (repealed), 60, 65, 67, 68, 69, 71, and 372)

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF HUMAN RESOURCES	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,926,561	1,086,019	145,624			694,918
HEALTH BENEFITS	709,469	382,927	45,172			281,370
RETIREMENTS	388,677	216,705	31,132			140,840
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	29,110	17,287	3,073			8,750
COMPUTER SERVICES	392,612	133,966				258,646
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	7,166,037	288,750	101,510			6,775,777
RENTS	125,223	1,745	178			123,300
COMMODITIES	32,122	8,599	697			22,826
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	8,963,147					8,963,147
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	335,417		12,751			322,666
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	20,068,375	2,135,998	340,137			17,592,240

OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

GREG MCNEAL, ACTING DIRECTOR (CIO)

Central Office:	26 EDISON DR, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	145 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0145	FAX:	(207) 287-4563
Established:	1992	Telephone:	(207) 624-7840
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 127 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001981
Average Count--All Positions: 504.500		Legislative Count: 504.50

PURPOSE:
The Office of the Information Technology (OIT) provides centralized direction, coordination and oversight to information technology policy making, planning, architecture and standardization, with the focus on delivery of effective information technology services in Maine State government.  This includes responsibilities over information technology leadership, communications, planning, financial performance management, procurement and contract management, and resource management.

ORGANIZATION:
The Office of Information Technology was created effective July 1, 2005 with the merger of the Office of the Chief Information Officer and the Bureau of Information Services, establishing an organization that has an enterprise focus on the delivery of information technology to Executive Branch agencies and coordination and support of other State and local government entities.  All Executive agency information technology services are performed by or contracted with support from OIT.

PROGRAM:
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) is currently headed by the Chief Information Officer with the following major functional areas:

Core Technology Services (CTS):   CTS delivers common and shared services which include, wide area network management and support, voice services, wireless services, radio operations, enterprise data center facilities management, infrastructure services including both Windows and Unix server support, database management servers and data storage and backup services,  desktop/ laptop computing services, and IT customer support for all Executive Branch agencies.

Applications Services Management: oversees application systems development and support for all Executive Branch agencies, supporting all common and specialized computer applications used by Executive Branch agencies.  Eight former Agency IT Directors and their staffs were consolidated - with this organizational alignment came a strengthened commitment to promote enterprise application systems, supporting multiple agencies and lines of business.

The Policy, Planning and Oversight area are responsible for the eGov services, IT security, enterprise architecture, legislative liaison,  financial management, OIT contracts, security, IT strategic planning, IT project management and internal audit.   OIT also supports the InforME Board and the ConnectME Authority, whose mission is to expand broadband internet access across the State of Maine.  OIT operates as an Enterprise Fund recovering the cost of performing and delivering services from state agencies/users.

Intergovernmental Radio Network:  A significant effort initiated during FY 06 was the upgrade / replacement of the State's antiquated radio-based Public Safety Communications Infrastructure.  It has been 30 years since the State developed a plan to upgrade its radio (wireless) communications structures.  Starting in 2005 the plan was implemented to replace several radio systems used by state and local agencies. Through the efforts of the Maine State Communication Network program, these aging systems are being replaced by a single, inter-operative statewide system. Partnerships with federal and local agencies have been fostered in this process. This major initiative will continue as a multi year project with a contracted systems integrator to implement the necessary improved or new infrastructure to complete this network. The contract to implement the system was signed in early 2009 and work is progressing on the system.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	27,533,321					27,533,321
HEALTH BENEFITS	9,303,665					9,303,665
RETIREMENTS	4,504,418					4,504,418
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	477,092					477,092
COMPUTER SERVICES	10,065,666	8,836,788				1,228,878
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,856,531				109,753	1,746,778
RENTS	1,630,597					1,630,597
COMMODITIES	292,339					292,339
INTEREST-DEBT RETIREMENT	572,179					572,179
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	37,430,292	1,652,727			1,964	35,775,601
COST OF GOODS SOLD	7,591,707					7,591,707
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	101,257,807	10,489,515			111,717	90,656,575

INFORME

GREG MCNEAL, CHAIR

Central Office:	26 EDISION DRIVE, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0045
Mail Address:	145 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0145
Established:	1998	Telephone:	(207) 624-7840
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 622 ; Citation: T0001 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000533

PURPOSE:
The Information Resource of Maine, known as InforME, was established to serve as a self-supporting and cost-effective electronic portal to provide and enhance access to the State's public information for individuals, businesses, and other entities.

ORGANIZATION:
     The InforME Board consists of 15 voting members and two non-voting members.  The members include: the Secretary of State, 3 Chief Executive Officers from agencies within the Executive Branch appointed by the Governor, a member of the University of Maine System appointed by the Chancellor, a member of the statewide association of municipalities appointed by the Governor, a member of a non profit organization advancing the citizens' rights to access information appointed by the Governor, a member from the statewide association of librarians appointed by the Governor, 2 members of user associations appointed by the Governor, the State's Chief Information Officer, the Commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, the State Librarian, a public member appointed by the President of the Senate, and a public member appointed by the Speaker of the House.
     The two non-voting members are a member of the judicial branch appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court and the CEO of the private entity under contract to work as the portal manager.

PROGRAM:
    The InforME Board, Chaired by the State Chief Information Officer provided direction to the InforME Portal Manager, Maine Information Network.  InforME provides universal continuous access to accurate, current electronic public information that may be searched to suit the user's own purposes.  Services include, at a minimum:  providing standardized access to customized databases and data custodians' databases; providing links to other information sources; conducting electronic business and payment transactions; assisting state agencies in electronically disseminating public information in their custody; and constantly improving access to and the utility of the public information available through InforME.  InforME explores and, where appropriate, implements ways to:  A. Expand the amount and kind of public information available free of charge; B. Increase the utility of the public information provided and the form in which it is provided; C. Expand the base of users who access the public information; and, D. Improve individual and business access to public information through improvements in technology.  InforME provides opportunities for individuals, businesses, and other entities to review public information for accuracy and to indicate to the data custodian when corrections may be appropriate; provides a mechanism for the authorized transfer of nonpublic information; promotes opportunities for interagency cooperation; and provides opportunities for innovative uses of public information.

As a result of InforME's efforts, a national survey of state websites has identified Maine as the top-ranked state in the performance of e-governance. The research study was conducted jointly by the E-Governance Institute, School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University in Newark, and the Department of Public Administration at San Francisco State University (SFSU). The survey evaluated state websites in the areas of privacy, usability, content, service and citizen participation, and ranked the states nationally. Maine's website ranked first in the categories of service and citizen participation, and was noted as a good example of government effectively engaging citizens online and providing services that increase efficiency and effectiveness. Additionally, Maine.gov was ranked fourth in the 2009 Digital Government Achievement Awards for state government Web portals. This marks the ninth year since 2000 that Maine's official web site has been named in the top 4 state government sites by the Center for Digital Government.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

STATE LIQUOR AND LOTTERY COMMISSION

DAN GWADOSKY, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	10 WATER STREET, HALLOWELL, ME 04347
Mail Address:	8 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0008	FAX:	(207) 287-6769
Established:	1993	Telephone:	(207) 287-3721
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 364 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000283A

PURPOSE:
     The Commission was established to provide exceptional public service for the controlled distribution and sale of liquor and lottery products so that it may effectively generate additional revenues for the support of the State government.
     The Commission has the following powers and duties: control and supervision of the pricing, listing and delisting of spirits and fortified wines for sale to the public; promulgate and amend rules; make recommendations and set policies; assign to the Director of the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, under its supervision, all powers and duties relating to all phases of the operation and to transact other business that may be properly brought before it.

ORGANIZATION:
     The State's regulation of liquor originated in 1862 with the establishment of a Commissioner to Regulate Sale on Intoxicating Liquors to have control of liquors kept and sold for medicinal and manufacturing purposes. In 1905, a Liquor Enforcement Commission was established to enforce the law against the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. Both of these agencies were abolished in 1911. A State Liquor Licensing Board was created in 1933 consisting of three members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, for terms of three years, the chairman designated by the Governor. The board was renamed State Liquor Commission in legislation effective 1934 which outlined responsibilities with respect to the state control of liquor still basic to the Commission in conjunction with the present Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages. As of 1977 the members of the Commission are appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Legislature. In 1987, the Legislature raised the membership to 5.  In November 1973, a public referendum approved a State Lottery and the first State Lottery Commission was appointed in January 1974. In 1992, the Maine State Lottery and the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages were combined to become The Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations.  In July 1993, the Maine State Liquor and Lottery Commission were merged into a single, combined Commission of five (5) members.

PROGRAM:
(See Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations Annual Report).

LICENSES:
(See Department of Public Safety Annual Report).

PUBLICATIONS:
(See Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations Annual Report).

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

BUREAU OF REVENUE SERVICES

JEROME. GERARD, ACTING,STATE TAX ASSESSOR

Central Office:	26 EDISON DR, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	24 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0024	FAX:	(207) 287-4028
Established:	1931	Telephone:	(207) 287-6965
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 125 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000021006
Average Count--All Positions: 326.769		Legislative Count: 326.00

PURPOSE:
The Bureau of Revenue Services, also known as Maine Revenue Services (MRS), was established to collect revenues necessary to support Maine state government through the assessment of taxes as required by law, and to improve the administration of tax laws in Maine at both state and local levels. The Bureau, through the State Tax Assessor (Executive Director), is empowered to assess and collect the following state taxes and fees: Sales & Use Taxes, Individual & Corporate Income Taxes, Pass-through Entity and Individual Withholding Taxes, Motor Fuel Taxes, Estate Taxes, Business Taxes, Cigarette & Tobacco Taxes, E-911 Prepaid Wireless Surcharge, Waste Motor Oil Fee, Unclaimed Bottle Deposits, Recycling Assistance Fees, Special Industry Taxes (such as blueberry and quahog taxes), and Property Taxes in the Unorganized Territory.  It also exercises general supervision of local property tax assessing officials.  Additionally, the Bureau administers the Real Estate Transfer Tax, and property tax reimbursements relating to the Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund (the "Circuit Breaker") Program Maine Resident Homestead Property Tax Exemption, Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement, Tree Growth, Veterans' Exemption, and Animal Waste Facilities Exemption.

ORGANIZATION:
The Bureau of Revenue Services has evolved over time.  In 1891, a three-member Board of State Assessors was created to equalize and apportion State taxes among the several towns and unorganized townships in the State and to assess all taxes upon corporate franchises. In 1931, the Board was replaced by the Bureau of Taxation within the newly-established Department of Finance, under the administrative direction of the State Tax Assessor who was appointed by the Commissioner of Finance with the approval of the Governor. In addition to the duties of the Board, the new Bureau assumed responsibility for administration of the Gasoline Tax which was transferred from the State Auditor.  At the same time, a Board of Equalization was established, chaired by the State Tax Assessor, to equalize State and county taxes among the towns and unorganized territories of the State.
     In 1969, the Board was abolished and its duties were assigned to the State Tax Assessor.  At the same time, the Municipal Valuation Appeals Board was established to adjudicate State Valuation appeals.  The Bureau assumed administration of the Cigarette Tax in 1941, Inheritance & Estate Taxes in 1947, Sales & Use Taxes in 1951, and Individual & Corporate Income Taxes in 1969.  Administration of the Elderly Householders Tax & Rent Refund Act of 1971 was assumed by the Bureau in 1972.  Also in 1972, appointment of the State Tax Assessor was changed to include approval by both the Governor and the Executive Council. Currently, the Commissioner of Administrative & Financial Services appoints the State Tax Assessor, subject to confirmation by the Governor.  On July 1, 1974, all property tax functions were transferred to the new Bureau of Property Taxation, formerly a division of the Bureau of Taxation, but a year later, on July 1, 1975 all property tax functions were returned to the Bureau of Taxation and the Bureau of Property Taxation was abolished. Effective September 19, 1997, the Bureau of Taxation became the Bureau of Revenue Services, also known as Maine Revenue Services.

PROGRAM:
        TAX ADMINISTRATION: Income & Estate Tax Division - Administers income taxes (individual, corporate, pass-through entities and withholding), estate taxes, franchise tax on financial institutions, insurance premiums taxes, Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund (the "Circuit Breaker") Program, and Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement Program. Sales, Fuel and Special Tax Division - Administers sales/use, service provider, healthcare provider, hospital and fuel taxes, along with various special excise taxes and tax refund programs.  Property Tax Division - Oversees municipal property tax administration; administers the Commercial Forestry Excise Tax, Controlling Interest & Real Estate Transfer Tax, Telecommunications Personal Property Tax, Elderly Tax Deferral Program, municipal LURC fee assessments, property and excise taxes in the Unorganized Territories; establishes per acre values and reimbursements pursuant to the Tree Growth Tax Law; determines annual State Valuation; provides training programs for municipal assessors; and administers state reimbursements for the following exemptions: Veterans', Veterans' Organizations, Homestead, Business Equipment Tax, Animal Waste Facility, and Snow Grooming.  Appellate Division - Makes final agency action decisions on administrative tax appeals (reconsiderations).  Appellate staff act as hearing officers, making findings of fact, researching and applying the relevant tax law.  General Counsel/Legal Division - Provides the Bureau with legal research and advisory services with respect to all aspects of tax administration; acts as agency liaison with the Office of the Attorney General; reviews and coordinates agency advisory opinions, rulemaking, and offer-in-compromise negotiation of selected cases; reviews draft reconsideration decisions; assists with legislative analysis, drafting and communications.  Research Division - Provides research support to the Bureau, develops economic models for tax policy analysis, and monitors monthly tax revenues.
      OPERATIONS:  Return Processing and Quality Assurance Division - Provides mail and return processing services, deposits and tax revenues, provides Bureau-wide data entry services, provides business analysis and quality assurance testing for planning and implementation of modernized and enhanced systems, works with systems staff to operate, maintain and develop the Bureau's computer network, automated systems and electronic return filing and payment applications and provide oversight of Bureau electronic data processing hardware.  Accounting Unit - Prepares Bureau budget and monitors expenditures.
     COMPLIANCE: Income/Estate Tax Division - Conducts field audits of all business entity types and estates to determine tax liability and assists taxpayers in understanding Maine tax law; reviews and adjusts as necessary the tax returns and tax benefit programs administered by the Division. Sales, Fuel & Special Tax Division, Audit Unit-Conducts field audits of various businesses and individuals to determine tax liability and assists taxpayers in understanding Maine tax law. Compliance Division - Collects delinquent taxes and performs office audits relative to items of income and use tax reporting to insure compliance with the law. Criminal Investigation Unit - Performs criminal investigations/audits referred by Criminal Tax Referral Committee. Completed cases reviewed by the AG's Office to determine those to be prosecuted criminally.

LICENSES:
Sales Tax Retailer Certificate

Sales Tax Resale Certificate

Tobacco Tax: Cigarette License (annual)-distributors,

Tobacco Products Distributors License

Gasoline Tax: Distributors, Exporters & Importers Certificates

Special Fuel Tax: Suppliers Certificate, Users License

Blueberry Processors & Shippers License

Potato Shippers Certificate

Mahogany Quahog Dealers Certificate

Certified Maine Assessor Certificate

Certified Assessment Technician Certificate

Service Provider Tax Certificate

PUBLICATIONS:
Except where noted, the following publications are available free of charge and can be downloaded from the

Maine Revenue Services - Web Site: www.maine.gov/revenue:

If you do not have access to a computer or are unable to download the information, please phone (207)624-9677 for assistance.

Maine Tax Alert

Rules adopted by the Bureau

Income and Sales tax forms and instructions

Sales tax instruction bulletins

Property tax bulletins

Municipal Valuation Return Statistical Summary (property tax-annual)

Tax Expenditures Report

Bulletins and Pamphlets of various tax statutes

Unorganized Territory Maps - (24"x36" sheet) $5.00 each

Unorganized Territory Valuation Book; printed copies - $0.20 per page, $3.00 minimum

Unorganized Territory Valuation Book; electronic copy - $5 per township; $20 per UT County

Maine Property Assessment Manual - $10.00

Maine Property Tax Laws - $5.00

Title 36 - $19.70

Sales Tax Reference Guide - $12.80

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF REVENUE SERVICES	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	13,330,378	12,897,820		432,558
HEALTH BENEFITS	5,298,760	5,114,320		184,440
RETIREMENTS	2,211,984	2,140,574		71,410
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	228,695	221,302		7,393
COMPUTER SERVICES	9,188,692	8,785,006	277,442	126,244
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	8,862,418	4,193,394	4,646,676	21,998	350
RENTS	1,268,851	1,246,185	22,666
COMMODITIES	143,458	107,003	36,455
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	47,353,895	34,439,683	12,914,212
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	159,537		136,421	23,106	10
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	88,046,668	69,145,287	18,033,872	867,149	360

DIVISION OF RISK MANAGEMENT

DAVID FITTS, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	19 ELKINS LANE, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	85 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0085	FAX:	(207) 287-4008
Established:	1991	Telephone:	(207) 287-3351
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 133 ; Citation: P1991 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000622BB-2
Average Count--All Positions: 5.000		Legislative Count: 5.00

PURPOSE:
     The objective of the Risk Management Division is to provide insurance advice to the state government and administer all state insurance and self-funded plans and programs excepting Workers Compensation and employee benefits. The Division annually reviews the entire subject of insurance as it applies to all state property and activities; develops and maintains accurate records of all buildings and contents, state-owned vehicles, aircraft, ocean marine equipment and other pertinent information to properly apply insurance coverage; recommends to the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services such protection as deemed necessary or desirable for the protection of all state property and activities; recommends a limit of self-insurance on state-owned buildings, contents, furniture, fixtures, and activities consistent with adequate capitalization and administration of the Self-Insurance Fund; and provides insurance coverage for unusual or unique situations and conditions, as deemed necessary.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Division exists under the Bureau of General Services.  The staff consists of 4 insurance professionals and one clerical support person.  The Division in one form or another has existed since the 1920's.

PROGRAM:
     Insurance services are offered as separate lines of insurance including but not limited to property, general liability, ocean marine, bonding, vehicular liability, police professional liability and the like.  Insurance rates are based on the cost of commercial insurance where applicable plus the projected cost of claims based on actuarial studies of past claims.  Loss control is a significant part of the Divisions services.

LICENSES:
Not allowed by statute

PUBLICATIONS:
Annual compilation of property values

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF RISK MANAGEMENT	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	252,711					252,711
HEALTH BENEFITS	92,949					92,949
RETIREMENTS	46,539					46,539
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	5,032					5,032
COMPUTER SERVICES	12,150					12,150
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	2,627,255					2,627,255
RENTS	407					407
COMMODITIES	8,939					8,939
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	70,393					70,393
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	3,116,375					3,116,375

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES

SETH H. BRADSTREET, III, COMMISSIONER

EDWIN R. PORTER, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	AMHI - DEERING BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1852	Telephone:	(207) 287-3871
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 001 ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000001
Average Count--All Positions: 156.458		Legislative Count: 131.00

Units:

	MAINE AGRICULTURAL BARGAINING BOARD		BOARD OF PESTICIDES CONTROL
	DIVISION OF ANIMAL HEALTH AND INDUSTRY		DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY
	OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER		SEED POTATO BOARD
	STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION		PULL EVENTS COMMISSION
	(OFFICE OF) STATE HORTICULTURIST		DIVISION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND REGULATION
	DIVISION OF MARKET AND PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT		(OFFICE OF) SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
	MAINE MILK COMMISSION

PURPOSE:
     The Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources was established to improve Maine agriculture through: the conservation and improvement of the soil and cropland of the State; the development, compilation and dissemination of scientific and practical knowledge; the marketing and promotion of agricultural products; the detection, prevention and eradication of plant and animal diseases; the protection of the public's health and well being from the consumption of harmful or unsanitary products and food preparation practices; and the sound development of the natural resources of the State.
     The Commissioner of Agriculture and the appropriate boards or commissions within the Department have authority to establish and promulgate grades and standards for Maine agricultural products, and to promote the use of such products; to inspect agricultural products, and the premises and conveyors on which such products are stored, handled or processed, to inspect food establishments where food products are stored, processed, manufactured and sold, and issue licenses, permits and certificates of inspection.
     The Commissioner of Agriculture and the appropriate boards or commissions within the Department have the authority to grant licenses and permits; to collect fines and legal and usual fees; to hold hearings for the purpose of obtaining essential information; to establish, promulgate and maintain a full record of necessary regulations, provide for the enforcement of the same; to establish milk prices; to establish harness racing schedules; to register pesticides and license their use; to participate in the investigation and prosecution of cases of cruelty to animals; to administer the agricultural bargaining laws; to appoint all officials, boards, and commissions as provided by law; and to employ personnel necessary to carry out these responsibilities.

ORGANIZATION:
     The State Board of Agriculture was created in 1852 and continued as a Board until 1901 when the Department of Agriculture was established and the position of Commissioner of Agriculture was created.
     Concurrent with the Board was the establishment of the State Cattle Commission in 1887, whose duties were granted to a Livestock Sanitary Commissioner in 1911.  Ten years later, all responsibility for animal disease control was vested in the Commissioner of Agriculture.  The Veterinary Examiners Board (now the Board of Veterinary Medicine) was created in 1905.
     The Agricultural Development Act of 1980, enacted by the 109th Legislature and effective July 1980, changed the department's name to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources and authorized the reorganization of the department into four bureaus. In 1995, the Productivity Realization Task Force reorganized the department again.  All Bureaus were eliminated and replaced by Divisions and Offices, whose directors report directly to the Commissioner.  This change can be found in 1995 PL C. 502.  The Legislature directed further organizational changes in 1999, 2005 and 2010. The result is a Department consisting of three divisions - Animal and Plant Health, Agricultural Resource Development and Quality Assurance and Regulation.

PROGRAM:
     Specific activities of the divisions during FY09 are discussed in the individual reports of the various units within the department.  The Department has also reached out to work with many outside organizations in order to maximize our resources, such as Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Ag in the Classroom, Agricultural Council of Maine, Maine Farm Bureau, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, and other industry related organizations.

LICENSES:
Listed under the appropriate program units in following reports.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	5,624,990	2,266,760	1,981,456		1,211,038	165,736
HEALTH BENEFITS	2,301,037	922,709	775,367		533,177	69,784
RETIREMENTS	938,925	392,896	324,441		195,680	25,908
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	98,232	40,531	32,984		22,046	2,671
COMPUTER SERVICES	220,038	135,991	63,137		20,910
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	3,098,431	1,173,753	1,626,066		264,960	33,652
RENTS	449,706	227,660	165,338		45,916	10,792
COMMODITIES	-669,702	92,102	128,369		33,653	-923,826
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	34,545,912	639,795	31,332,850		2,123,278	449,989
EQUIPMENT	20,700		11,700		9,000
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	445,977	225,000	190,703		26,282	3,992
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	47,074,246	6,117,197	36,632,411		4,485,940	-161,302

MAINE AGRICULTURAL BARGAINING BOARD

EDWIN R. PORTER, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	AMHI--DEERING BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1973	Telephone:	(207) 287-3871
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 020 ; Citation: T0013 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001956

PURPOSE:
     The Maine Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act authorizes producers of agricultural products to form organizations for the purposes of bargaining with handlers of those products with respect to price and other terms and conditions of their sale.  The Act provides for the certification of those producer organizations which meet the statutory criteria for qualification and requires qualified associations and handlers to bargain in good faith.  When an association and a handler cannot reach agreement, the statute provides for binding final offer arbitration.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act was first enacted in 1973 by the 106th Legislature.  The Act established the Agricultural Bargaining Board, made up of five members appointed by the Governor.  One member represents the interests of producers, one member represents the interests of handlers, and three public members. Subsequent changes to the Act authorize an alternate to represent both the producer and handler interests.

PROGRAM:
     From the enactment of the statute in 1973 until 1984, only one organization was certified, representing producers of potatoes used for processing.  In 1984, the Board certified an organization representing producers of poultry.  In 1988, the last remaining poultry handler closed its facilities in Maine leaving only the one organization representing the producers of potatoes and peas.
     Amendments in 1987, 1989, 1991 and 2003 established binding final-offer arbitration as the final step in the dispute resolution process, established criteria for the arbitrator's decision, made procedural clarifications to the contract bargaining, mediation and arbitration provisions, removed specific standards applicable only to associations of blueberry producers and established fair share fees for growers who are not members of a qualified association of producers.

LICENSES:
Certification of qualified associations.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

DIVISION OF ANIMAL HEALTH AND INDUSTRY

ROBERT BATTEESE, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	AMHI - DEERING BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1980	Telephone:	(207) 287-7550
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 001P ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000003
Average Count--All Positions: 26.738		Legislative Count: 26.50

PURPOSE:
     The goal of the Division of Animal Health and Industry is to prevent the introduction and spread of contagious diseases among poultry and livestock, promote public health and food safety as it relates to diseases, which are transmissible to humans, administer the animal welfare statutes and develop best management practices that are economically and environmentally sound.  The Division is also responsible for the Milk Quality Laboratory, the State Federal Serology Laboratory, the Nutrient Management Program, the Animal Welfare Program and the Agricultural Compliance Program.

ORGANIZATION:
     Professional staff is comprised of one Chemist, two Lab Technicians, , one State Veterinarian, one assistant state veterinarian, one Livestock Specialist, one Poultry Health Technician, one Planning and Research Associate, one Agricultural Compliance Supervisor, one Agricultural Compliance Officer, one State Soil Scientist, one Natural Resource Program Manager, one Nutrient Management Program Coordinator, one Animal Welfare Program Director, one animal welfare program veterinarian, five district humane agents, one intermittent humane agent and the Division Director. Clerical/administrative support is comprised of two Office Associates and one Secretary Associate. The Division has oversight of the Nutrient Management Board.  National Poultry Improvement Program Pullorum-Typhoid Testers and Salmonella enteritidis sample collectors have been recruited, trained and certified by the Division to assist with programs and to promote animal husbandry programs. The Division provides administrative assistance to the Maine Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

PROGRAM:
     The Division of Animal Health and Industry is dedicated to protecting and improving the health and welfare of all companion and agricultural animals and the citizens of Maine.  The Division is responsible for a variety of programs pertaining to animal health and welfare, production and quality, as well as human health; works to prevent the introduction and spread of contagious, infectious, and parasitic diseases among poultry and livestock, especially those diseases transmitted to people either directly or indirectly; tests all milk and milk products produced and sold in Maine for compliance with state and federal law; and works with farmers to resolve problems and to improve milk quality and production.  The Compliance Officers respond to nuisance and contamination complaints and develop best management practices for adoption by farmers.  The Nutrient Management Program has provided bond funding for the establishment of manure storage facilities and ensures that all livestock and poultry operations maintain a Nutrient Management Plan. The Natural Resource Specialist is part of the Maine Compost Team that is internationally recognized for its cutting edge composting as a waste management tool.   Inspection, testing and certification programs seek to improve quality and production that add value to the final product, animal health and welfare, food safety, public health and environmental stewardship.  The Division is responsible for planning, preparing and responding to all natural disasters and disease outbreaks.

LICENSES:
     Large Game Shooting Areas

     Deer and Elk Farms

     Swine Garbage Feeders

     Livestock and Poultry Dealers

     Livestock Auctions

     Drivers, Tanker Trucks, Bulk Tanks and Milk and Milk Product Processing Plants

     Animal shelters

     Boarding kennels

     Breeding kennels

     Pet shops

     Research facilities

     Dogs

Permits:

     Livestock and Poultry Importations

     Laboratory Evaluation Officers

     Biologics

     Dairy Farms

     Livestock Operations Permits

     Pig Scrambles

     Calf Scrambles

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF ANIMAL HEALTH AND INDUSTRY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	940,374	446,788	472,097		21,489
HEALTH BENEFITS	369,378	171,477	193,237		4,664
RETIREMENTS	165,451	80,650	81,333		3,468
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	18,424	8,499	9,475		450
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	421,581	44,787	370,847		5,947
RENTS	110,962	45,014	62,793		3,155
COMMODITIES	55,110	25,104	27,961		2,045
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	329,089	291,200			37,889
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	72,004		69,647		2,357
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	2,482,373	1,113,519	1,287,390		81,464

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER

SETH H. BRADSTREET, III, COMMISSIONER

EDWIN R. PORTER, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	AMHI - DEERING BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1919	Telephone:	(207) 287-3871
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 001T ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000003
Average Count--All Positions: 4.000		Legislative Count: 4.00

PURPOSE:
     The Office of the Commissioner provides oversight of management and planning efforts across the Department as well as strategic direction.  It also coordinates enterprise-wide technology, finance and human resources initiatives.  Additionally, the Office coordinates legislative activity, and the regulatory agenda.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Office consists of the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner's office, State Harness Racing Commission and Maine Milk Commission.

PROGRAM:
     The Office has spearheaded policy matters that directly affect Maine agriculture or Departmental operations.  It coordinates the development of, tracking of, and response to legislative and budget issues.  The Department's coordination with Natural Resource Service Center and Office of Information Technology is led through this office.  It also provides administrative support to the Maine Agricultural Bargaining Board.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	242,401	242,401
HEALTH BENEFITS	95,948	95,948
RETIREMENTS	45,498	45,498
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	4,872	4,872
COMPUTER SERVICES	198,828	135,691	63,137
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,025,734	693,833	331,901
RENTS	2,530	1,097	1,433
COMMODITIES	37,168	15,724	21,444
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	309,961	41,107	58,850		210,004
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	23,896		23,896
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,986,836	1,276,171	500,661		210,004

STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION

HENRY JACKSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Central Office:	AMHI--DEERING BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1935	Telephone:	(207) 287-3221
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 017 ; Citation: T0008 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000261
Average Count--All Positions: 6.808		Legislative Count: 4.00

PURPOSE:
     The State Harness Racing Commission was established to maintain honesty and integrity in pari-mutuel harness racing in the State of Maine and to insure that pari-mutuel racing is conducted in the best interest of horsemen, associations and the general public.  The primary responsibilities of the Commission are to make rules and regulations for holding, conducting and operating all harness horse races or meets for public exhibition in the State and for the operation of race tracks on which any such race or meet is held; to assign dates for holding harness horse races or meets for public exhibition with pari-mutuel pools as will best serve the interests of the agricultural associations of Maine; to license Off-Track Betting facilities in Maine; and to oversee the enforcement of the Commission's Rules and Regulations and the Statutes governing horse racing in Maine.
     The Commission: grants track licenses to operate day or night harness racing; licenses off-track betting facilities to operate and accept pari-mutuel wagers; licenses or registers participants in harness horse racing, pari-mutuel employees and race officials, upon application, and charges a fee for such license not to exceed $100; regulates, supervises and checks the making of pari-mutuel pools and their distribution; establishes a schedule of fines and adopts a schedule of suspensions which may include lifetime suspensions from participating in the sport; and encourages and promotes the breeding of a strain of Maine Standardbred horses.

ORGANIZATION:
     The State Harness Racing Commission was established in 1935 as the State Racing Commission.  It received its present name in 1951, and in 1973 was placed within the Department of Agriculture.  During 1988, the Legislature expanded responsibility for activities related to breeding farms involved in breeding Standardbred trotters and pacers in Maine; and to coordinate activities of mutual interest to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources and the various agricultural fairs.
     The Commission consists of five members appointed by the Governor.  One member must be a member of the general public with no industry affiliation.  One member must be affiliated with an agricultural society that conducts an annual agricultural fair.  The remaining three members must be persons with knowledge of harness racing.  The members must be appointed to provide a broad geographic representation.  Members of the Commission serve three-year terms.  A vacancy is filled by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.  Members whose terms expire serve until their successor is qualified and appointed.  The Governor shall appoint one of the five commission members as Chair. The Commissioner of Agriculture or his designee serves ex officio as secretary to the Commission, but is not a voting member.
     Pursuant to 1991 PL Ch. 579, the Commission's authority was expanded to include jurisdiction over off-track betting facilities.  Pursuant to 1997 PL Ch. 527, an Executive Director's position was created to provide administrative management for the Commission's daily activities.  Pursuant to 1997 PL Ch. 528, the Department of Agriculture shall have the administrative responsibilities of the Commission budget and the hiring and contracting for services on behalf of the Commission. The Commission shall have the responsibilities of rule-making, enforcement and adjudicatory hearings.  The law requires that the Commission's budget be submitted unchanged to the Committee having jurisdiction over Agriculture.  Pursuant to 1997 P.L. Ch. 406, the Commission may impose conditions of a license if one or more of the criteria are not met at time of licensing.

PROGRAM:
     Major emphasis has been directed toward overall improvement of the sport and promotion of a breed of Maine Standardbred horses.  The Maine Standardbred Sire Stakes Program received its original funding by the 108th Legislature and was increased by the 113th Legislature.  The Commission feels improvement of the breed, and a desire of persons in other areas to breed to Maine studs, will guarantee future State incomes from this source and a healthy expanding industry, and will encourage involvement of youth in horse ownership, breeding and care.
     Drug testing programs are used on a continuing basis in an effort to eliminate as nearly as possible drug use on racehorses and by humans within the State.
     The Agricultural Fair Promotional Coordination will include Department sponsored educational efforts at various fairs and supplementing capabilities of each fair by proper exposure and utilization of Department of Agriculture resources, funds and personnel.

LICENSES:
   Standardbred Horse Owners

   Drivers, Trainers, and Grooms

   Various Pari-Mutuel Racing Officials

   Pari-Mutuel Racing Association---

      Fairs, Extended Meets and Commercial Meets

   Pari-Mutuel Employees - Directors, Managers and Tellers

   Vendors at Licensed Pari-Mutuel Facilities

   Off-Track Betting Facilities and Simulcast Facilities

PUBLICATIONS:
Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Harness Racing Commission, not to exceed $10

Maine State Harness Racing Commission Annual Report

   Maine Sire Stakes Annual Report - contained within the Racing Report

   Off-track Betting Report and Recommendations to Legislature-Contained in Annual Report

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	300,133		300,133
HEALTH BENEFITS	97,916		97,916
RETIREMENTS	49,439		49,439
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	4,251		4,251
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	538,312		538,312
RENTS	17,941		17,941
COMMODITIES	28,185		28,185
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	13,467,591		13,467,591
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	15,358		15,358
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	14,519,126		14,519,126

(OFFICE OF) STATE HORTICULTURIST

E. ANN GIBBS, STATE HORTICULTURIST

Central Office:	AMHI DEERING BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1910	Telephone:	(207) 287-3891
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 010 ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000002212

PURPOSE:
     The State Horticulturist assists the Director, Division of Plant Industry, in the implementation of plant, insect and disease laws and quarantines, and the certification of plant materials involved in interstate and international movement.

ORGANIZATION:
     A State Horticulturist was authorized in 1907 as State Entomologist under a Bureau of Entomology.  These designations were changed to State Horticulturist and Bureau of Horticulture in 1911 (the State Entomologist was reestablished independently in 1929). The Bureau of Horticulture as an organizational unit was abolished in 1972. The State Horticulturist was later placed under the Division of Plant Industry and is responsible to the Director of that Division.
     Professional staff in this office includes the State Horticulturist, two Assistant Horticulturists, an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Entomologist and a State Survey Entomologist.

PROGRAM:
     Major responsibilities of this unit include nursery, greenhouse and plant dealer inspections; licensing of plant sales outlets and providing assistance to industry and the general public on horticulture issues; managing the arborist licensing program; the IPM program and the cooperative agricultural pest survey program (CAPS).
     Over 1,400 establishments were licensed and 867 inspections were made at businesses selling plants in 2009.  A variety of plant pests have been the focus for the program including inspecting shipments of imported hemlock for the presence of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, chrysanthemums for chrysanthemum white rust and tomato seedlings for late blight.  It is extremely important to identify pest infested plants at the garden centers before they are sold to the public and distributed about the state.
     In 2009, this Office with help from the seed potato certification program, inspected and certified 516 lots of plant material and issued phytosanitary certificates to assist growers in marketing products to other countries.  The majority of these certificates were issued for seed, nursery crops, seed potatoes, feed barley and wheat.
     This Office also licensed 731 arborists in 2009 to work on shade and ornamental trees in the state.  Candidates must pass written examinations to be eligible for licensing, and 93 out of 101 individuals who took the exams in 2009 received passing scores.
     Division staff also continued to survey for several exotic pests of importance to Maine's agriculture and forest industries through the federally funded CAPS Program.  In cooperation with other agencies including the Maine Forest Service and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, two commodity surveys and seven emergency pest surveys were conducted in 2009 to look for 21 exotic and regulatory-significant pests.  Fortunately, none of these pests were found using the survey methodologies required by USDA.
     Outreach information and assistance was provided on controlling the spread of invasive pests, particularly Asian longhorned beetle (ALB).  The CAPS program coordinated the Forest Pest Outreach and Survey project, a multi-state effort designed to educate  the public about two harmful, invasive tree pests, ALB and emerald ash borer.  Additionally, unit staff presented educational programs, judged fair exhibits, attended commodity meetings and represented the Department in various capacities on plant related issues.
     The integrated pest management (IPM) program promotes least risk approaches to managing pests and pesticide applications on Maine farms and in our communities.  The IPM program leads initiatives to develop and promote guidelines, resources and education to minimize reliance on pesticides and safeguard the health of Maine's people and our environment.   The IPM entomologist coordinates activities of the Maine IPM Council, an eleven-member group established by state legislature to promote and support IPM. In 2009, the IPM program provided technical guidance and outreach to schools, government agencies, institutions, businesses and citizens.  The IPM program continues to provide expertise to the State of Maine's Property Management Division to implement new IPM requirements for state-managed office buildings.  In addition, the IPM entomologist serves as the co-leader of a regional working group which has garnered grant funds to share IPM resources throughout schools in 12 northeastern states.

LICENSES:
     Arborist

     Nursery

     Ginseng

Certificate:

     Phytosanitary

Permit:

     Maine Permit Certificate (interstate)

PUBLICATIONS:
List of Licensed Producers and Dealers of Nursery Stock--annual (electronic)

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

DIVISION OF MARKET AND PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT

STAN MILLAY, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	AMHI - DEERING BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1995	Telephone:	(207) 287-9072
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 001D ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000003
Average Count--All Positions: 12.000		Legislative Count: 12.00

PURPOSE:
     The Division of Market and Production Development administers programs to enhance the competitive position of Maine growers statewide, regionally, nationally, and internationally by developing  new and expanded markets for Maine agricultural products.  Supporting the development of agricultural diversification and new market opportunities is critical to the long-term sustainability of Maine agriculture.
     The Division helps to promote the sale of Maine products and to increase awareness of quality Maine products in the marketplace through the "Get Real Get Maine!" promotional program.  The Division is responsible for all events and promotions in support of Maine Agriculture including the Agricultural Trades Show and the maintenance and operation of the Maine building at the Eastern States Expo in Massachusetts
     The Division maintains data on producers, and using this information, publishes, promotes and distributes brochures, source lists, and directories to wholesale and retail buyers.  The Division's services include planning assistance, issues assessment, policy formulation and representation in such areas as financing, irrigation, labor hiring and advocacy, environmental regulations and land conservation.  The Division evaluates issues and reviews legislation affecting agricultural production, marketing, and economic development and land conservation and represents agricultural interests in policy formulation and strategic planning. The Division provides information and technical support to farmland owners who want to protect their land from development and sponsors applications to the Land for Maine's Future Program and assists farmers in accessing other tools and programs designed to help them remain viable.
     The Division oversees the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).

ORGANIZATION:
     The Division of Production Development was established in 1985, pursuant to C.501, as part of the reorganization of the Bureau of Agricultural Production.  The Division of Market Development was established in 1980 as part of the Bureau of Agricultural Marketing, to expand and improve the domestic and foreign marketing of Maine agriculture and food products.  Effective January 1, 1996, the Division of Market Development was merged with the Division of Production Development to form the Division of Market and Production Development.  This action was a result of the Productivity Realization Task Force legislation enacted as 1995 PL C. 502.
     In July 2002, the Division added two positions, one Policy Development Specialist and one Information Officer by moving them from the Office of the Commissioner.  The Market and Production Development Division Director supervises professional staff comprised of an Agricultural Resources Development Manager, a potato storage consultant, one Project Development Officer, one Agricultural Events Coordinator, one Agricultural Promotion Coordinator, one Policy Development Specialist, two Planning and Research Associates and one Administrative Support Staff.

PROGRAM:
     Market Development provides marketing support to Maine farmers, food processors, and agricultural associations and promotes Maine food and agricultural products directly to consumers, wholesale and retail buyers.  Programs are implemented to increase public awareness and interest in Maine products by providing information to the media on seasonal agricultural activities (farmers markets, Christmas trees, apple picking); by coordinating special marketing and promotional events (Open Farm Day); and by promoting Maine products and businesses at local, national and international trade shows.  The Division organizes cooperative marketing to enhance Maine's position in the national market, provides information and technical support to Maine businesses to take advantage of export assistance programs and to use funds available through the Foreign Agriculture Service of USDA.  The Division oversees and licenses Agricultural Fairs and other special events held throughout the year.
     Production Development develops and maintains programs to create and improve agricultural production by seeking out and advising growers on opportunities, management systems, and production facilities which will enhance Maine's competitive position and support critical long-term sustainability of Maine agriculture. Work includes cooperative development with the University of Maine, growers and associations, and with national and international experts, processors and partners. Staff research critical issues affecting industry development and represent agriculture in policy making and in the legislative process.  Staff identifies new technology for transfer to Maine and conducts special research projects focused on production development.  Staff organizes and facilitates business training for producers and manages several grant and loan programs.
     The Division develops programs in conjunction with commodity associations and businesses and writes grants to bring federal development funds into the state, to take advantage of opportunities to increase profitability.  The Division has taken a lead role in natural resource issues, such as water use and land conservation. The Division provides staff support and technical assistance to agriculture and food marketing associations.

LICENSES:
Market and Production Development Division licenses the Agricultural Fairs in Maine as part of the role of the Agricultural Promotional Coordinator position.  The Division is also responsible for the "Get Real Get Maine!" trademark for the identification of Maine grown or processed food and farm products.

PUBLICATIONS:
The Division produces the following directories:

Wholesale Buyer's Guide

Finding Maine Food and Farms

Maine Maple Sunday

Farmland Protection Series

Finding funds for Farmers

Water Management Blueprint

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF MARKET AND PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	530,053	348,567	134,081		47,405
HEALTH BENEFITS	183,321	119,863	49,807		13,651
RETIREMENTS	87,594	59,236	21,583		6,775
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	8,385	4,963	2,669		753
COMPUTER SERVICES	20,791	81			20,710
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	346,168	118,499	127,521		100,148
RENTS	41,732	19,153	14,570		8,009
COMMODITIES	29,396	16,675	11,617		1,104
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	2,564,483	307,488	151,718		1,655,288	449,989
EQUIPMENT	11,700		11,700
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	32,052		20,696		11,356
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	3,855,675	994,525	545,962		1,865,199	449,989

MAINE MILK COMMISSION

TIM DRAKE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Central Office:	AMHI--DEERING BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1935	Telephone:	(207) 287-7521
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 015 ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000002952
Average Count--All Positions: 3.000		Legislative Count: 3.00

PURPOSE:
     The Maine Milk Commission was established to exercise economic control over the purchasing, distribution and sale of milk within the State, while taking into consideration the public health and welfare and ensuring an adequate supply of milk. It has the power to conduct hearings, subpoena and examine under oath dealers, along with their records, books and accounts, and any other person from whom information may be desired.  The Commission may have access to all books and records relating to milk for the purpose of ascertaining facts to enable it to administer the law.  It may act as mediator or arbitrator to settle any controversy or issue among producers, dealers and consumers, any of whom may petition the Commission to change prices or conditions in any market area.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Maine Milk Control Law was enacted by the 87th Legislature in 1935.  Under the law, a Maine Milk Control Board was created to exercise general economic supervision over the industry.  The Board initially was comprised of one milk dealer, one producer-dealer, two producers and the Commissioner of Agriculture.  In 1951, a consumer was added to the membership and the agency's name was changed to the Maine Milk Commission.
     Effective October 2, 1975, the law was amended requiring the Commission to be comprised of 4 consumer members and the Commissioner of Agriculture, ex officio.  None of the 4 members of the Commission shall at the time of appointment or while serving as a member of the Commission, and no employee of the Commission, shall have any official business or professional connection with any person or firm whose activities are subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.
     The Commission holds regular meetings each calendar month and special meetings may be called by the chairman whenever requested in writing by 2 or more members.  The Commission is financed by a fee assessment on milk produced by industry members and it receives no State tax monies.  It was incorporated into the Department of Agriculture as an agency as a result of the State Government reorganization legislation of 1973.

PROGRAM:
     In accordance with its statute, as interpreted by the State Supreme Court in two decisions, the Commission establishes a uniform system of accounts for reporting and allocating costs of processing, packaging and distributing milk within the State of Maine.  Recent studies have been conducted to determine the cost of producing milk in Maine.  The cost of production study information is used as a guide for commission members in their monthly deliberations for setting minimum prices.  The information is also used for setting target prices in the Maine Dairy Stabilization Program.
     The Commission does not establish prices but merely sets minimum prices based on the lowest achievable cost at which milk purchased from Maine producers can be received, processed, packaged and distributed within the State at a just and reasonable return, while ensuring an adequate supply of pure and wholesome milk to Maine consumers.
     The Commission also administers the Maine Milk Pool, which balances prices paid to producers whether they ship milk to the "Boston market" or the "Maine market."

LICENSES:
   Maine Milk Dealers and Subdealers

PUBLICATIONS:
Laws relating to the Maine Milk Commission (free)

Rules and Order to Effectuate Maine Milk Commission Law (free)

Hearing Procedures for Maine Milk Commission (free)

Rules governing operation and administrative costs of the Maine Milk Pool (free)

Milk Processing and Distribution Costs: The Maine Model (Fee--available in Milk Commission Office)

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
MAINE MILK COMMISSION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	90,741		90,741
HEALTH BENEFITS	32,780		32,780
RETIREMENTS	18,079		18,079
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	1,422		1,422
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	26,360		26,360
RENTS	2,938		2,938
COMMODITIES	797		797
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	17,601,153		17,601,153
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	3,791		3,791
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	17,778,061		17,778,061

BOARD OF PESTICIDES CONTROL

HENRY JENNINGS, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	AMHI--DEERING BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1965	Telephone:	(207) 287-2731
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 026 ; Citation: T0022 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001471B
Average Count--All Positions: 19.180		Legislative Count: 14.50

PURPOSE:
     The Board of Pesticides Control was established to protect the public health and safety and the public interest in the soils, water, forests, wildlife, agricultural and other resources of the State, by assuring safe, scientific and proper use of chemical pesticides.  The primary responsibilities of the Board are to register all pesticide products to be sold and used in Maine, to examine and license all persons involved in commercial application of pesticides and all dealers and private growers involved in the sale or application of restricted-use pesticides, to promulgate regulations regarding pesticide use, to issue permits for limited-use pesticides, to investigate use of pest control chemicals, to prosecute violations or initiate license suspension actions, to cooperate with other agencies in environmental monitoring and protection, and to promote the principles and the implementation of integrated pest management and other science-based technology to minimize reliance on pesticides.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Board of Pesticides Control was established in 1965, funded in 1969, staffed with a supervisor and secretary in 1970, and in 1973 placed within the Department of Agriculture.  In 1981, the Legislature transferred to the Board all the authority of the Commissioner of Agriculture to register pesticides.  The original Board was composed of the commissioners of eight state agencies, but in 1980, the Legislature reconstituted the Board to comprise seven public members appointed by the Governor for a four-year term.  Qualifications for three of the members are prescribed by statute to include persons knowledgeable about pesticide use in agriculture, forestry and commercial application, while one person must have a medical background and another must be an agronomist or entomologist at the University of Maine.  The remaining two public members must have a demonstrated interest in environmental protection and represent different geographic areas of the state.
     The Board annually elects a chairman from its membership and employs personnel as necessary.  Current professional staff includes a Director, Manager of Compliance, Manager of Pesticide Programs, Toxicologist, Pesticides Registrar/Water Quality Specialist, Public Information Officer, and one full-time and four seasonal Pesticide Inspectors.  Overall, the Director provides supervision of the staff.

PROGRAM:
     The Board operates four major programs that include product registration, certification and licensing, monitoring and enforcement and public education.

PRODUCT REGISTRATION:
     Every pesticide distributed in the state must first be registered with the Maine Board of Pesticides Control. As part of the process, the Board maintains a label and material safety data sheet for each pesticide product and health and environmental study data is reviewed on an "as-needed" basis. In 2009, the Board registered 9,987 products, which represents a 1.2% increase over 2008. The accompanying fees were deposited in the Pesticide Control Fund to cover normal operating costs of the Board. The fund also covers most of the costs of the State Horticulture Program; the Department's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program; the State Apiarist; an annual collection of obsolete pesticides; and two grants to Cooperative Extension--one for development of pesticide applicator training materials, and a second for homeowner IPM education.

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING:
     All licensing fees are also deposited in the dedicated account to help support the certification and licensing program to assure proper handling of pesticides and prevent human or environmental harm.  In 2010, there were 1,178 private applicators licensed for a three-year period; 1,588 commercial applicators licensed for a two-year period; and 62 restricted-use and 865 general-use pesticide dealers, and 229 spray contracting firms licensed for a two-year period.  With the registration of Bt corn in Maine, there are 117 trainees who are certified to either purchase or use this product.

MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT:
     The Board monitors the sale and application of pesticides and investigates complaints of misuse.  This involves inspection of pesticide retailers and applicators.  Inspectors review pesticide application practices, personal protection and application equipment, storage and mixing areas, and application or distribution records.  Violations of the Board's statutes and regulations are subject to enforcement action, which could include suspension or revocation of license and imposition of fines.

PUBLIC EDUCATION:
     The Board's other major program is public education, because the members feel it is the most efficient and effective means to minimize both problems and concerns with pesticide use in the state.  Information is disseminated through a website, newsletters, press releases, brochures, appearances at trade shows and speaking engagements to students and civic organizations.  As a result of legislation enacted in 1997, the Board continues to educate all users on methods to minimize reliance on pesticides.  The Board is also involved in a number of special projects designed to protect the public health and environment.  These include worker protection, endangered species protection, ground and surface water monitoring, demonstration gardens, obsolete pesticide collections and container recycling.

OBSOLETE PESTICIDE COLLECTION PROGRAM:
     Since 1981, 80 tons of old, unusable and banned pesticides have been disposed of through this Board program, funded by pesticide registration fees.

PESTICIDE CONTAINER DISPOSAL/RECYCLING:
     Since 1983, Board programs have ensured proper disposal/recycling of plastic pesticide containers, with 18 tons of #2 plastic recycled annually.

LICENSES:
     Commercial Pesticide Applicators

     Restricted Use Pesticide Dealers

     General Use Pesticide Dealers

     Private Pesticide Applicators

     Government Pesticide Supervisors

     Monitors/Spotters

     Spray Contracting Firms

     Certification to Purchase Bt Corn

PERMITS:

     Limited Use Pesticide

     Variance from Drift Standards

PUBLICATIONS:
BayScaper: Family Activities for Green Yards that Keep Casco Bay Blue (tabloid)

BayScaper: Family Activities for Green Yards that Keep Maine's Coast Blue (tabloid)

Before You Use Pesticides (booklet)

Best Management Practices for the Application of Turf Pesticides and Fertilizers

The Buzz (periodic newsletter)

     Commercial Applicator Edition

     Pesticide Dealers' Edition

     Pesticide Retailer Edition

     Private Applicator Edition

     Agricultural Producer Edition

The How-to Guide: Six Steps to Becoming a BayScaper--Green Yards that Keep Casco Bay Blue (booklet)

The How-to Guide: Six Steps to Becoming a BayScaper--Green Yards that Keep Maine's Coast Blue (booklet)

Is Your Lawn Truly Green? Sage Advice from Top Northeast Experts

Licensing Requirements for Pesticide Applicators in the State of Maine (brochure)

Maine Board of Pesticides Control Websites:

     www.thinkfirstspraylast.org

     www.yardscaping.org

     www.gotpests.org

Maine Board of Pesticides Control Law--Title 22 (available on Board website)

Maine Pesticide Control Act of 1975--Title 7 (available on Board website)

Maine Pesticides Control Regulations (available on Board website)

Old, Unusable Pesticide Collection Program (brochure)

OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (brochure)

Personal Protective Equipment Guide--Avoiding Heat Stress

Pesticide Use and Personal Protective Equipment (brochure)

Pesticide Use in Greenhouses (brochure)

Recommended Storage Practices for Pesticide Applicators (brochure)

Record Keeping Requirements for Commercial Pesticide Applicators

Record Keeping for Commercial Agricultural Producers (brochure)

Study Guide for Commercial Applicator Master Level Certification--Regulations Exam (manual)

Worker Protection Standard, Brochure #1--Duties of Employers

Worker Protection Standard, Brochure #2--WPS and Family Businesses

Worker Protection Standard, Brochure #3--Nurseries and Greenhouses

Why YardScape?

You, Our Environment and Obsolete Pesticides (brochure)

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BOARD OF PESTICIDES CONTROL	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	714,931		611,674		103,257
HEALTH BENEFITS	281,568		240,317		41,251
RETIREMENTS	113,397		96,713		16,684
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	12,152		9,789		2,363
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	120,962		80,303		40,659
RENTS	22,388		12,964		9,424
COMMODITIES	18,179		5,550		12,629
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	53,538		53,538
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	11,739		9,670		2,069
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,348,854		1,120,518		228,336

DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY

ROBERT BATTEESE, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	AMHI - DEERING BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1980	Telephone:	(207) 287-7550
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 001R ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000003
Average Count--All Positions: 13.683		Legislative Count: 11.00

PURPOSE:
     The Division of Plant Industry was established to prevent the introduction and spread of plant pests into Maine crops.  It is responsible for protecting the public from the sale of weak, diseased or insect infested plants, ensuring honeybees are free from pests, and testing and certifying seed potatoes and other crops that meet pest tolerances.  This is accomplished by enforcing statutes related to the certification of seed potatoes; and licensing and inspecting greenhouses, nurseries, beekeepers and their hives.
     The Division enforces regulations dealing with the quarantine, seizure, disinfections, destruction or other disposition of diseased or insect infested plant material or bees.  Division staff also survey for insects and diseases, which could cause economic damage to Maine's agricultural and forest industries.
     The Division licenses arborists and enforces the statutes and rules that govern this occupation associated with the care of shade and ornamental trees.
     The Division also conducts the winter potato disease-testing program on a farm owned by the State of Maine in Homestead, Florida.  This program assesses the disease content of samples of Maine seed potatoes to ensure that they meet tolerances established by State rule.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Division of Plant Industry was established in 1919.  In the early years, the Division was primarily involved in insect control having to do with the corn borer, gypsy moth, browntail moth, Japanese beetle, and greenhead fly.  As these functions were transferred to other agencies, the emphasis of the Division shifted to work with commercial seed potato growers, nursery operators, florists, beekeepers, and small fruit and vegetable growers.
     Prior to the establishment of the Division of Plant Industry, a State Horticulturist was authorized in 1907 as State Entomologist under a Bureau of Entomology.  These designations were changed to State Horticulturist and Bureau of Horticulture in 1911.  The State Horticulturist later was placed within the Division of Plant Industry.  The Bureau of Horticulture as an organizational unit was abolished in 1972.  The State Horticulturist is administratively located in the Division of Plant Industry.  The purpose of the Horticultural Unit is to implement plant, insect and disease laws and quarantines, and the certification of plant materials involved in interstate and international movement.  The activities and accomplishments of the Horticultural Unit are reported in the (Office of) State Horticulturist.
     The Division provides administrative oversight for the Board of Pesticides Control, the Maine Seed Potato Board, the Arborist Advisory Council and the Integrated Pest Management Council.
     The Division's professional staff is comprised of a state apiarist, a state horticulturist and two assistants, an integrated pest management entomologist, six seed potato specialists (one specialist also serves as a grain inspector), a supervisor to the specialists and a state survey coordinator.  Funding for this latter position is provided through a cooperative agreement with USDA to survey for exotic plant pests of economic concern to Maine agriculture.  Following a re-organization within the Division, this position is now supervised by the state horticulturist and the program activities and accomplishments are also reported under the Office of the State Horticulturist.

PROGRAM:
     A major activity of the Division is the certification of seed potatoes, which is primarily funded through fees charged to seed potato producers.  The Maine Seed Potato Certification Program inspected and certified 10,774 acres of potatoes produced by 93 growers in 2009, a 7.44% increase in acreage compared to 2008 and a reduction by one in the number of growers.  The certification staff also certified 382 acres of barley and 18.3 acres of oats.  In addition, the staff collected 4,283 five-pound soil samples from the fields of 27 seed growers.  All of these samples were analyzed for the presence of potato cyst and golden nematodes and found negative so the growers were allowed to export their seed to Canadian buyers.
     The State Apiarist licensed 567 Maine beekeepers that registered 6,788 colonies in the state in 2009.  These numbers reflect an increase in hobby beekeeping that is primarily due to media attention concerning the array of problems associated with honey bees, beekeeping and crop pollination. Unfortunately, this renewed interest in beekeeping has resulted in an increase in nuisance complaints from residents and officials in suburban and urban areas of the state.  During the spring, 66,084 hives managed by migratory commercial beekeepers based in 15 states entered Maine primarily for blueberry production.  In total, approximately 67,684 hives were used for crop pollination in 2009.  Hives were also used to pollinate apple, canola, cranberry, small fruits, squash and buckwheat crops.   In 2009, 16,892 hives were issued health certificates for movement from Maine and 6,743 hives were surveyed at random with 2,207 opened and inspected for disease and parasites.  American Foulbrood, European Foulbrood, Sacbrood virus and Chalkbrood disease were all detected at varying levels.  Significant time was again spent with survey and lab analysis of honeybees for Nosema disease (intestinal honey bee parasite) which is thought to be a contributing factor in the Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) phenomenon reported by the media. Nosema was found in 87.6% of commercial colonies versus 48% of hobby colonies showing that colonies that pollinated three crops had higher levels than those that only pollinated one or two crops.   During 2009, the state apiarist also gave 30 presentations (lectures, workshops, field sessions and displays) throughout the state to beekeepers, farmers, students, civic groups and city/town councils.
     Division staff also continued to distribute federal cost share reimbursement funds to organic producers and processors who meet the standards of USDA's National Organic Program. The Division is now able to reimburse up to 75% of an operator's organic certification costs up to a maximum of $750.  In 2009, the Division reimbursed 352 producers a total of $167,366 at an average of $475.47 per farm.
     The Division continued to update its website at http://www.maine.gov/agriculture/pi/ to better serve the public as well as conserve state funds.  Examples include expanding a description of the National Organic Program and providing additional information and resources for arborists, the IPM program and for invasive pests like the Asian longhorned beetle and emerald ash borer.

LICENSES:
   Nursery

   Beekeepers

   Ginseng

Certificate:

   Phytosanitary

   Health Certificate for Certified Seed Potatoes

   Health Certificate for Honeybees

Permit:

   Maine (intra- and interstate) movement of plant material

   Maine (interstate) Honeybees

   Imported Seed Potatoes

PUBLICATIONS:
Directory of Certified Seed Potato Producers - annual (free)

Honey Bee Diseases and Pests (free)

Miscellaneous Honey Bee Information Sheets (free)

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	503,023	129,480	305,682		67,861
HEALTH BENEFITS	208,943	52,298	128,235		28,410
RETIREMENTS	81,283	24,062	46,409		10,812
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	6,880	1,884	3,946		1,050
COMPUTER SERVICES	200				200
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	157,332	15,270	84,972		57,090
RENTS	78,607	28,395	42,298		7,914
COMMODITIES	44,484	1,548	32,704		10,232
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	220,097				220,097
EQUIPMENT	9,000				9,000
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	47,346		36,847		10,499
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,357,195	252,937	681,093		423,165

SEED POTATO BOARD

ROBERT BATTEESE, SECRETARY

Central Office:	AMHI--DEERING BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-3871
Established:	1945	Telephone:	(207) 287-3891
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 014 ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000002151
Average Count--All Positions: 8.114		Legislative Count: 5.50

PURPOSE:
     The Maine Seed Potato Board was established to foster and improve the seed potato industry of the State of Maine.  Its primary responsibilities are to produce, or cause to be produced, through contract or otherwise, sufficient acreages of foundation seed potatoes of various varieties for distribution and sale to Maine potato growers; to work with and through the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Maine in conducting a program of foundation seed potatoes annually; to purchase, own, sell or convey farm real estate and farm equipment as necessary for the purpose of producing seed potatoes; and to make rules and regulations pertaining to its program of production, distribution and sales of seed potatoes.  Proceeds from the sale of seed potatoes are credited to the operating account of the Board.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Seed Potato Board was organized in April 1945.  It initially consisted of six members appointed by the Governor from specified areas for terms of three years, and the Commissioner of Agriculture served as chairman.  A number of changes in the Board's structure have occurred since then, and the last one occurred in 2009 when the Legislature voted to transfer oversight of the Board from the Department to the Maine Potato Board. The Commissioner now serves as a member and appoints two members to include a representative of the potato industry in a county other than Aroostook County and a person producing potatoes in Aroostook County primarily for processing.  The Maine Potato Board appoints six members representing the potato industry in Aroostook County and to include one grower producing primarily tablestock potatoes and another grower producing potatoes primarily for processing.  The Board is authorized to elect a secretary, who need not be a member of the Board.

PROGRAM:
     The Board carries out its mission through the operation of a foundation seed potato production facility known as the Porter Farm in Masardis, Maine.  Over 200 different varieties are maintained in a tissue culture bank and nearly sixty varieties of seed potatoes are produced in the fields each year.  The facility is equipped with tissue culture production, disease testing laboratories, seed storages with climate control systems, greenhouses and an irrigation system to support the production of nuclear and foundation seed.  In 2009, the Board began producing minitubers in a state of the art greenhouse using hydroponics that allowed them to produce high quality minitubers at very competitive prices.  It also enabled them to increase the volume of seed at a much faster rate to meet growing demands for new varieties.
      The department transferred the assets and its oversight of the Seed Potato Board to the Maine Potato Board effective January 1, 2010 pursuant to Public Law 2009, chapter 379.  Since then, the department  has not had any involvement in the operation of the Board other than for the Commissioner serving on the Board and participating in its meetings.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
SEED POTATO BOARD	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	165,736					165,736
HEALTH BENEFITS	69,784					69,784
RETIREMENTS	25,908					25,908
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	2,671					2,671
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	33,652					33,652
RENTS	10,792					10,792
COMMODITIES	-923,826					-923,826
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	228,992	225,000				3,992
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	-386,291	225,000				-611,291

PULL EVENTS COMMISSION

FREDERICK LUNT, JR, PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Central Office:	AMHI - DEERING BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1988	Telephone:	(207) 287-7634
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 303 ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000098

PURPOSE:
     The Pull Events Commission develops rules for the certification of pull superintendents.  It coordinates, develops and conducts pulling superintendent training seminars and takes action in the event of a violation of pull laws and rules.

ORGANIZATION:
     The eleven member Pull Events Commission is composed of representatives from a statewide association representing owners of draft horses, oxen and ponies, the Agricultural Fair Coordinator, the Maine Association of Agricultural Fairs, representatives from a Maine humane organization, a member of the general public, an individual representing the animal pulling industry, the Animal Welfare Advisory Council, and the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Agriculture.

PROGRAM:
     The Commission determines the qualifications for certification of pull superintendents, conducts superintendent training seminars, and conducts hearings.

LICENSES:
Pull Superintendent License

Pull Event License

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

DIVISION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND REGULATION

HAROLD PRINCE, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	AMHI - DEERING BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-5576
Established:	1980	Telephone:	(207) 287-7522
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 001M ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000003
Average Count--All Positions: 62.935		Legislative Count: 50.50

PURPOSE:
     The Division of Quality Assurance and Regulations provides public health, safety and sanitation inspections at all levels of Maine's food supply including food processors, retail grocers, food service establishments, farm producers, dairy producers and performs meat and poultry slaughter/processing inspections and seafood HACCP inspections to federal standards to assure the safety of the food supply to protect the public health of the citizens of the State of Maine. The Division also develops programs based on ISO Standards to facilitate local, national, and international commerce.  The duties of the Sealer of Weights and Measures are carried out by this Division. The division provides unbiased inspection services to the Agricultural Community and to industry, to assure that food, various agricultural products and other commodities reaching the market place are safe to eat, of a known standardized quality and are accurately weighed, measured and presented prior to being entered into commerce. The Division ensures that weighing and measuring devices used in commerce are correct, and that standards used in law enforcement are properly calibrated and accurate. The division provides inspection and testing of fertilizer to determine if the guaranteed analysis is met to protect consumers. The division enforces the State's method of sale laws, packaging and labeling laws, returnable container laws and fuel quality standards for all fuels including gasoline, home heating fuel, biofuels, diesel, ethanol fuels and Liquefied Petroleum Gas.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Division of Quality Assurance and Regulations was created in 1995 as a result of the Productivity Realization Task Force.  The former Divisions of Quality Assurance and Regulations established in 1917 and 1919, respectively, were merged into one division because of similar missions.  The Division provides voluntary quality control services for Maine's agricultural industries on a fee basis and provides diverse consumer protection activities ranging from inspection of retail food stores to ensuring the accuracy of weighing and measuring devices used in commerce.  The internal organization is comprised of a Division Director, Inspection Program Manager, a State Veterinarian, 2 Food Inspection Supervisors, three Inspection Process Analysts, a Metrologist and full-time and seasonal staff consisting of an Assistant Metrologist, and Consumer Protection, Produce and Poultry and Shell Egg Processing Inspectors.
     The Office of State Sealer of Weights and Measures was first authorized in 1839 and the Commissioner of Agriculture was named to serve as the State Sealer ex-officio.  The Program Manager serves as Deputy State Sealer within the Division.  Administratively, the Deputy State Sealer of Weights and Measures is responsible to the Director of the Division of Quality Assurance and Regulations.

PROGRAM:
     The Consumer Protection program performs a wide variety of activities, ranging from inspecting retail food stores, processing plants, meat and poultry slaughtering facilities and dairy producers and processors.  The primary focus of the program is to protect the consuming public by performing inspection and licensing activities ensuring that foods are packaged, processed, prepared and stored in sanitary and safe environments.  Inspectors protect the consumers, while educating and working with food businesses in the state.  This partnership assures consumers of a safe food supply while providing marketing assistance to small and large businesses alike.  The Division works in cooperation with the Federal Food and Drug Administration and the United States Department of Agriculture on inspections of food shipped interstate and on product recall inspections to benefit industry and the consumer.  It responds to consumer complaints regarding food establishments and products and investigates product damage incurred in fires, floods, power outages and other natural disasters.
     The Weights and Measures Program maintains a level playing field, where weighing and measuring forms the basis for payment in commercial transactions within the State of Maine, by testing and evaluating weighing and measuring devices.  The Program investigates cases of fraud, and provides training, supervision, and calibration services to municipalities which have local Weights and Measures Sealers.  It performs random inspections of packages packed prior to sale for correct labeling and correct net weight and measure.  The Metrologist is responsible for traceability of the State's Standards to the standards of the National Institute of Standards and Technology located in Gaithersburg, Maryland.  Maine's metrology lab, considered one of the best on the East Coast, is utilized by some other New England states on a fee basis.
     Quality Assurance Inspection provides the agricultural industries an unbiased, nationally recognized and uniform grading service for agricultural products.  This uniform grading is a key component in accessing local, national and international markets.  The Division operates fruit and vegetable, shell egg, and meat and poultry inspection, GAP/GHP audit/certification programs under cooperative agreements with USDA.  Marketing opportunities for Maine companies and producers are enhanced by ensuring that agricultural commodities produced in Maine meet or exceed minimum quality standards.  This assurance results in increased consumer confidence, fostering an increase in business and profitability.  All consumer size packages of potatoes must receive a mandatory quality inspection prior to shipment.

LICENSES:
Users of Blue, White & Red Trademark or State of Maine Quality Trademark and Providers (of trademark supplies); Potato Dealers; Dry Bean Dealers; Controlled Atmosphere Apple Storage; Dealers and Repair Persons of Weighing and Measuring Devices and Public Weighmasters; Wood Sealers; Food Establishments; Redemption Centers; Feed, Seed, Fertilizer Products, incl. Lime Products and Plant & Soil Amendment Products; Blueberry Processors; Meat and Poultry Processors and Milk & Milk derived Product Producers & Processors

PUBLICATIONS:
Feed, Seed, Fertilizer, Lime and Plant and Soil Amendment Laws; Food and Hazardous Substances; Beverage Containers Redemption; Rules promulgated pursuant to the above laws.  Consumer Information Bulletins; Recognizing Can Defects; Laws relating to Establishing Licensing for Marketing Potatoes and Dry Bean Dealers; Maple Syrup Regulations; Maine Apple Grading Law; Maine Potato Branding Law; Requirements for Official Use of State of Maine Quality or Blue, White and Red Trademarks and Rules Governing Maine Milk and Milk Products

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND REGULATION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	2,137,598	1,099,526	67,047		971,025
HEALTH BENEFITS	961,398	483,122	33,074		445,202
RETIREMENTS	352,275	183,450	10,884		157,941
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	39,176	20,313	1,432		17,431
COMPUTER SERVICES	218	218
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	428,331	301,364	65,851		61,116
RENTS	161,816	134,001	10,402		17,413
COMMODITIES	40,807	33,051	112		7,644
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	10,798		10,798
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	4,132,417	2,255,045	199,600		1,677,772

(OFFICE OF) SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

HAROLD PRINCE, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	DEERING BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATEHOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-5576
Established:	1939	Telephone:	(207) 287-7522
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 005 ; Citation: T0010 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000002401

PURPOSE:
     The Weights and Measures Program maintains a level playing field, where weighing and measuring forms the basis for payment in commercial transactions within the State of Maine, by testing and evaluating weighing and measuring devices, by investigating cases of fraud, and by providing training, supervision, and calibration services to municipalities which have local Weights and Measures Sealers.  The Program provides traceability of the State's Standards to the National Standards and sees that this traceability is transferred to business and industry within the State of Maine.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources is, by statute, the State Sealer of Weights and Measures.  The Deputy State Sealer serves as Inspection Program Manager within the Division of Quality Assurance and Regulations.  This section's professional staff consists of one Metrologist, an Assistant Metrologist, and Consumer Protection Inspectors.  Administratively, the Deputy State Sealer of Weights and Measures is responsible to the director of the Division of Quality Assurance and Regulations.

PROGRAM:
     The Division's Weights and Measures Program is responsible for all standards of weights and measures with continual certification by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.  This involves inspection and calibration of all commercial large-capacity scales, liquid flow meters, LP gas meters, and small capacity scales, gas pump meters, linear measuring devices, and spot check of packages for correct labeling, net contents, weight and measure.  It is responsible for uniform standards for the measurement of wood and enforcement of the Wood Measurement Law and regulations.  Other areas of impact include local sealers, parking meters, licensing of fuel meter and scale technicians, weighmasters and gasoline testing for quality.
     The State standards of weights and measures maintain traceability through the National Institute of Standards and Technology at its own Metrology Lab located in Augusta.  This laboratory, considered one of the best on the East coast, is utilized by some other New England states on a fee basis.

LICENSES:
Weighmaster

Weighing Device Dealers and Repair Persons

Wood Scaler

Registration of Motor Fuel Dispensers

PUBLICATIONS:
Weighmaster

Weighing Device Dealers and Repair Persons

Wood Scaler

Registration of Motor Fuel Dispensers

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

JANET T. MILLS, ATTORNEY GENERAL

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	6 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0006
Mail Address:	6 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0006	FAX:	(207) 287-3145
Established:	1820	Telephone:	(207) 626-8800
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 26 ; Unit: 239 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000191
Average Count--All Positions: 276.000		Legislative Count: 276.00

Units:

	DISTRICT ATTORNEYS		SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINER ADVISORY BOARD
	OFFICE OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER FOR THE STATE		VICTIMS' COMPENSATION BOARD

PURPOSE:
     The Attorney General is the chief legal officer for the state.  Among other things the Office is authorized to (a) appear in all civil actions and proceedings in which the State is a party; (b) direct the investigation and prosecution of homicides and other major crimes, including frauds against the State; (c) render legal services to State officers, boards and commissions in matters relating to their official duties; (d) issue written opinions upon questions of law submitted pursuant to statute; (e) enforce proper application of endowments to public trusts and charities within the State; (f) consult with and advise the District Attorneys; and (g) administer and enforce the State unfair trade practices and antitrust laws.
     The Attorney General also serves as an ex-officio member on many State authorities and Commissions.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Office of the Attorney General is organized by 5 M.R.S.A. Sect. 191 with the Attorney General as its chief executive.  The Office consists of eleven operating divisions which carry out various criminal, civil and investigative responsibilities.  The Divisions are: General Government, Natural Resources, Health and Human Services, Child Protection, Child Support, Professional/ Regulatory, Investigation, Litigation, Consumer Protection, Criminal, and Fraud/Computer Crimes.

PROGRAM:
     The Health and Human Services Division represents the Department of Health and Human Services. The Child Protection Division represents the State in child protection matters. The Child Support Division represents the State in child support matters. The Criminal Division has exclusive responsibility for the prosecution of homicide cases, handles numerous criminal appeals to the Supreme Judicial Court and advises the District Attorneys.  The Criminal Division also works with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) in prosecuting drug cases across the state.  Additionally, the Division supervises the Victims' Compensation Program and the Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) program.
     The General Government Division represents the Departments of Labor, Corrections, Education, Administrative and Financial Services, the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, the State Board of Property Tax Review, and the Secretary of State.  This Division has primary responsibility for unfair labor practices, elections litigation, state contracts and leases, and liquor and lottery regulation. The Professional/Regulatory Division represents the Department of Professional & Financial Regulation and numerous professional and occupational licensing boards.  The Natural Resources Division represents the State's environmental and natural resource agencies, handling all administrative and judicial enforcement actions.
     The Investigation Division investigates fraud against the State and the use of deadly force by police officers and provides investigative services for other divisions of the Office.  The Litigation Division handles tort claims against the State, tax litigation, and other complex litigation in State and Federal courts.  The Consumer Protection Division handles enforcement actions in consumer fraud and antitrust matters and operates the Consumer Complaint Mediation Program. The Fraud/Computer Crimes Division oversees the prosecution of white collar and financial crimes, welfare fraud, Medicaid fraud, computer crimes, tax crimes and securities violations.  The Division also directs enforcement actions under the Maine Civil Rights Act.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	16,006,656	8,392,196	6,807,201		807,259
HEALTH BENEFITS	5,010,483	2,611,015	2,145,923		253,545
RETIREMENTS	2,889,183	1,557,630	1,181,367		150,186
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	315,074	152,048	146,440		16,586
COMPUTER SERVICES	301,917	175,194	109,492		17,231
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,924,699	706,360	847,599		370,740
RENTS	298,554	61,747	213,274		23,533
COMMODITIES	168,535	119,810	43,034		5,691
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	465,688		414,744		50,944
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	27,380,789	13,776,000	11,909,074		1,695,715

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	15,277,432	7,807,656	6,662,517		807,259
HEALTH BENEFITS	4,782,692	2,434,996	2,094,151		253,545
RETIREMENTS	2,768,312	1,457,984	1,160,142		150,186
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	299,528	139,461	143,481		16,586
COMPUTER SERVICES	280,419	156,361	106,827		17,231
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	750,558	339,525	305,304		105,729
RENTS	294,476	59,615	211,328		23,533
COMMODITIES	148,110	100,857	41,562		5,691
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	439,070		393,314		45,756
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	25,040,597	12,496,455	11,118,626		1,425,516

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

JANET T. MILLS, ATTORNEY GENERAL

Central Office:	6 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0006
Mail Address:	6 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Established:	1974
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 26 ; Unit: 239D ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000199

PURPOSE:
     The District Attorney is an elected law enforcement officer vested by law with a duty to maintain public order, to prosecute offenders, and to authorize arrests for crimes.

ORGANIZATION:
     The State is divided into eight prosecutorial Districts each headed by a District Attorney.

Dist.1 York-Mark W. Lawrence, District Attorney;
Dist.2 Cumberland-Stephanie Anderson, District Attorney;
Dist.3 Oxford,Franklin,Androscoggin-Norman Croteau, District Attorney;
Dist.4 Kennebec,Somerset-Evert N. Fowle, District Attorney;
Dist.5 Penobscot,Piscataquis-R. Christopher Almy, District Attorney;
Dist.6 Sagadahoc,Knox,Lincoln,Waldo-Geoffrey Rushlau, District Attorney;
Dist.7 Hancock, Washington-Michael E. Povich, District Attorney;
Dist.8 Aroostook-Neale T. Adams, District Attorney.

PROGRAM:
    The District Attorneys prosecute all criminal offenses and traffic violations, other than homicides, within their counties.  The District Attorneys serve as legal advisors to the counties and appear for each county within the district for which he/she is elected in civil proceedings in which the county is a party.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

OFFICE OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER FOR THE STATE

MARGARET GREENWALD, MD, CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER

Central Office:	34A HOSPITAL STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	37 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0037
Established:	1967	Telephone:	(207) 624-7180
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 26 ; Unit: 242 ; Citation: T0022 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003022
Average Count--All Positions: 9.000		Legislative Count: 9.00

PURPOSE:
     The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is headed by the Chief Medical Examiner, who is appointed by the Governor for a term of seven years.  Through its staff, the Office is responsible for determining the cause and manner of death in all deaths that cannot be certified by private physicians.  Medical examiner cases include deaths due to trauma or poisoning, unexplained deaths of children under the age of three and deaths occurring under suspicious circumstances.  When there is no private physician capable of certifying a death, even if apparently due to natural causes, the Medical Examiner by law assumes responsibility for certifying cause of death.
     The Chief Medical Examiner appoints a number of doctors across the State who serve under her direction on a fee basis and who assist in determining the cause and manner of death.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER FOR THE STATE	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	584,540	584,540
HEALTH BENEFITS	176,020	176,020
RETIREMENTS	99,647	99,647
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	12,587	12,587
COMPUTER SERVICES	18,833	18,833
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	403,368	366,835	20		36,513
RENTS	2,132	2,132
COMMODITIES	18,953	18,953
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,316,080	1,279,547	20		36,513

SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINER ADVISORY BOARD

LARA NOMANI, CHAIR

Central Office:	6 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	6 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 626-3120
Established:	2001	Telephone:	(207) 626-8800
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 26 ; Unit: 616 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003360N

PURPOSE:
     To advise and assist the State in promoting and supporting the statewide creation, growth and sustainability of sexual assault forensic examiner programs.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Commission is composed of 13 members appointed by the Attorney General for a 3-year term.  Membership is set in statute - one physician, one sexual assault nurse examiner, one survivor of sexual assault, two public members and one member from each of the following: State Board of Nursing, Office of the Attorney General, Maine State Police Crime Lab, statewide association of prosecutors, statewide association of hospitals, statewide coalition against sexual assault, sexual assault center, forensic pediatric health care provider.

PROGRAM:
     The Board provides advice and assistance regarding training, technical assistance, standards and resources to the sexual assault forensic examiner programs.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

VICTIMS' COMPENSATION BOARD

ANDREW DIONNE, MD., CHAIR

Central Office:	6 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0006
Mail Address:	6 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Established:	1992
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 26 ; Unit: 550 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003360A
Average Count--All Positions: 3.000		Legislative Count: 3.00

PURPOSE:
     To assist victims of crime with medical/medically related expenses.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Victims' Compensation Board is composed of three members appointed by the Attorney General.  One must be a physican licensed to practice in Maine, one must be an attorney licensed to practice in Maine, and one must be experienced in working with victims of crime.

PROGRAM:
     The Board reviews claims and determines awards.  In FY 2010 the Board received 216 new compensation cases.  Additionally, Maine hospitals filed 267 claims for reimbursement for forensic examinations for victims of gross sexual assault.  Payments for forensic examinations totaled $176,293.89. Payments on direct victim-related claims totaled $529,393.40.  Total payments were $705,687.29.

PUBLICATIONS:
     An informational pamphlet - free

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
VICTIMS' COMPENSATION BOARD	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	144,684		144,684
HEALTH BENEFITS	51,772		51,772
RETIREMENTS	21,225		21,225
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	2,959		2,959
COMPUTER SERVICES	2,665		2,665
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	770,773		542,275		228,498
RENTS	1,946		1,946
COMMODITIES	1,472		1,472
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	26,617		21,430		5,187
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,024,113		790,428		233,685

DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT

NERIA R. DOUGLASS, JD, CIA, STATE AUDITOR

RICHARD FOOTE, CPA, DEPUTY STATE AUDITOR

Central Office:	19 UNION ST, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0066
Mail Address:	66 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0066	FAX:	(207) 624-6273
Established:	1907	Telephone:	(207) 624-6250
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 27 ; Unit: 244 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000241
Average Count--All Positions: 35.000		Legislative Count: 35.00

Units:

DEPARTMENTAL BUREAU (AUDIT)

UNORGANIZED TERRITORY (AUDIT)

PURPOSE:
     The Department of Audit has the authority to audit all accounts and other financial records of State Government and its departments or agencies, including the judiciary, with the exception of the Governor's Expense Account.  It has the authority to audit counties, municipalities, and any organization, institution or other entity receiving or requesting an appropriation or grant from State Government. The Department conducts its financial and compliance audits for all State agencies subject to the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996, United States Code, Section 7501-7507 (1998) and in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States.   The Department is also authorized to review departmental budgets and capital programs for better and efficient management of State Government, to serve as a staff agency to the Legislature and the Governor in making investigations of the State's finances, and to ensure that an annual audit is performed of the municipal cost component and the Unorganized Territory Education and Services Fund.  In addition, the Department was authorized by the Maine Legislature to establish a fraud hotline to improve efficiency and eliminate waste in state government by encouraging state employees and citizens of our State to report incidents of suspected fraud, waste, inefficiency or abuse to the State Auditor for further investigation.

     The State Auditor is required to prepare and publish an annual report and to notify the Governor and Legislature immediately of any improper transactions, unacceptable practices in keeping accounts or handling funds, or any other improper practice of financial administration.  The State Auditor has access to all information required to perform the above duties including confidential records that the Department protects as provided by law.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Department of Audit originated in 1883 with the establishment of a three-member Committee to examine accounts of the State Treasurer. In 1907, the Committee was replaced by a State Auditor who examined all accounts and demands against the State, including all matters requiring payment from the State Treasury.

      In 1931, the Department of Audit was created under the administrative direction of the State Auditor who is elected by joint ballot of the Legislature for a term of four years.  In January, 1945, the position of Deputy Auditor was established.

      In 1987, the Department assumed responsibility for conducting the State of Maine's annual Single Audit in accordance with the Single Audit Act.  The audit is conducted in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States.

      In 1992 the position of Fiscal Administrator of the Unorganized Territory was officially added following the Department's performance of this function for several years.

     The Department is headed by the State Auditor who is responsible for the overall executive management of the Department and receives support from staff who carry-out the duties and responsibilities outlined in Title 5 MRSA Sec.241.

PROGRAM:
     The programs of the Department are implemented through its Bureaus.

PUBLICATIONS:
State Auditor's Annual Report

Single Audit Report for Completed Fiscal Years

Reports on Random Audits of State Programs

Annual Financial Report on the Unorganized Territory

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,685,002	764,351	920,651
HEALTH BENEFITS	576,960	255,240	321,720
RETIREMENTS	312,926	148,147	164,779
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	31,064	14,025	17,039
COMPUTER SERVICES	40,934	4,961	35,973
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	104,575	8,252	96,323
RENTS	467		467
COMMODITIES	18,977	3,753	15,224
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	12,038		12,038
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	22,738		22,738
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	2,805,681	1,198,729	1,606,952

DEPARTMENTAL BUREAU (AUDIT)

MARY GINGROW-SHAW, CPA, CIA, SINGLE AUDIT COORDINATOR

MICHAEL J. POULIN, CIA, DIRECTOR OF AUDIT & ADMIN

Central Office:	19 UNION ST, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0066
Mail Address:	66 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0066	FAX:	(207) 624-6273
Established:	1907	Telephone:	(207) 624-6250
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 27 ; Unit: 244D ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000243
Average Count--All Positions: 33.000		Legislative Count: 33.00

PURPOSE:
     The purpose of the Departmental Bureau is to conduct financial and compliance audits including the State's Single Audit subject to the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996, 31 United State Code, Section 7501 to 7507 (1998).  Added audit responsibilities followed passage of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009.   In addition the Department is authorized to conduct audits of all accounts and financial records of any organization, institution or other entity receiving or requesting an appropriation or grant from State Government and to issue reports on such audits at such times as the Legislature or the State Auditor may require.
     The Departmental Bureau serves the Governor, Legislature and its committees by studying systems of internal control and department budgets for the purpose of safeguarding assets, verifying accounts and identifying costs savings or additional revenues to the General Fund.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Departmental Bureau performs the State of Maine's annual Single Audit under the direction of the Single Audit Coordinator. The Department's auditors have in-depth knowledge of state governmental operations and many hold professional certifications including; Certified Public Accountants; Certified Internal Auditors; Certified Information System Auditors; and Certified Fraud Examiner.  Several members of our staff hold dual degrees and professional certifications.

PROGRAM:
     The primary goal of the Departmental Bureau is to conduct the Single Audit of the State of Maine in accordance with statutory requirements of Title 5, M.R.S.A., Chapter 11 and federal law implemented by U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, "Audits of State, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations." This audit is conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively comprise the State of Maine's basic financial statements contained in the Office of State Controller's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. In addition, the Department will audit approximately 85 percent of the $3.7 billion received in federal financial assistance, during fiscal year 2010. These federal programs are reviewed to ensure that state and federal funds are expended properly and that they are administered in accordance with both State and federal laws and regulations.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENTAL BUREAU (AUDIT)	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,604,024	764,351	839,673
HEALTH BENEFITS	546,948	255,240	291,708
RETIREMENTS	301,299	148,147	153,152
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	29,651	14,025	15,626
COMPUTER SERVICES	40,295	4,961	35,334
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	71,973	8,252	63,721
RENTS	467		467
COMMODITIES	17,411	3,753	13,658
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	20,441		20,441
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	2,632,509	1,198,729	1,433,780

UNORGANIZED TERRITORY (AUDIT)

DIANE STEWARD, FISCAL ADMINISTRATOR

Central Office:	19 UNION ST, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0066
Mail Address:	66 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0066	FAX:	(207) 624-6273
Established:	1985	Telephone:	(207) 624-6250
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 27 ; Unit: 244U ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000246
Average Count--All Positions: 2.000		Legislative Count: 2.00

PURPOSE:
     The Fiscal Administrator of the Unorganized Territory provides information and assistance to the Legislature, the unorganized territory taxpayers, and state and county offices which request funds for providing services in the Unorganized Territory Tax District.

PROGRAM:
     The Fiscal Administrator's primary responsibilities include the review, analysis, and investigation of the budgets and expenditures of all county and state agencies requesting funds from the unorganized territory.  This is to ensure the completeness and accuracy of the annual analysis submitted to the Legislature.  In addition, the Fiscal Administrator drafts and submits the annual Municipal Cost Components legislation in order for taxes to be levied; attends and participates in public hearings on county budgets and legislative hearings relative to the unorganized territory; and publishes and distributes an annual financial report to interested taxpayers, Legislators, and County Commissioners.  The Fiscal Administrator also serves as Chair of the State Commission on Municipal Deorganization.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
UNORGANIZED TERRITORY (AUDIT)	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	80,978		80,978
HEALTH BENEFITS	30,012		30,012
RETIREMENTS	11,626		11,626
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	1,412		1,412
COMPUTER SERVICES	638		638
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	32,602		32,602
COMMODITIES	1,566		1,566
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	12,038		12,038
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	2,297		2,297
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	173,169		173,169

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - FORMERLY BDS

BRENDA M. HARVEY, COMMISSIONER

TTY:			(800) 606-0215
Central Office:	221 STATE STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	11 STATEHOUSE STA, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-3005
Established:	1939	Telephone:	(207) 287-4223
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 14 ; Unit: 191 ; Citation: T0034B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001201
Average Count--All Positions: 1045.100		Legislative Count: 1044.50

Units:

	OFFICE OF ADVOCACY		DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH
	BUREAU OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (BDS)		DIVISION OF MENTAL RETARDATION
	DOROTHEA DIX PSYCHIATRIC CENTER		RIVERVIEW PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
	ELIZABETH LEVINSON CENTER		OFFICE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE

PURPOSE:
Effective July 1, 2004, the former Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services merged with the Department of Human Services to form the Department of Health and Human Services. For more detail see Department of Human Services.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010: The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	47,178,412	34,057,095	12,624,241		497,076
HEALTH BENEFITS	17,435,155	7,347,638	9,916,519		170,998
RETIREMENTS	8,321,099	3,296,843	4,945,592		78,664
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	889,027	347,059	533,272		8,696
COMPUTER SERVICES	2,661,845	1,455,951	708,099		497,795
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	19,234,413	9,380,583	9,279,201		574,629
RENTS	1,012,847	837,391	108,996		66,460
COMMODITIES	3,536,268	2,129,344	1,398,176		8,748
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	234,695,336	186,864,095	30,273,453		17,557,788
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	468,817		351,082		117,735
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	335,433,219	245,715,999	70,138,631		19,578,589

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - FORMERLY BDS	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	1,899,410		1,899,410
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,899,410		1,899,410

OFFICE OF ADVOCACY

RICHARD A ESTABROOK, ESQ., CHIEF ADVOCATE

Central Office:	MARQUARDT BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Established:	1975	Telephone:	(207) 287-4228
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 14 ; Unit: 207 ; Citation: T0034B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000005005
Average Count--All Positions: 7.500		Legislative Count: 7.50

PURPOSE:
The Office of Advocacy is established within the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the claims and grievances of consumers of the department and to monitor compliance with all laws, rules and policies relating to the rights and dignity of service recipients.  The office advocates for compliance with all laws, administrative rules and regulations, and institutional and other policies relating to the rights and dignity of these consumers, and acts as a monitor of restrictive and intrusive treatments.  The Office of Advocacy is the designated investigatory agent for alleged violations of the rights of persons with mental retardation under 34-B MRSA Section 5606.

ORGANIZATION:
There are six and one half community advocate positions for persons with mental retardation or autism. One chief advocate supervises all of the advocates.

The community advocates: (1) investigate allegations of rights violations pertaining to persons with mental retardation; (2) approve and monitor the utilization of aversive behavior modification plans; (3) represent consumers at person-centered planning team meetings at which programs for treatment, services, goals and habilitation are planned, developed and recorded; (4) represent applicants in the administrative and legal process that seeks to determine eligibility for services; (5) seek ways to implement and enforce the rights of persons with mental retardation under the future compliance sections of the Community Consent Decree, state and federal law; and (6) review policies and actions of the department's regional offices and suggest ways to deliver high quality care to persons with mental retardation.

PROGRAM:
The Office of Advocacy has provided assistance or information from over 10,000 contacts with people with mental health difficulties and/or mental retardation or autism through investigations of alleged rights violations, review of aversive programming, and representation of consumers at person centered plan meetings.  A major goal of the office is to be able to provide to the department suggestions which will not only impact upon individual consumer's lives, but will also aid the department and consumers in general, through helpful systematic changes.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF ADVOCACY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	361,227	361,227
HEALTH BENEFITS	140,508	140,508
RETIREMENTS	60,390	60,390
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	4,574	4,574
COMPUTER SERVICES	13,757	13,757
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	19,507	19,507
RENTS	65	65
COMMODITIES	241	241
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	3,020	3,020
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	603,289	603,289

BUREAU OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (BDS)

Central Office:	, ,
Mail Address:	, ,
Established:	1985
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 14 ; Unit: 472 ; Citation: T0034B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000006204
Average Count--All Positions: 58.000		Legislative Count: 58.00

PURPOSE:
July 1, 2004 the Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services and the Department of Human Services merged forming the Department of Health and Human Services. During the reorganization the Bureau of Children with Special Needs was renamed the Division of Children's Behavioral Health Services under the Bureau of Child and Family Services, now called the Office of Child and Family Services.

Detailed information about the former Bureau of Children with Special Needs can be found under the section titled Bureau of Child and Family Services.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010: The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (BDS)	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	2,817,038	2,817,038
HEALTH BENEFITS	1,011,991	1,011,991
RETIREMENTS	462,806	462,806
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	51,087	51,087
COMPUTER SERVICES	197,554	147,444			50,110
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	508,938	291,055			217,883
RENTS	17,268	17,268
COMMODITIES	7,637	7,637
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	44,671,856	43,184,551			1,487,305
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	3,082				3,082
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	49,749,257	47,990,877			1,758,380

DOROTHEA DIX PSYCHIATRIC CENTER

LINDA ABERNETHY, SUPERINTENDENT

Central Office:	656 STATE STREET, BANGOR, ME 04401
Mail Address:	PO BOX 926, BANGOR, ME 04401-0926
Established:	1985	Telephone:	(207) 941-4037
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 14 ; Unit: 195 ; Citation: T0034B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003201
Average Count--All Positions: 309.240		Legislative Count: 309.00

PURPOSE:
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center (DDPC) operates under laws established by the Maine Legislature to provide care and treatment for both voluntary and court committed patients as well as outpatients.  The hospital has its own Advisory Board with by-laws covering organization, purpose, duties, appointment process, committees and relationship to the Medical Staff.

DDPC is part of a comprehensive mental health system of services in northern and eastern Maine which includes community mental health centers with multiple branch offices, private psychiatric and community hospitals and private providers.  In addition to the inpatient services, DDPC provides outpatient services for clients who require such support in order to transition to, or remain in, the community.

ORGANIZATION:
The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center was established in 1901 as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital.  In 1913, it was renamed the Bangor State Hospital, and in 1931, was placed within the Department of Health and Welfare.  In 1939, the hospital was placed under the Department of Institutional Service, now the Department of Health and Human Services.  In 1973, its name was changed to Bangor Mental Health Institute.  Its present name was established by the Legislature in 2005.

The hospital received its first accreditation under the Joint Commission in 1976 and has continued to be accredited.  It is fully licensed as a hospital of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and is certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide acute psychiatric care.

PROGRAM:
DDPC is a 64-bed psychiatric hospital and is organized into major clinical, administrative, and support service departments.   DDPC has four inpatient treatment units, admitting approximately 300 people per year.  All four coed units provide an acute level of care.   The Outpatient Program includes a Dental Clinic and a Psychiatric Medication Clinic for both the adult and geriatric population.

Coordinated Efforts

For the past two years the two state psychiatric hospitals have been working to create efficiencies by sharing and integrating administrative functions where feasible. To date the following have been implemented:
Chief Financial Officer shared between DDPC and RPC supervising business office, facilities, safety and utilization management functions;
An Integrated Quality Director responsible for developing and implementing a unified performance improvement program and supervising medical records and information management functions at both hospitals;
An electronic medical record program and support shared between hospitals;
Shared business office functions;
Shared clinical risk management;
Shared survey readiness;
Occupational Therapy consultation provided to RPC from DDPC staff.

Evaluating processes in all aspects of hospital functions is ongoing to maximize efficiency and offer patients treatment that is evidenced based and focused on personal recovery.

LICENSES:
DHHS

Joint Commission

Medicare/Medicaid

PUBLICATIONS:
DDPC Overview Patient's Handbook

Staff Handbook

Patients' Rights Manual

Employee Benefits

Bi-Weekly Newsletter

See website for more information: www.maine.gov/dhhs/DDPC/home.html

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DOROTHEA DIX PSYCHIATRIC CENTER	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	13,407,255	7,183,860	6,223,395
HEALTH BENEFITS	5,013,000	7,209	5,005,791
RETIREMENTS	2,423,086		2,423,086
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	264,611	88	264,523
COMPUTER SERVICES	409,319	176,252	233,067
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	4,833,379	1,892,721	2,940,658
RENTS	142,334	137,414	4,920
COMMODITIES	1,760,617	1,477,178	283,439
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	282	133	149
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	99,877		99,877
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	28,353,760	10,874,855	17,478,905

ELIZABETH LEVINSON CENTER

Central Office:	, ,
Mail Address:	, ,
Established:	1970
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 14 ; Unit: 200 ; Citation: T0034B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000006252

PURPOSE:
The Elizabeth Levinson Center was privatized in 2009.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010: The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
ELIZABETH LEVINSON CENTER	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
COMPUTER SERVICES	1,768	1,768
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	14,678	14,678
RENTS	780	780
COMMODITIES	2,923	2,923
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	150,181	150,181
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	170,330	170,330

DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH

RONALD WELCH, DIRECTOR, ADULT MH SERV

TTY:			(800) 606-0215
Central Office:	MARQUARDT BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-7571
Established:	1959	Telephone:	(207) 287-4243
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 14 ; Unit: 193 ; Citation: T0034B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003001
Average Count--All Positions: 91.000		Legislative Count: 91.00

PURPOSE:
The Office of Adult Mental Health Services (OAMHS) has primary responsibility for developing, maintaining, and improving a system of mental health services and supports, including community based mental health services and psychiatric inpatient services for persons age 18 years and older who have serious mental illness.  Several primary functions are identified in statute:  1)  Promotion and support of the development and implementation of comprehensive community support systems to ensure community integration and the maintenance of a decent quality of life for persons with severe and persistent mental illness;  2)   Strengthening the capacity of families, natural networks and other community resources in order to improve the support for persons with severe and persistent mental illness;  3)  Provision of technical assistance for program development and the promotion of effective coordination of services;  4) Observation, security, treatment and rehabilitation services for persons committed under criminal statutes;  5)  Assessment of service needs, monitoring delivery of services, and the evaluation of programs.

OAMHS adopts and promulgates rules, regulations and standards relating to the administration of the services authorized, as well as assuring compliance with a wide range of state and federal requirements.  There are many additional functions, including those related to the Consent Decree from the class action suit, Bates v. DHHS, 1990.

ORGANIZATION:
A Bureau of Mental Health was created in 1959 and reorganized as a division in 1993 to provide centralized direction and administration for mental health programs in Maine.  Currently, OAMHS is organized as an office with a central team, which has a programmatic and a supervisory relationship with regionally based staff, and with the two state psychiatric facilities, Riverview Psychiatric Center and Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, as well as the State Forensic Services.

PROGRAM:
The mission of the office is to support, empower and enable individuals with mental illness to enjoy an improved quality of life.  In this capacity, and guided by consumer-centered values and strategies, OAMHS acts as an advocate for the prevention of and recovery from mental illness and as an agent for the provision of individualized, flexible treatment and rehabilitative mental health services in the least restrictive settings that are the most appropriate to the needs of the individuals.

The OAMHS Office of Consumer Affairs developed a nationally recognized Intentional Peer Support Specialist training curriculum and a certification process that includes ongoing supervision and training.  The first class received its certification in 2008.  Also in 2008 legislation was passed to create an independent statewide consumer council system.  The Consumer Council System of Maine became fully operational in 2009 as a vehicle for consumers of mental health services to provide input on mental health public policy, services and funding decisions.

In 2010 OAMHS launched a major initiative to transform adult mental health services to a system of recovery-oriented care and support.  This collaborative process will specifically define a recovery-oriented mental health system and will determine how policy, contracts, programs and evaluation procedures can support that system.  The transformation effort will also include an evaluation component and a toolkit using OQ Measures, the Recovery Assessment Scale, LOCUS and the Data Infrastructure Grant survey to measure individual change and for program evaluation to assess aspects of recovery.  This data will be used to continuously improve the adult mental health system.

OAMHS continues its focus on meeting the requirements of the Bates vs. DHHS Consent Decree and on strategies to both review and improve services.  The structure of the overall adult mental health system underwent a major change with the development of seven Community Service Networks (CSNs) in 2006.  The purpose of the CSNs is to coordinate services among network providers to ensure that mental health consumers receive seamless, integrated care within their geographic area.  Participants in the CSNs are the providers of core services in the network area, designated consumers representatives, family members, community hospitals, Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, Acadia Hospital, Riverview Psychiatric Center, Spring Harbor Hospital and the Office of Adult Mental Health Services.  These CSNs hold monthly teleconferences and quarterly meetings.

LICENSES:
Not Applicable

PUBLICATIONS:
Approved Adult Mental Health Services Consent Decree Plan Pursuant to Paragraphs 36, 37, 38 (October 13, 2006)

Community Mental Health Block Grant Application 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Department of Corrections/Department of Health and Human Services Joint Plan of Action, 2005

Grievance Process Guide for Recipients of Mental Health Services

The Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services

See website for more information:  www.maine.gov/dhhs/mh/

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	4,572,201	4,572,201
HEALTH BENEFITS	1,660,357	1,660,357
RETIREMENTS	757,547	757,547
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	87,331	87,331
COMPUTER SERVICES	438,014	303,014			135,000
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,393,949	1,393,949
RENTS	191,809	191,809
COMMODITIES	18,940	18,940
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	57,359,262	45,458,536	5,291,117		6,609,609
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	1,123				1,123
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	66,480,533	54,443,684	5,291,117		6,745,732

DIVISION OF MENTAL RETARDATION

JANE GALLIVAN, DIRECTOR

TTY:			(800) 606-0215
Central Office:	MARQUARDT BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-9915
Established:	1969	Telephone:	(207) 287-4212
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 14 ; Unit: 197 ; Citation: T0034B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000005201
Average Count--All Positions: 236.500		Legislative Count: 236.50

PURPOSE:
The Office of Adults with Cognitive and Physical Disability Services will provide leadership and be an active partner in Maine's comprehensive system of support to individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities.  At the foundation of this system is the belief that all individuals can achieve a quality of life consistent with the community in which they live.  Supports will be flexible and designed in a manner that recognizes people's changing needs throughout their lifetimes.

ORGANIZATION:
The Division of Mental Retardation was established in 1969.  In 2004 the Legislature created a new DHHS by merging the former Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services and Department of Human Services. In doing so, the Division of Mental Retardation became Developmental Services as part of the Office of Adults with Cognitive and Physical Disability Services.  The new office provides policy and direction for services to adults with Developmental Disabilities and/or Autism, Brain Injury, and Physical Disabilities.

Developmental Services is administratively divided into eight districts.  District staff assist individuals through the intake process and in obtaining services, assist in developing programs, provide personal planning services, advocacy services, crisis services and monitor quality provided. A comprehensive array of community based services are provided through a network of provider agencies funded by MaineCare programs. Community programs are also supported through contracts and grants with individual families, medical professionals and provider agencies.

Brain Injury Services are administered centrally and services are provided through a network of providers funded by MaineCare programs. The Office supports the work of the Acquired Brain Injury Advisory Council who also oversees Brain Injury Services.

Physical Disability Services are administered centrally and services are provided through a network of providers funded by a combination of State funds and MaineCare programs.

PROGRAM:
The Office is responsible for funding oversight of a variety of Long Term Care Programs, including personal support, residential programs, day treatment/habilitation, supported employment, self directed personal care assistance services and neuro- rehab services.  The majority of these services are funded by MaineCare programs and provided by a network of community service providers.  Within the Office, Developmental Services directly provides case management, crisis services, advocacy and protective services through the district structure.  Supports and services to all populations served by the Office are designed to promote self-advocacy and self-direction whenever possible.

The Office collaborates with self advocates, families, other DHHS offices, state agencies, legislature, advocacy groups and service providers in the development, provision and evaluation of supports and services.

PUBLICATIONS:
Please refer to the DHHS website at www.maine.gov/dhhs/oacpds

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF MENTAL RETARDATION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	10,722,668	10,722,668
HEALTH BENEFITS	4,104,160	4,104,160
RETIREMENTS	1,840,746	1,840,746
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	177,799	177,799
COMPUTER SERVICES	644,461	643,739			722
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,480,705	1,468,096			12,609
RENTS	296,237	295,252			985
COMMODITIES	30,074	30,074
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	106,362,884	89,889,766	16,412,430		60,688
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	71				71
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	125,659,805	109,172,300	16,412,430		75,075

RIVERVIEW PSYCHIATRIC CENTER

MARYLOUISE MCEWEN, SUPERINTENDENT

TTY:			(207) 287-7429
Central Office:	250 ARSENAL STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Established:	1934	Telephone:	(207) 287-7200
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 14 ; Unit: 194 ; Citation: T0034B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003201
Average Count--All Positions: 311.860		Legislative Count: 311.50

PURPOSE:
Riverview Psychiatric Center (RPC) operates under laws established by the Maine Legislature to provide care and treatment for both voluntary and court committed patients as well as outpatients.  The hospital has its own Advisory Board with by-laws covering organization, purpose, duties, appointment process, committees and relationship to the Medical Staff.

RPC is part of a comprehensive mental health system of services in Maine which includes community mental health centers with multiple branch offices, private psychiatric and community hospitals and private providers.  In addition to the inpatient services, RPC provides outpatient services for clients who require such support in order to transition to, or remain in, the community.

ORGANIZATION:
Riverview Psychiatric Center was built in 2003 and occupied in June 2004.  Prior to Riverview, state inpatient psychiatric care for the southern part of the State was provided by the Augusta Mental Health Institute (AMHI).  AMHI was established in 1840 as the Maine Insane Hospital and was the only public mental hospital in Maine until the second hospital was built in Bangor in 1901.  The name was changed in 1913 from Maine Insane Hospital to Augusta Mental Health Institute and then Riverview Psychiatric Center in 2004.

The hospital received its first accreditation under the Joint Commission in 1976 and has continued to be accredited.  It is fully licensed as a hospital of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and is certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide acute psychiatric care.

PROGRAM:
RPC is a 92-bed psychiatric hospital and is organized into major clinical, administrative, and support service departments.   RPC has four inpatient treatment units, admitting approximately 300 people per year.  All four coed units provide an acute level of care.   The Outpatient Program includes a Dental Clinic and a Psychiatric Medication Clinic for both the adult and geriatric population. RPC is also the State of Maine's only forensic psychiatric hospital providing psychiatric services to clients from the Maine criminal justice system and the Maine courts.

Coordinated Efforts
For the past two years the two state psychiatric hospitals have been working to create efficiencies by sharing and integrating services and functions where feasible. To date the following have been implemented:

Chief Financial Officer shared between DDPC and RPC supervising business office, facilities, safety and utilization management functions;
An Integrated Quality Director responsible for developing and implementing a unified performance improvement program and supervising medical records and information management functions at both hospitals;
An electronic medical record program and support shared between hospitals;
Shared business office functions;
Shared clinical risk management;
Shared survey readiness;
Occupational Therapy consultation provided to RPC from DDPC staff.

Evaluating processes in all aspects of hospital functions is ongoing to maximize efficiency and offer patients treatment that is evidenced based and focused on personal recovery.

LICENSES:
DHHS

MEDICAID/MEDICARE

Joint Commission

PUBLICATIONS:
See website for information:   www.maine.gov/dhhs/riverview/index.shtml

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
RIVERVIEW PSYCHIATRIC CENTER	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	13,952,520	7,551,674	6,400,846
HEALTH BENEFITS	5,007,739	97,011	4,910,728
RETIREMENTS	2,573,960	51,454	2,522,506
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	274,315	5,566	268,749
COMPUTER SERVICES	319,613	46,304	273,309
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	8,673,177	2,648,244	6,024,933
RENTS	145,318	41,462	103,856
COMMODITIES	1,678,526	570,789	1,107,737
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	292,324	54,285	238,039
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	211,301		211,301
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	33,128,793	11,066,789	22,062,004

OFFICE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE

GUY COUSINS, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	41 ANTHONY AVENUE, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-4334
Established:	2002	Telephone:	(207) 287-6344
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 14 ; Unit: 118 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000020004
Average Count--All Positions: 31.000		Legislative Count: 31.00

PURPOSE:
The Office of Substance Abuse was established by the 114th Maine Legislature to establish a single administrative unit responsible for creating an integrated approach to the problem of alcohol and other drug abuse and to focus all the varied resources of the State on developing a comprehensive and effective range of alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and treatment activities and services.

ORGANIZATION:
The 117th Maine Legislature merged the Office of Substance Abuse with the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation to form the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, subsequently called the Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services and now the Department of Health and Human Services.  The Office of Substance Abuse continues its responsibility for planning, developing, implementing, coordinating and evaluating all of the State's alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment activities.  The Office of Substance Abuse is composed of four divisions:  Prevention/Information Resource Center, Intervention (including the Driver Education and Evaluation Program and the Prescription Monitoring Program), Data and Research, and Treatment.

PROGRAM:
The Office of Substance Abuse is responsible for developing a comprehensive plan for combating alcohol and drug abuse, administering services through contracts with community service providers, and establishing statewide standards for substance abuse prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery.  The Office of Substance Abuse regularly assesses the extent of substance use and abuse in Maine by collecting data from a number of sources, including required reporting from all providers and regular surveys of a variety of populations.

The Office of Substance Abuse serves as the primary liaison with other DHHS agencies, departments, the Legislature, citizen's groups and service providers on issues pertaining to substance abuse.  The Office of Substance Abuse provides training, consultation, technical assistance and service delivery strategies to help schools and communities reduce tobacco, alcohol and other drug related problems.

Within the Intervention Division, the Driver Education Evaluation Program (DEEP) provides or oversees education, evaluation, and/or treatment for all operating under the influence offenders in the State of Maine in order to lessen the incidence of injury and fatalities which result from driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.

The Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) is an intervention tool created to prevent and detect prescription drug misuse and diversion. The PMP maintains a database of all transactions for controlled substances dispensed in the State of Maine. The database is available free online to prescribers and dispensers.

LICENSES:
The Office of Substance Abuse assists the Division of Licensing and Regulation, DHHS in promulgating regulations for substance abuse licensing that included integrated language for co-occurring disorders.

The Office of Substance Abuse works in conjunction with the Division of Licensing and Regulation, DHHS  in the approval of methadone facility licensing applications.

PUBLICATIONS:
The Office of Substance Abuse is responsible for the State Plan for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services in Maine; the Programs and Services in Maine (a directory of treatment services); Support Groups for the State of Maine (a regularly updated list of support groups in Maine);  the Book List (lists of books available through the Information and Resource Center (IRC) of the Office of Substance Abuse);   Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Video Catalog (a catalog of the 1500+ videos in the IRC); annual applications, utilization reports and independent audit reports on the substance abuse portion of the Federal Substance Abuse and Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (available for review at the Office); and others.  In calendar year 2008, published reports include:

" Office of Substance Abuse Annual Report (2007),

" Maine School Substance Abuse Policy Guide,

" Maine Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act Program End of Year Report (2007-2008),

" Maine Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act Program Report on Incidence of Prohibited Behavior and Drug and Violence Prevention (2006-2007),

" Maine Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act Program Report on Incidence of Prohibited Behavior and Drug and Violence Prevention Technical Report (2006-2007)

" Substance Abuse Treatment Client Satisfaction Survey, December 2007,

" Substance Abuse Trends in Maine, April 2008;

" Report on Maine Youth Drug and Alcohol Use Survey - 2008; and,

" Substance Abuse Trends in Maine, October 2008.

The Information and Resource Center may be contacted directly for these publications, videos and other materials (telephone 1-800-499-0027).  The reports are also available online at www.maine.gov/dhhs/osa/index.htm .

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,345,503	848,427			497,076
HEALTH BENEFITS	497,399	326,401			170,998
RETIREMENTS	202,565	123,901			78,664
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	29,310	20,614			8,696
COMPUTER SERVICES	637,357	123,671	201,723		311,963
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	2,310,078	1,652,332	313,609		344,137
RENTS	219,037	153,342	220		65,475
COMMODITIES	37,310	21,562	7,000		8,748
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	23,956,116	8,123,623	6,432,307		9,400,186
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	153,365		39,905		113,460
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	29,388,040	11,393,873	6,994,764		10,999,403

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION

ELIZA TOWNSEND, COMMISSIONER

VACANT , DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	HARLOW BLDG, 18 ELKINS LANE, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	22 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-2400
Established:	1973	Telephone:	(207) 287-2211
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 04 ; Unit: 056 ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000005011
Average Count--All Positions: 405.516		Legislative Count: 295.50

Units:

	COASTAL ISLAND REGISTRY		BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND NATURAL AREAS
	DIVISION OF FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING		OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER
	BUREAU OF FORESTRY (AKA MAINE FOREST SERVICE)		MAINE LAND USE REGULATION COMMISSION
	DIVISION OF FOREST PROTECTION		BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS
	DIVISION OF FOREST POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

PURPOSE:
     The Department of Conservation was established to preserve, protect and enhance the land resources of the State of Maine.  The purposes of the Department are:  to educate the public and encourage sustainable use of the scenic, mineral, and forest resources of the State; to ensure that coordinated planning for the future allocation of lands for recreational, forest production, mining and other public and private uses is effectively accomplished; to provide coordinated land use planning in unorganized territories; to provide ongoing database information and mapping of natural resources; and to effectively manage public lands, state parks, and historic sites in Maine.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Department of Conservation was created in 1973 by combining several independent natural resource departments.  The Department consists of five major bureaus:  Parks and Lands, Forest Service, Geology and Natural Areas,  Land Use Regulation Commission, and the Office of the Commissioner.  The Department is led by a Commissioner who is responsible for the overall executive management of the Department and whose staff oversee the information and education, safety, regulatory and legislative, and long range departmental planning efforts.

PROGRAM:
     Department of Conservation's operational activities, goals, objectives and plans are reflected in the reports of the individual bureaus and programs.

PUBLICATIONS:
Listed separately by the Department's organizational units.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	16,412,920	11,789,475	3,673,712		949,733
HEALTH BENEFITS	6,623,078	4,662,439	1,554,953		405,686
RETIREMENTS	2,972,371	2,206,217	616,876		149,278
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	307,223	220,747	70,693		15,783
COMPUTER SERVICES	774,456	687,103	87,353
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	5,469,898	1,842,417	3,136,803		490,678
RENTS	1,914,654	1,191,473	561,936		161,245
COMMODITIES	1,159,465	438,796	684,677		35,992
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	8,774,325	16,333	6,484,358		2,273,634
PURCHASE OF LAND	2,962,758		456,864		2,501,000	4,894
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS	228,927		185,275			43,652
EQUIPMENT	3,234,014		686,933		8,750	2,538,331
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	400,246	1,502	360,076		38,668
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	51,234,335	23,056,502	18,560,509		7,030,447	2,586,877

COASTAL ISLAND REGISTRY

DAN PRICHARD, CHIEF PLANNER

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	HARLOW BLDG., 18 ELKINS LANE, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	22 STATEHOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0022	FAX:	(207) 287-6170
Established:	1973	Telephone:	(207) 287-3821
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 04 ; Unit: 069 ; Citation: T0033 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001203

PURPOSE:
     The Coastal Island Registry was established to identify and secure title to those coastal islands remaining within the State of Maine.

ORGANIZATION:
     The 106th Legislature created the Coastal Island Registry in 1973, assigning it first to the Bureau of Forestry and then, in 1974, to the Bureau of Public Lands.  It currently resides in the Bureau of Parks and Lands, 33 M.R.S.A., Chapter 25.

PROGRAM:
     The Coastal Island Registry Act provides that all coastal islands within the State of Maine (having less than four residential structures thereon) shall be registered with the Bureau of Parks and Lands by their purported owners.  Those islands for which such a determination discovers against a purported owner, as well as those islands for which no registration was submitted, fall to the care and custody of the State of Maine, until such time as a "true" owner comes forward to establish title.  (See report for Bureau of Parks and Lands).

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

DIVISION OF FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING

DAVID STRUBLE, STATE ENTOMOLOGIST

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	HARLOW BLDG., 18 ELKINS LANE, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	22 STATEHOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0022	FAX:	(207) 287-8422
Established:	1921	Telephone:	(207) 287-2791
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 04 ; Unit: 058E ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000008101

PURPOSE:
The Division of Forest Health & Monitoring within the Bureau of Forestry was originally established to protect the forest, shade and ornamental tree resources of the state from significant insect and disease damage and to provide pest management and damage prevention for homeowners, municipalities, and forest landowners and managers; thereby preserving the overall health of Maine's forest resources. By action of the 118th Legislature, responsibilities were expanded to incorporate conducting a permanent inventory of Maine's forest resources on a 5-year annualized cycle.
     In accomplishing its mandate, the Division of Forest Health & Monitoring: gathers, analyzes, and reports pest levels and trends and similar information regarding forest condition/forest response; evaluates actual and potential impacts of such forest pests; and develops integrated pest management techniques.  Additional responsibilities include providing technical assistance, implementing control actions when justified, and administering existing state and federal laws pertaining to insect and disease quarantine.  In those situations where quarantine regulations are necessary but are not preexisting, the director may, by rule, establish a quarantine to address the situation.
     The state entomologist is authorized to go onto any lands for the purpose of surveying and inspecting any shade, ornamental, or forest trees whenever he suspects the presence of any dangerous native or exotic insect or disease.  If the survey work requires the placing of "trap" material on developed lands in incorporated areas, the state entomologist is required to first notify the landowner of his plans.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Division of Forest Health & Monitoring (FHM) originated in 1921 as the Division of Entomology for the purpose of protecting Maine's forest land shade trees from insects and diseases.  The Director of the Maine Forest Service appoints the State Entomologist, who serves as the Director of the Division of FHM.  Operating within an administrative division of the Maine Forest Service, the State Entomologist is statutorily responsible for answering all calls for information on forest insects including their identification and control. The State Entomologist is also required to assist other departments working in this field.
     To protect and enhance the health and sustainability of Maine's forest resources across the extent and diversity of the resource, ranging from 17.2 million acres of commercial timberland to individual shade trees scattered across 488 municipalities, requires that the FHM Division utilize its limited resources such that all operations be integrated and interactive.  Although the Division is organized into two Work Units (Insect & Disease Management and Forest Inventory & Monitoring), which have primary responsibility for discrete functions, activities are coordinated and all staff are intersupporting.
     Internal Division capability is augmented through collaboration with other agencies within the state, with neighboring jurisdictions and with the federal government to optimize efficiencies by sharing resources, analyses and information.  At the local level, the Division is maintaining and expanding cooperative efforts and technology transfer through a network of client/cooperators to augment internal capacity and to address local problems.

PROGRAM:
     Insect and Disease Management Work Unit- The IDM unit is centered at the IDM Lab in Augusta and is primarily responsible to:  conduct localized and statewide surveys to detect and monitor current and potential insect, disease and other environmental stresses of the forest and shade tree resource; develop and provide predictive evaluations and both preventative and remedial prescriptions for known major stressors to landowners so as to allow managers to make timely and informed site specific pest management decisions; provide information, technical advice and assistance to individuals, municipalities, and other state and federal agencies on identification, significance and control of any forest and shade tree insects and diseases; and (if requested) provide, to the extent possible, similar information for non-forest insects on non-agricultural crops.
     This unit is responsible for developing and championing use of best management practices for pest management and forest resource damage prevention, and has responsibility to:  provide technical advice and assistance, including design, oversight, administration and funding infrastructure (when justified) for large and small scale pest management and remediation projects; serve as lead agency and liaison for cooperative federal, state, municipal, neighborhood and private pest control efforts; and conduct applied research, designing pest control strategies and proactive managerial prescriptions.
     This unit also has specific responsibility for overseeing and enforcing State and Federal quarantine laws for those quarantines directly relating to the forest resource (Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Gypsy Moth, Pine Shoot Beetle, European Larch Canker, White Pine Blister Rust) in order to protect the resource base and minimize constraint of commerce.  This unit also administers the insect and disease reference collection and library which serves FHM and other cooperating agencies.
     Forest Inventory and Health Monitoring Work Unit- The FIM unit is primarily responsible to maintain the Maine Forest Service's statewide forest health and sustainability monitoring surveillance system; conducting and reporting on the annualized 5-year cyclical inventory of the condition/extent of Maine's forest resources.  This unit also provides field staff support to conduct specific projects initiated in the IDM units.

LICENSES:
Gypsy Moth Quarantine Permits - issued to meet Canadian requirements for transporting logs from Maine to Canada.

Gypsy Moth Compliance Agreements - issued to allow movement of regulated wood products to utilizing sites outside the generally infested area in Maine.

European Larch Canker Permits and/or Compliance Agreements - issued to allow the movement in Maine of larch from infested locations to utilizing sites outside the generally infested area.

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Quarantine Compliance Agreements - issued to allow import of hemlock logs and pulp from outside Maine while forestalling introduction of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid.

Pine Shoot Beetle Compliance Agreements - issued to allow movement of regulated wood products to utilizing sites outside the generally infested area in Maine.

Asian Longhorn Beetle Compliance Agreements - issued to allow receipt of regulated wood chips from infested areas outside Maine at utilizing sites in Maine.

PUBLICATIONS:
Field Book of Destructive Insects

Planting and Care of Shade Trees

Insect and Disease Information and Control Sheets - various

Pest Alerts - various new or expanding pest species

Forest and Shade Tree Insect and Disease Conditions for Maine - Periodic reports across the field season, and Annual Summary reports for 1986 to date.

Integrated Crop Management Schedule for Softwood Timber Plantations and Conifer Seed Orchards.

Reports of the Annual Inventory of Maine's Forests:  1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2006

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

BUREAU OF FORESTRY (AKA MAINE FOREST SERVICE)

R ALEC GIFFEN, DIRECTOR

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	HARLOW BLDG., 18 ELKINS LANE, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	22 STATEHOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0022	FAX:	(207) 287-8422
Established:	1979	Telephone:	(207) 287-2791
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 04 ; Unit: 058 ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000008001
Average Count--All Positions: 149.711		Legislative Count: 134.00

PURPOSE:
    The Bureau of Forestry, also known as Maine Forest Service, was established to ensure for present and future generations of Maine citizens the greatest economic and social benefits from trees and the forest lands of the State.
The responsibilities of the Bureau are: to encourage and promote appropriate forest land management practices on public and private lands to provide maximum benefits from forest products, recreation and related resources such as soil, water and wildlife; to provide advice and assistance in forest management to woodland owners; to produce, aid in accomplishment of forest land management practices; to promote improved markets, utilization and manufacture of forest products, to maintain a thriving forest industry; to initiate and maintain up-to-date economic data, including a forest inventory for purposes of identifying current and future forest industry trends; and to promote productivity and current use as the basis for forest land taxation.
Responsibilities also include: to encourage long-term forest management objectives; to protect the forest resource from fire, insects, diseases and other natural enemies; to encourage and promote the planting, care and protection of shade trees, shrubs and forest growth by individuals, municipalities and State agencies; to maintain and improve the scenic beauty, wildlife habitat and recreational values of Maine; to determine, encourage and conduct needed research in forest resource and shade tree management; and to develop through information, education and formal publications a greater public awareness and appreciation of forests as Maine's basic economy and renewable resource, of the need to protect the forest resource, and of the economic and social benefits to be derived from multiple use of forest lands.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Bureau is divided into 3 functional divisions: Forest Protection, Forest Policy and Management, and Forest Health and Monitoring. Each division is administered by a chief executive officer who is in charge of all division activities.  Field operations are administered through functional regional supervisors.

PROGRAM:
     The Bureau of Forestry's total program is reflected in the program statements of the various Divisions.  In addition, the Director's office manages Maine State forestry related issues with the USDA Forest Service including all grants and other forestry related federal agency programs; directs the Maine Forest Service participation in the North East State Foresters Association (NEFA); is responsible for budget preparation and management; manages legislative proposals; and is responsible for overall administration of federally funded forestry programs including; landowner assistance, education, cost share and urban forestry grants programs.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF FORESTRY (AKA MAINE FOREST SERVICE)	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	6,795,091	6,003,783	1,030		790,278
HEALTH BENEFITS	2,718,405	2,377,724	506		340,175
RETIREMENTS	1,382,782	1,259,458	168		123,156
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	137,669	124,862	20		12,787
COMPUTER SERVICES	42,492	14,174	28,318
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,110,326	750,264	49,411		310,651
RENTS	1,040,000	886,266			153,734
COMMODITIES	292,754	260,530	5,344		26,880
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	686,547	1,333	47,141		638,073
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	32,062		1,566		30,496
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	14,238,128	11,678,394	133,504		2,426,230

DIVISION OF FOREST PROTECTION

BILL WILLIAMS, STATE SUPERVISOR

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	HARLOW BLDG., 18 ELKINS LANE, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	22 STATEHOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0022	FAX:	(207) 287-8422
Established:	1973	Telephone:	(207) 287-4990
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 04 ; Unit: 058F ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000008901

PURPOSE:
     The Forest Protection Division's primary objective is to provide forest fire and forest resource protection at the least cost with minimum damage to Maine's 17.7 million acres of forest land.  This objective is accomplished by:  (1) prevention - 25% to 30% of time and funds are expended in this effort; (2) detection utilizing Civil Air Patrol, Division and other state agency aircraft; (3) presuppression training of municipal, forest industry, and Division employees and maintenance and development of specialized equipment; (4) suppression containing and controlling fires that do occur; and, (5) law enforcement.

ORGANIZATION:
     In 1891, the Legislature established the Office of Forest Commissioner and a Forest Commission to oversee the protection of Maine's forests.  Before then, this office was known as the Land Office and the Land Agent.  In 1909, the Legislature created the Maine Forestry District to provide forest fire protection throughout the "unorganized Towns" and some plantations.  The disastrous forest fires of 1947 led to statutory changes in 1949 that made the Forest Commissioner responsible for forest fire control across the entire state.  The Department of Conservation was established in 1973, and the Maine Forestry Department, also called the Maine Forest Service, became the Bureau of Forestry within Conservation.  Fire Control was assigned to the Bureau as the Division of Forest Fire Control with a subsequent name change to Forest Protection in 1999.  The Division operates by staffing a state office that includes the Director, the Planning and Training coordinator, Fire Prevention Specialist, and Federal Excess Property Specialist.  Operational units are divided into 3 regional offices, which are further broken down into 9 district field offices.  The Division also operates an aircraft operations and maintenance unit.

PROGRAM:
The Division's primary goal is to keep annual acreage burned to less than .02% (3500 acres) of the total acreage of the State and hold annual fire occurrence to 59 fires per million acres protected (1,000 fires).  The fire season of 2009 had significant fire potential early but summer rains prevented large fire growth.  The spring fire season was very active.  Many small human caused fires kept fire crews around the state busy.  During the 2009 fire season the Division recorded over 500 fires.  Most fires occurred as a result of human activity.  The Division generally experiences an average of over 600 fires annually.  Acreage burned varies but is generally less than 1000 acres, although as recently as 2006, over 1700 acres were lost to wildfire.  Another major goal of the Division is to enforce all laws dealing with forest and forest preservation.  These include fire laws, forest practices, timber theft and trespass, liquidation harvesting, Christmas tree laws and all terrain vehicle and snowmobile laws.  Forest fire prevention continues to play a very important role in meeting the Division's objectives.  Fire Prevention consists of activities such as public service announcements, newspaper articles, Smokey Bear Programs in schools, the Wildland Urban Interface Program, law enforcement, and spark arrester inspections on chainsaws, skidders, and other forestry equipment.
     Presuppression or preparedness is another key to a successful forest fire control program.  Fire planning is a critical component in preparing for and executing forest fire suppression tactics.  Many hours of training, both in-service and with volunteer and municipal groups, are conducted annually throughout the state, including advanced fire fighting courses at the Maine Wildfire Training Academy.  In addition, special training programs are developed for hotshot crews, scouts, prison and industry personnel in forest fire suppression techniques.  Specially trained and equipped incident management teams are trained and maintained.
     All Forest Rangers are trained in Conservation Law Enforcement, a Code of Conduct is in place, entry level requirements for rangers reflect the present ranger job and require a 2 year degree including 15 credit hours of natural science courses; Physical Fitness requirements meet national standards.  A Forest Ranger and Law Enforcement Academy is conducted for new hires.  The National Interagency Management System is used to manage emergency incidents worldwide.  The Forest Protection Division spends many hours training other agencies and fire departments in the use of this global incident management system.

LICENSES:
Permits:

Burning Permits

Appointments:

Town Wardens

General Deputies

PUBLICATIONS:
Forest Fire Prevention Materials - varies according to annual theme

Posters

Pamphlets including Wildland Urban Interface information

Smokey Bear Kits

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

DIVISION OF FOREST POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

DONALD J MANSIUS, DIRECTOR

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	HARLOW BLDG., 18 ELKINS LANE, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	22 STATEHOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0022	FAX:	(207) 287-8422
Established:	1947	Telephone:	(207) 287-2791
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 04 ; Unit: 058M ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000005012

PURPOSE:
     The Forest Policy and Management Division promotes informed decisions about Maine's forests.  Division staff provide technical assistance, information and education services to a wide variety of publics.  Staff also provides outreach and enforcement services on timber harvesting rules.  The division anticipates and responds to forest policy issues and reports on the state of Maine's forests.
     The division provides assistance through education workshops, field demonstrations, media presentations, and one-on-one contact between District Foresters and landowners.  Statute limits technical assistance to individual landowners.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Division has four components: District Foresters who work directly with landowners and others; policy, planning and education specialists; program specialists who oversee water quality, stewardship and community forestry programs; and shared responsibility for enforcement of timber harvesting rules.  The Division Director reports to the State Forester.

PROGRAM:
     During FY 2010, staff provided assistance on forest management and conservation laws to over 7,000 private forest landowners and numerous municipalities, civic organizations, consultants, educational institutions, state and federal agencies.  The successful "Be Woods Wise" outreach campaign to promote wise decisions by the owners of small woodland acreages continued.  Project Canopy, a program to enhance community forestry in towns, continued to build support in Maine's communities.
     The division's regulatory program focuses on preventing violations through educational outreach and field intervention.  Regional Enforcement Coordinators continue to improve enforcement policy and procedures and deliver customized compliance training.  All staff deliver educational programming, including water quality best management practices and participation in numerous education workshops and training sessions, including Envirothon, teacher tours, and Project Learning Tree.  Staff continue to focus on reaching new audiences, including small woodland owners and non-traditional, underserved groups, such as women woodland owners.
     Division staff have increased efforts to improve understanding of the Tree Growth Tax Law by landowners, foresters, and municipalities and provided significant amounts of technical assistance to towns over the last year.  The division participates in the Atlantic Salmon Conservation Plan.  The division's policy team acquires, analyzes, and publishes information about the forest resource to fulfill statutory requirements and report to the public information about trends in Maine's forests.

PUBLICATIONS:
(Most current listed; free unless noted otherwise)

Forest Trees of Maine, Centennial Edition, 2008  ($11.00)

Be Woods Wise! (video/brochure information kit for landowner)

Annual Reports: Stumpage Prices; Silvicultural Practices; Wood Processor report

MFS Chapter 20 Rule:  Forest Regeneration and Clearcutting Standards

MFS Chapter 21 Rule:  Statewide Standards for Timber Harvesting and Related Activities in Shoreland Areas

MFS Chapter 23 Rule: Timber Harvesting Standards to Substantially Eliminate Liquidation Harvesting

Best Management Practices for Forestry:  Protecting Maine's Water Quality ($3.00)

What Do Trees Have To Do With It?  A Forestry Guide for Communities

The Woods in Your Backyard:  A Homeowners guide

Report of the 2003 Annual Inventory of Maine's Forests

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND NATURAL AREAS

ROBERT G MARVINNEY, DIRECTOR

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	WILLIAMS PAVILLION, 17 ELKINS, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	22 STATEHOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0022	FAX:	(207) 287-2353
Established:	2000	Telephone:	(207) 287-2801
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 04 ; Unit: 060 ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000541A
Average Count--All Positions: 18.000		Legislative Count: 18.00

PURPOSE:
     The Bureau of Geology and Natural Areas hosts the Maine Geological Survey and the Maine Natural Areas Program.  The Bureau's mission is to provide the people of Maine with quality information to facilitate informed decision-making for natural resource management, economic development, conservation planning, and regulation.  The Bureau assesses Maine's geology and ecology by conducting field inventories, mapping natural features, and providing data, maps, and reports to landowners, conservation groups, local officials, and state and federal agencies to guide land use decisions.

ORGANIZATION:
   The Maine Geological Survey was originally established in 1957 in the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) and moved to the Department of Conservation in 1973.  In 1993, the Maine Natural Heritage Program (DECD) merged with the Maine Critical Areas Program in the State Planning Office (SPO) to form the Maine Natural Areas Program.  The Maine Natural Areas Program moved from DECD to the Department of Conservation in 1995 and was combined with the Maine Geological Survey to form the current bureau, with the State Geologist as the Bureau Director.

PROGRAM:
The Bureau has 3 divisions:
1) Applied Geology:
Geologic Mapping Program provides geologic mapping and interpretation of surficial materials, rock types and structures. Mapping provides the foundation for the identification of aquifers, minerals and geologic hazards.
Hydrogeology Program assesses ground water resources, emphasizing ground water supply, aquifer delineation and ground water quality.
Marine Geology Program conducts research and mapping for shoreline stability, landslides, sea-level rise, beach nourishment, and dredge spoil disposal sites.
2) Resource Data Services Division publishes, in paper and digital form, the results of field investigations and research projects, using GIS.
3) Natural Areas Program serves as the most comprehensive source of information on rare plant and natural communities. With landowner permission, the Program inventories lands that support rare and endangered plants, rare natural communities and outstanding examples of common natural communities. The Program works with landowners, foresters, conservation groups and state/federal agencies to provide objective information to help make responsible conservation decisions.
2010 Accomplishments:
Ground water -Conducted groundwater investigations in the Freeport area, as directed by the Water Resources Planning Committee.  With the Citizen Trade Policy Commission, investigated the potential for international trade agreements to override Maine's ground water withdrawal regulations.
Coastal geology -Mapped erosion hazard areas on southern Maine beaches. Worked with coastal communities on resiliency planning.
Geologic Mapping -Completed maps in the Augusta and Bangor areas.
Publication sales -6000 digital geologic maps downloaded each month.
In Lieu Fee Wetlands Program -Used EPA funds to work with land trusts, state agencies, private landowners, and conservation commissions to identify wetlands that are a high priority for conservation and/or restoration.
Environmental Review -Reviewed over 400 development projects, 650 forest management plans and 100 Farm Bill applications to reduce impacts to at-risk species and habitats. Worked with state and federal agencies, power companies and consultants in pre-application reviews for proposed rail-trail, windpower and transmission line projects.
Natural Resource Inventory -Conducted ecological surveys of private lands within central and western mountain ecoregions and inventoried state-owned lands in the Bradbury-Pinelands and Nahmakanta regions.
Ecological Reserves -Completed baseline monitoring of new Number 5 Bog Ecological Reserve and implemented a new wetlands monitoring protocol on seven other Ecological Reserves.
Invasives -Conducted outreach to land trusts, municipal conservation commissions and the public regarding the problems of terrestrial invasive plants.
Natural Landscapes of Maine, A Guide to Natural Communities and Ecosystems - Published book on the diversity of Maine's natural community and ecosystems, and distributed more than 1500 copies to public libraries, conservation partners and natural resource professionals.
Forest Certification -Conducted training on managing biodiversity for foresters and landowners.  Provided ecological services for FSC certification to several major landowners.
Climate Change -Served on an inter-agency team that led a stakeholder-driven assessment of the vulnerability of the state's rare plants, animals, habitats, water and coastal resources.

LICENSES:
Mineral Activity on State Land:

1. Exploration Permit

2. Claim Recording Certificate

3. Land Use Ruling

4. Mining Leases on State Land

5. Machinery and Explosives for Exploration

PUBLICATIONS:
The Bureau publishes technical reports concerning surficial, groundwater, bedrock, marine geology, and natural areas.  More than 30 new maps and reports were published during FY 2010.   For more information please request the following:

Publications List - a complete listing of Bureau publications (free)

Bedrock Geologic Map of Maine, scale 1:500,000 - price $5.00

Surficial Geologic Map of Maine, scale 1:500,000 - price $4.50

Mineralogy of Maine, Vol. 1 - price $40.00

Mineralogy of Maine, Vol. 2 - price $40.00

Natural Landscapes of Maine - price $20.00

The Geology of Mt. Desert Island - price $8.00

Maine's Fossil Record - price $40.00

A Guide to the Geology of Baxter State Park and Katahdin - price $10.00

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND NATURAL AREAS	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	941,441	556,076	289,321		96,044
HEALTH BENEFITS	355,089	197,760	121,210		36,119
RETIREMENTS	160,964	97,839	47,390		15,735
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	15,218	6,840	6,362		2,016
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	249,534	23,706	145,397		80,431
RENTS	21,471	10,327	3,633		7,511
COMMODITIES	10,848	7,841	574		2,433
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	70,567		53,067		17,500
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	7,493		5,385		2,108
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,832,625	900,389	672,339		259,897

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER

ELIZA TOWNSEND, COMMISSIONER

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	HARLOW BLDG., 18 ELKINS LANE, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	22 STATEHOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0022	FAX:	(207) 287-2400
Established:	1973	Telephone:	(207) 287-2211
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 04 ; Unit: 062 ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000005012
Average Count--All Positions: 7.000		Legislative Count: 7.00

PURPOSE:
     The Office of the Commissioner provides executive level direction to the department and provides lawmakers and the public with information about Conservation programs.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Office of the Commissioner is responsible for providing overall policy guidance to all bureaus within the department.  The Office of the Commissioner also provides coordination and direction for the department's legislative program, the department's public information effort, fall foliage program, and long range department planning.

PROGRAM:
     The Office of the Commissioner sets the department's policy direction, and with the support of the Natural Resources Service Center, manages the department's budget and personnel.  Working with the Office of Information Technology, the office provides field staff across the state with the tools to carry out their responsibilities.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	335,915	165,498	170,417
HEALTH BENEFITS	112,392	46,135	66,257
RETIREMENTS	63,971	29,372	34,599
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	6,028	3,318	2,710
COMPUTER SERVICES	728,399	672,848	55,551
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,341,715	752,695	589,020
RENTS	7,473	7,156	317
COMMODITIES	3,704	2,667	1,037
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	15,000	15,000
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	78,187		78,187
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	2,692,784	1,694,689	998,095

MAINE LAND USE REGULATION COMMISSION

CATHERINE CARROLL, DIRECTOR

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	HARLOW BLDG, 18 ELKINS LANE, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	22 STATEHOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0022	FAX:	(207) 287-7439
Established:	1969	Telephone:	(207) 287-2631
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 04 ; Unit: 061 ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000683
Average Count--All Positions: 24.500		Legislative Count: 24.50

PURPOSE:
     The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission was established in 1971 to serve as the planning and zoning board for the State's unorganized areas that have no form of local government; for plantations, which have limited local government but have chosen not to administer local land use controls, and for some towns that choose not to administer such controls at the local level despite having the option to do so.  The Commission is responsible for promoting public health, safety and general welfare by encouraging the appropriate well-planned use of the resources within its jurisdiction and by guiding land use activities.
The Commission's jurisdiction includes 10.4 million acres, consisting of 410 unorganized townships, 32 plantations, and 7 organized towns.  Most of the area is within Aroostook, Penobscot, Somerset, Piscataquis, Washington, Hancock, Franklin, and Oxford Counties, with single plantations or townships located in Lincoln, Knox, Sagadahoc and Kennebec Counties.  Often thought of as "The North Woods," the Commission's jurisdiction also includes 780 coastal islands including Monhegan and Matinicus.
The Commission's responsibilities are to prepare a comprehensive land use plan for its jurisdiction, to prepare land use standards for each zoning district, to review applications for development, to educate, and to enforce compliance with those standards.

ORGANIZATION:
The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission is governed by a 7-member independent decision-making body, with members appointed by the Governor subject to review by the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and approval by the Legislature.  Appointees to the commission must be familiar with the needs and issues affecting the commission's jurisdiction.  All appointees must reside in the commission's jurisdiction; work in the commission's jurisdiction; be a former resident or be retired after working within the commission's jurisdiction for a minimum of 5 years; or have expertise in commerce and industry, fisheries and wildlife, forestry or conservation issues as they affect the commission's jurisdiction.  Three members must be residents of the Commission's Jurisdiction.  Commissioners serve 4- year staggered terms.  The Commission has a staff of 24.5, including an Executive Director. The Commission makes decisions on permit applications, enforcement actions, zoning boundaries and land use standards at regular meetings held monthly. The Commission also  conducts Public Hearings and informational meetings at locations in or near its jurisdiction.

PROGRAM:
During the past year, the Commission adopted a revised comprehensive land use plan for the unorganized areas and approved a 330,000 acre concept plan for the Moosehead Lake Region.  692 permit applications were processed.  There were 89 permit applications pending at the end of the fiscal year.  Staff reached resolution on 36 enforcement cases within the fiscal year.  581 notifications were processed for forest management activities.  Commission staff made numerous site inspections, including public assistance visits and compliance inspections.  In addition, Commission staff hosted five educational outreach sessions in Greenville, Rangeley, Ashland, East Millinocket and Matinicus Island to speak to visitors about permitting and compliance matters as well as to answer questions about land use regulations.  The Commission's staff is available in 5 regional field offices to assist customers firsthand for permitting, education, compliance, and enforcement needs.

LICENSES:
Building Permits

Development Permits

Subdivision Permits

Road Construction Permits

Bridge Construction Permits

Zoning Petitions

Forestry Operations Permits

Utility Line Permits

Hydropower Projects Permits

Advisory Rulings

Water Quality Certifications

Certificates of Compliance

Service Drops

Forestry Operations Notifications

PUBLICATIONS:
No charge is assessed for the first two copies of any publication or rule.

Nominal charges will be made for additional copies

Statutes Administered by LURC

Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the Unorganized Areas of the State of Maine

Prospective Zoning for the Rangeley Lakes Region

Land Use Districts and Standards

Subdividing in the Wildlands of Maine

A Guide to Creative Site Planning in the Unorganized Areas of Maine

Erosion Control on Logging Jobs

Guidance Document on Lake Concept Plans

Clarifying the Rezoning Criterion of "Demonstrated Need"

Guidance for Selecting Easement Holders Model Conservation Easement

Commission Enforcement and Response Policy Guidance on Receiving Public Comment

Wetland Compensation Guidelines

A Guide to Clearing Standards

Guidance for Expanding Wind Energy Permitting Areas

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
MAINE LAND USE REGULATION COMMISSION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,103,610	1,099,690	3,920
HEALTH BENEFITS	479,520	479,205	315
RETIREMENTS	189,034	188,671	363
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	20,746	20,714	32
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	179,065	72,448	106,617
RENTS	55,948	51,698	4,250
COMMODITIES	11,056	11,271	-215
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	5,329		5,329
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	2,044,308	1,923,697	120,611

BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS

WILLARD HARRIS, DIRECTOR

ALAN STEARNS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	HARLOW BLDG., 18 ELKINS LANE, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	22 STATEHOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0022	FAX:	(207) 287-6170
Established:	1935	Telephone:	(207) 287-3821
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 04 ; Unit: 059 ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001802
Average Count--All Positions: 206.305		Legislative Count: 112.00

PURPOSE:
The Bureau of Parks and Lands was established in 1995 by the consolidation of the Bureau of Parks and Recreation and the Bureau of Public Lands.  The Bureau manages and administers programs on 591,098 acres of Public Reserved and Non-Reserved Lands, 348,457 in conservation easements including easements along the Appalachian Trail and the Penobscot River Corridor, 625,000 acres in public access easements including the West Branch easement in Somerset County and the Typhoon LLC easement in Washington County, 34 staffed state parks totaling 84,739 acres including the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, 22 staffed and unstaffed state historic sites, 2.3 million acres of submerged lands, 1,333 coastal islands, owns or manages 300 miles of abandoned rail bed managed as multi-use trails, and other public lands as provided by law.  The Bureau also administers special programs related to boat access sites, navigational hazard marking, snowmobile and ATV trails, and the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund and Recreational Trail Program.
The Bureau acquires land, designs and constructs facilities for public use, distributes information, develops and implements management plans, carries out appropriate land management, administers grants, and coordinates with other state and federal agencies that have related programs.
Bureau staff provide assistance including grants to other agencies and municipalities, and provide landowners assistance on land management and recreation issues, provide information to legislators and other individuals and organizations, conduct or supervise research within their area of expertise, and conduct workshops, seminars, and field trips for the public or special interest groups.

ORGANIZATION:
A director, who reports to the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation, heads the Bureau and is assisted by a deputy director and director of operations and maintenance.  The Deputy Director's primary responsibility is to manage the Planning, Acquisition, and Special Services Division and the Grants and Community Recreation Division, which includes the Maine Conservation Corps.  Six regional offices, three supervising the state park system and three supervising the Public Reserved Lands system, oversee operations and management activities.  The six heads of these regions, and three central office programs: engineering and realty, silviculture, and admin services all report to the Director of Operations and Maintenance. The central office includes three divisions that report to the director including off-road vehicles; boating facilities; and submerged lands divisions.  Park system field staff provide direct services to park and historic site visitors, maintain and repair facilities, provide information and education programs, and ensure public safety. Public Reserved Lands field staff conduct multiple use land management activities including timber, wildlife, and recreation; plan and oversee the construction of roads, trails, and bridges; and maintain campsites and other visitor amenities. The Off-Road Vehicle Division administers motorized trails on public & private land, and provides extensive grants to clubs, municipalities and counties for the development and maintenance of snowmobile and ATV trails. The Division has also coordinated, funded and managed the acquisition of 215 miles of multi-use rail trails throughout the state. The Boating Facilities Div, through direct state involvement, grants and contracts, provides and maintains boat access sites. It also marks certain lakes to ensure navigational safety. The Submerged Lands Program is responsible for the management of the State's submerged lands.  The Planning, Acquisition, and Special Services Division oversees the acquisition of land, develops management plans and provides technical information on wildlife, interpretation, recreation, historic sites and silviculture management.  It also conducts research, secures grants, reviews comprehensive plans, and administers a leasing program for camp lots, telecommunications, utility right-of-ways, and agriculture on Bureau lands. The Grants & Community Recreation Div administers federal grants, manages a state-wide trail advisory committee, provides information on recreational facilities to municipalities, and provides technical assistance to local sponsors in trail construction and improvements. The Maine Conservation Corps (MCC) accomplishes conservation projects, creates conservation employment, provides conservation education, and engages conservation volunteers.  The Engineering and Realty Division oversees the planning, design, development, disposal, appraisal, maintenance, and capital improvement of Bureau facilities. The Administrative Services Division provides clerical support, manages bureau finances, and operates the campsite reservation system.

PROGRAM:
Parks & Historic sites provided recreation & education opportunities to more than 2,348,328 visitors, contributing $2,319,416 in user fees and other revenue to the general fund and $258,908 to municipalities in fee sharing in calendar year (CY) 2009. The Bureau's camping reservations continued to work with the new web-based reservation system for our state park campgrounds. The Bureau celebrated the 75th Anniversary of State Parks in 2010 kicking off the year with a proclamation from Governor Baldacci to celebrate its origin in the State Park Commission created by the Maine Legislature in 1935.  The Bureau implemented the Maine State Parks Passport Program, a unique program that gives individuals & families an opportunity to earn stamps and rewards for visiting the 48 Maine State Parks & Historic Sites. The Bureau held special events at parks throughout the year in conjunction with our Take It Outside Program designed to reconnect families to the natural world.  Events included Ice Fishing Derbys, Family Fun Days, a Birding Festival at Aroostook State Park and interpretive programs at Cobscook Bay & Wolfe Neck Woods State Parks. The First Time Campers program and fall foliage hikes continued for the third successful year. Capital projects continued in FY10 for the $7.5 million capital improvement bond for State Parks & Historic Sites approved in FY08, initiating improvements at Reid State Park, Bradbury Mountain State Park, and the Allagash Wilderness Waterway and continued multi-season projects at Reid, Fort Popham, Peaks Kenny, Damariscotta Lake and Crouseville Trestle.  Major work was also completed on the 85 mile multi-use Downeast Sunrise Trail (with DOT).  In CY 2009, the 3 Reserved Lands regional offices conducted sustained yield forest harvesting operations on 9,945 acres of the Bureau's 399,600 acres of operable timberland yielding 111,790 cords of wood and constructed and maintained an extensive network of roads, trails, and bridges to facilitate public access. In FY 2010, the Planning, Acquisition, & Special Services Division worked with the Public Reserved Lands regional staff on 4 management plans under the Bureau's Integrated Resources Plan, covering 82,400 acres and completed 7 land transactions totaling approx 5,567 acres in fee and 38,272 acres in easement. The Bureau's Grants & Community Recreation Division administered $1,544,050 in federal grants for 65 Recreational Trail Program projects, managed $375,251 for 8 federal Land and Water Conservation Fund projects and provided technical assistance to municipalities and the Maine Trails Advisory Committee. The Boating Facilities Division improved public boat access at 5 sites and has started renovation of 2 others. The Navigational Aids Program maintained buoys on 31 waterbodies and worked with lake associations & municipalities to mark 21 other waterbodies. The Off-Road Vehicle Division approved 464 snowmobile grants, totaling $3,402,412 and managed 5 snowmobile trail systems which total 13,821 miles. The ATV Program awarded 126 club & municipal grants totaling $1,135,420 and continued to develop abandoned railroad rights-of-way for a total of 5,652 miles of ATV trail. The Administrative Services Division provided clerical support, managed the Bureau's finances and campsite reservation system. In CY 2009, the Submerged Lands program processed 205 applications. 105 new leases and easements were granted including 23 constructive easement conversions and 3 dredging leases.

LICENSES:
Permits:

Allagash Wilderness Waterway Timber Harvesting Permits

Timber Stumpage

Gravel

Bear Baiting

Leases:

Submerged Lands

Right of Way

Agricultural

Public Land (includes a variety of possible uses)

PUBLICATIONS:
Outdoors in Maine (free); The Allagash Wilderness Waterway (free); Allagash Wilderness Waterway Management Plan; Allagash Wilderness Waterway Campsite Occupancy Study; An Inventory of State Park Natural Areas & Features; Maine Public Facilities for Boats Progam (free); Maine Uniform State Waterway Marking System and Rules & Regulations (free); Statewide Snowmobile Trail Map and ATV Trail map (free); All Terrain Vehicle and Snowmobile Trail Marking Techniques (free); Brochures on Club & Municipal Grant Information (free); ATV Trail Best Management Practices Guide (free); Brochures on specific parks, historic sites, public reserved and non-reserved lands, and the campsite reservation system; Land and Water Conservation Fund Application Booklet (free);    Recreation and Open Space Planning Workbook (free); General Recreation and Management brochures (free);  Management Plans for the Major Reserved Land Units;  Submerged Lands Brochure; Wildlife Guidelines;  Your Islands on the Coast Brochure, Integrated Resource Policy for Bureau Lands; MSCORP.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	7,236,862	3,964,428	3,209,023		63,411
HEALTH BENEFITS	2,957,675	1,561,616	1,366,666		29,393
RETIREMENTS	1,175,620	630,878	534,355		10,387
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	127,563	65,014	61,569		980
COMPUTER SERVICES	3,564	80	3,484
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	2,589,259	243,305	2,246,358		99,596
RENTS	789,762	236,026	553,736
COMMODITIES	841,104	156,488	677,937		6,679
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	8,002,210		6,384,150		1,618,060
PURCHASE OF LAND	2,962,758		456,864		2,501,000	4,894
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS	228,927		185,275			43,652
EQUIPMENT	3,234,014		686,933		8,750	2,538,331
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	277,176	1,502	269,610		6,064
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	30,426,494	6,859,337	16,635,960		4,344,320	2,586,877

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

MARTIN MAGNUSSON, COMMISSIONER

DENISE LORD, ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	25 TYSON DRIVE, AMHI COMPLEX, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0111
Mail Address:	111 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0111	FAX:	(207) 287-4370
Established:	1981	Telephone:	(207) 287-4360
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 03 ; Unit: 201 ; Citation: T0034A M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001202
Average Count--All Positions: 1373.643		Legislative Count: 1368.00

Units:

	CHARLESTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY		MOUNTAIN VIEW YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER
	MAINE CORRECTIONAL CENTER		STATE PAROLE BOARD
	DOWNEAST CORRECTIONAL FACILITY		STATE PRISON
	JUVENILE JUSTICE ADVISORY GROUP		DIVISION OF PROBATION AND PAROLE
	JUVENILE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS		OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES
	LONG CREEK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER

PURPOSE:
The Department of Corrections is responsible for the planning, direction and management of adult and juvenile correctional facilities, community corrections and programs within the state.  The department administers the state's correctional facilities, provides for the safety of staff and clients, undertakes appropriate programming for the classification, education, rehabilitation and maintenance of clients and assures an effective system for the supervision of parolees and probationers.  The department is responsible for the direction and administration of the Maine State Prison, the Maine Correctional Center, the Charleston Correctional Facility, Long Creek Youth Development Center, Mountain View Youth Development Center, the Downeast Correctional Facility, Central Maine Pre-Release Center and the Women's Reentry Center. The department also administers community corrections programs for adult and juvenile probationers.

The department is authorized to establish and maintain programs, inside and outside of correctional facilities that provide rehabilitation services and opportunities for clients. The Department of Corrections may provide or assist in the provision of correctional services throughout the State as authorized by Maine law, and the department is responsible for setting standards and inspection of municipal and county jails.

ORGANIZATION:
The Department of Corrections was created by the Legislature in 1981 to improve the administration of correctional facilities, programs and services for committed offenders.

In 2008, the department reorganized internally to establish a division of juvenile services and a division of adult services.  The institutional and community corrections functions are now included in the juvenile or adult divisions.

In 2007, in response to the increasing prisoner population and the lack of adequate housing capacity within the state's correctional facilities, the department opened the Women's Reentry Center in Bangor and contracted to house state prisoners in county jails.  In the 2008, the Legislature created a Board of Corrections to oversee the adult correctional services administered by the department and the county jails with the goal of establishing a unified corrections system.

PROGRAM:
The program activities of the department are discussed in the individual reports of its program components except for the following:

JAIL INSPECTIONS -  the department has the statutory responsibility to establish, inspect and enforce standards for county jails, municipal holding facilities, juvenile detention areas, correctional community residential and electronic monitoring. These standards are based on established and emerging professional practices and case law requirements. Additionally the department provides technical assistance to all entities in establishing and maintaining compliance programs.

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SERVICES - the department is expanding its information management system for adult and juvenile offenders.  Corrections Information System (CORIS) is a fully integrated, web based offender information system built from the ground up using Microsoft.NET technology.  The result is an industry leading, enterprise class system that, being fully scalable, effectively supports the needs of all state correctional functions.  CORIS also supports case management, offender financial management, restitution collection and central office information reports.  The department has implemented a customized Inmate Phone System which is integrated with CORIS.  The phone system uses Voice over Internet Protocol, voice recognition, CORIS's inmate trust accounts and the telecommunication industry's new prepaid flat rates.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	63,827,524	63,196,202	154,462		386,803	90,057
HEALTH BENEFITS	24,290,767	24,044,501	57,205		157,861	31,200
RETIREMENTS	14,205,956	14,077,824	35,231		77,155	15,746
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	1,243,736	1,233,336	1,300		7,577	1,523
COMPUTER SERVICES	2,606,524	2,561,480	2,954		38,583	3,507
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	32,325,516	30,795,684	384,288		543,312	602,232
RENTS	1,783,012	1,765,326	7,417		6,975	3,294
COMMODITIES	9,280,257	8,839,682	298,796		40,402	101,377
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	3,911,519	2,565,384	38,700		1,307,435
EQUIPMENT	6,987	6,987
INTEREST-DEBT RETIREMENT	17,665	17,665
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	32,709		13,251		14,413	5,045
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	153,532,172	149,104,071	993,604		2,580,516	853,981

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,435,245	1,324,944			110,301
HEALTH BENEFITS	401,286	349,700			51,586
RETIREMENTS	258,641	239,217			19,424
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	21,694	19,580			2,114
COMPUTER SERVICES	2,571,107	2,549,603			21,504
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	22,377,579	21,733,561	218,651		425,367
RENTS	97,501	86,115	4,505		6,881
COMMODITIES	42,464	27,490	3,478		11,496
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	1,321,155	13,678	42		1,307,435
INTEREST-DEBT RETIREMENT	17,665	17,665
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	13,765		3,564		10,201
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	28,558,102	26,361,553	230,240		1,966,309

CHARLESTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

ERIC HANSEN, SUPERINTENDENT

MARTIN MAGNUSSON, COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	1202 DOVER RD, CHARLESTON, ME 04422
Mail Address:	1182 DOVER RD, CHARLESTON, ME 04422	FAX:	(207) 285-0825
Established:	1980	Telephone:	(207) 285-0880
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 03 ; Unit: 211 ; Citation: T0034A M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003601
Average Count--All Positions: 46.000		Legislative Count: 46.00

PURPOSE:
The primary purpose of the Charleston Correctional Facility is to provide public safety through effective security operations and programming aimed at reducing the likelihood that offenders will re-offend when in the community through evidenced-based practices.  All prisoners housed at the Charleston Correctional Facility are classified as minimum or community based security.  The prisoners participate in education, treatment and vocational programs in addition to industries programs and work release.

ORGANIZATION:
The Charleston Correctional Facility is located on the site of the former Charleston Air Force Radar Station in Charleston, Maine.  The facility opened under the administrative control of the Maine Correctional Center in 1980.   In l985, the facility assumed primary responsibility for its own development and operation.  During 2001, the facility was downsized through a major restructuring of the Maine Department of Corrections.  This brought the facility under the administrative oversight of the Chief Administrative Officer of Mountain View Youth Development Center including all support services for fiscal, business, human resources, food service, maintenance, warehouse and supply. The Charleston Correctional Facility received American Correctional Association accreditation in January of 2007. The facility expanded in July 2007, opening another dormitory and taking on another 50 prisoners.

PROGRAM:
The Charleston Correctional Facility currently houses approximately 145 male prisoners.  Prisoners are received from higher security level institutions, such as the Maine State Prison in Warren, the Maine Correctional Center in Windham and the Downeast Correctional Facility in Bucks Harbor.  A comprehensive classification process reviews the prisoner's need for rehabilitative services such as educational and vocational training, psychological and substance abuse treatment.  An educational learning center and library is located on facility grounds. Instruction is offered in GED preparation and testing, adult basic education,  and basic computer skills. Substance abuse services are provided at an intensive level through the Differential Substance Abuse Treatment program known at DSAT. The facility has started a cognitive skills based program called Thinking for a Change which teaches prisoners new skills to deal with daily challenges.  Parenting skills, life skills, and employment skills training are also available through collaboration with other community agencies. Vocational programs and industries programs are provided in wood harvesting and small saw mill operation.

Finished lumber is sold to other correctional and state agencies in addition to being utilized in our industry program to manufacture fine furniture, woodcrafts, prefab shelters, and construction products.  This program is accomplished through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.  The cooperative agreement allows the Charleston Correctional Facility wood harvesting program to provide land management services to over 7,000 acres in the Bud Leavitt Wildlife Management Area that abuts the facility property.  During Fiscal Year 2009-2010 the wood harvesting program produced hundreds of cords of fuel wood and slab wood for the facility's boiler plant to supplement the use of oil in order to provide heat and hot water for the entire facility.  This has saved the facility considerable funds annually by reducing fuel oil costs.  In addition, the industry program produced approximately 300,000 board feet of lumber.

The Charleston Correctional Facility's total progressive corrections program has a very strong public restitution element providing public restitution to communities, non-profit agencies and state agencies including the Maine Department of Transportation.  Last year close to 26,000 hours were expended on community restitution projects. There are over a dozen prisoners trained and ready to be utilized to fight forest fires and several prisoners that have earned that privilege are offered an opportunity to enter the facility's unique work release program.  Prisoners in the program are required to contribute to their living expenses, provide family support, pay victim restitution, pay unpaid fines and save money to utilize upon their release.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
CHARLESTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	2,058,266	2,001,940	56,326
HEALTH BENEFITS	844,417	821,317	23,100
RETIREMENTS	466,433	453,429	13,004
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	39,732	39,264	468
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	269,972	238,903	31,069
RENTS	39,256	39,256
COMMODITIES	378,369	318,128	60,241
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	1,489		1,489
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	4,097,934	3,912,237	185,697

MAINE CORRECTIONAL CENTER

SCOTT BURNHEIMER, SUPERINTENDENT

MARTIN MAGNUSSON, COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	17 MALLISON FALLS ROAD, SO. WINDHAM, ME 04082
Mail Address:	P. O. BOX 260, SO. WINDHAM, ME 04082	FAX:	(207) 893-7001
Established:	1919	Telephone:	(207) 893-7000
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 03 ; Unit: 205 ; Citation: T0034A M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003401
Average Count--All Positions: 270.476		Legislative Count: 269.50

PURPOSE:
It is the mission of the Maine Correctional Center to improve public safety by decreasing the recidivism of both male and female prisoners by providing opportunities for correctional rehabilitation within a supervised and secure setting, while assuring the safety of the public, the staff, and the prisoners.  While striving to complete this mission, the Maine Correctional Center recognizes the indispensable and valuable contributions of its security, program, and support staff and is committed to the ongoing development of a professional and skilled work force.

This mission is accomplished through the Maine Correctional Center's responsibility as the Department of Corrections' (DOC) primary reception center, and the utilization of professional correctional practices, objective risk assessment and research-based rehabilitation programs, which have been proven to reduce the likelihood that an offender will re-offend.  Within this mission, the Maine Correctional Center recognizes its responsibility to educate prisoners as to the harm criminal conduct causes to the victim and to the community and to provide prisoners with opportunities to repay the community through participation in public service work and restitution.

Throughout their Maine Correctional Center commitment, prisoners are expected to accept increasing levels of personal responsibility for their conduct and for successful participation in rehabilitative programs.  Acceptance of responsibility for their own behavior, for their family, and for their actions in the community is the basis of the Maine Correctional Center's mission.  Maine Correctional Center is designated as a minimum, medium security institution with a maximum security capability for short duration confinement.  The Women's Center is a separate, comprehensive housing and programming unit.

ORGANIZATION:
The Multi-Purpose Unit (MPU) is a high custody correctional setting, which provides Reception and Orientation, Administrative Segregation, Disciplinary Segregation and Protective Custody for both male and female prisoners.  In addition, it holds a limited number of prisoners awaiting trial in the Federal court.  Unit One is primarily a medium custody housing area and includes the department's forty (40) bed Correctional Recovery Academy (CRA) which provides intensive residential substance abuse treatment and the Department of Corrections' RULE program, a 60 bed residential program for the treatment of sexual offenders.  Unit Two is primarily a minimum custody housing area.  Programs in Unit Two include public service work crews and a transition skills re-entry program for men.  Unit Three is the Women's Center, which is a separate comprehensive housing and programming unit for females.  It includes industries, education and substance abuse treatment.  The Maine Correctional Center in Windham received re-accreditation in January 2009 by
the American Correctional Association.  The facility is expected to go through its recertification audit in October of 2011.

PROGRAM:
The Maine Correctional Center is the primary reception center for the DOC.  Prisoners with sentences of five (5) years or less, and all female prisoners, enter the department through the Maine Correctional Center.  At the completion of the intake and orientation process, prisoners may be placed in a unit at Maine Correctional Center or transferred to another facility.

Programs for prisoners confined at the Maine Correctional Center focus on teaching appropriate conduct, personal responsibility, and work skills.  The center has specialized programs to assist prisoners re-entering the community.  Prisoners work various jobs within the institution which include kitchen, laundry, grounds maintenance and landscaping.  Public restitution crews work in the community under the supervision of correctional trades instructors completing public service projects.  Industry programs in upholstery, wood construction and garments provide basic work skills.  Education programs include General Educational Development (GED) preparation and testing.  Vocational training offers graphic arts and computer repair.  Medical, mental health and psychiatry services are available to all prisoners through a contract with Correctional Medical Services (CMS).  Prisoners are assigned to a unit team which monitors prisoner adjustment to case management and transition/release planning.  The substance abuse programs for both men and women are provided through a partnership with the State Office of Substance Abuse.

The Women's Center is designed as a secure correctional community with focus on personal development, trauma recovery, substance abuse treatment and community re-entry.  Through these programs the Maine Correctional Center strives toward its mission to improve community safety by teaching personal responsibility, involving prisoners in rehabilitation programs and lowering recidivism.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
MAINE CORRECTIONAL CENTER	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	13,020,567	12,952,307	40,034		28,226
HEALTH BENEFITS	4,867,615	4,848,588	13,672		5,355
RETIREMENTS	2,975,238	2,960,573	9,508		5,157
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	253,416	251,973	832		611
COMPUTER SERVICES	6,551	3,498	2,954		99
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,625,940	1,550,893	66,408		8,639
RENTS	220,976	218,466	2,510
COMMODITIES	2,572,460	2,387,843	184,617
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	7,926		6,892		1,034
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	25,550,689	25,174,141	327,427		49,121

DOWNEAST CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

SCOTT JONES, DIRECTOR

MARTIN MAGNUSSON, COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	64 BASE ROAD, MACHIASPORT, ME 04655
Mail Address:	64 BASE ROAD, MACHIASPORT, ME 04655	FAX:	(207) 255-1176
Established:	1984	Telephone:	(207) 255-1100
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 03 ; Unit: 220 ; Citation: T0034A M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003901
Average Count--All Positions: 68.000		Legislative Count: 68.00

PURPOSE:
The Downeast Correctional Facility was established by the Legislature in September 1984 for the confinement and rehabilitation of persons who have been duly sentenced and committed to the Department of Corrections.

ORGANIZATION:
Funds were appropriated to purchase and renovate the former Bucks Harbor Air Force Station into a fully operational medium security correctional facility.  The facility is a medium/minimum security institution with an average prisoner population of 143 to 150.

PROGRAM:
Programs offered at Downeast Correctional Facility consist of educational, industry, treatment, and community restitution.

The educational programs offered at Downeast Correctional Facility are academic and vocational based.  The academic programs are geared toward high school equivalency (GED) and courses emphasizing everyday life skills.  A NovaNet system allows prisoners to enroll in courses ranging from grade school level up to and including college level via a closed circuit of the Intranet.

The vocational programs offer training in the following career fields:  upholstery, welding, automotive repair/restoration and building trades.  Each career field is staffed with an instructor who oversees the program and its participants.

In July 2001 a garment industry program was initiated at Downeast Correctional Facility wherein denim jeans and jackets are manufactured by the facility's prisoners.  The jeans and jackets manufactured at Downeast Correctional Facility furnish the entire Maine Department of Corrections' adult prisoner population.

The treatment programs offered at Downeast Correctional Facility focus primarily on mental health issues and substance abuse.  These programs are directed and monitored by the facility's medical, caseworker, and psychological support staff.

The Community Restitution Program at Downeast Correctional Facility provides assistance to other state agencies, local municipalities and non-profit organizations.  The program is a unique tool which benefits the prisoners, the agencies receiving the services and the Department of Corrections.  The prisoners receive rehabilitative and therapeutic benefits as well as basic work habits and skills, the agencies and communities reap financial savings as does the Department of Corrections through reduced incarceration rates and improved prisoner behavior.  The Community Restitution Program enables the Department of Corrections and prisoners to give back to the State and in the case of Downeast Correctional Facility, give back to the agencies, communities and people of Washington County.  The Program allows agencies to use fewer financial resources maintaining their facilities thereby allowing them to channel more resources towards pursuing their organizational goals.  Some restitution work is performed within the confines of the correctional facility while a select group of prisoners work in the community under constant security supervision.

The Classification and Caseworker Committee has a direct impact on each prisoner.  The Committee's primary focus is to orientate new prisoners with the facility and provide social services, guidance and counseling for each prisoner.  The Committee develops specific case plans which establish goals and recommendations based on the needs assessment of each prisoner.  The case plans allow the prisoners to take advantage of the facility's programs and services.  The Committee also works with the prisoner, their family, community corrections and outside agencies in establishing transition and reentry planning and implementation.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DOWNEAST CORRECTIONAL FACILITY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	3,141,900	3,141,900
HEALTH BENEFITS	1,244,793	1,244,793
RETIREMENTS	709,703	709,703
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	60,327	60,327
COMPUTER SERVICES	808	808
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	335,904	314,468	21,436
RENTS	34,352	34,352
COMMODITIES	486,925	459,441	27,484
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	384		384
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	6,015,096	5,965,792	49,304

JUVENILE JUSTICE ADVISORY GROUP

PAUL VESTAL, CHAIRPERSON

MARTIN MAGNUSSON, COMMISSIONER

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	25 TYSON DRIVE, AMHI COMPLEX, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0111
Mail Address:	111 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0111	FAX:	(207) 287-4370
Established:	1979	Telephone:	(207) 287-4371
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 03 ; Unit: 201J ; Citation: GFY82 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000016

PURPOSE:
The Juvenile Justice Advisory Group (JJAG) was created in response to the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended (the Act).  The Act creates a voluntary partnership between states and the federal government for the purpose of improving the administration of juvenile justice.  In return for an annual formula grant, based on the state's juvenile population, each state undertakes to meet four congressionally defined standards ("Core" Requirements) for the management of juvenile offenders.  These core requirements relate to; l) the handling of status offenders; 2) the separation of juvenile from adult prisoners; 3) the detention of juveniles in places other than adult jails; and 4) the protection of minority youth from discrimination in the juvenile justice system.  Maine has participated in the Act since its inception.  The JJAG operates as the supervisory board for all planning, administrative, and funding functions under the Act.

ORGANIZATION:
The JJAG was first established as a committee of the Maine Criminal Justice Planning and Assistance Agency.  It was formalized by Executive Order 4FY80 on October 5, 1979, and authorized by statute in 1984 (34-A M.R.S.A., Section 1209).  Since July 1, 1982, the Department of Corrections (DOC) has acted as the JJAG's administrative and fiscal agent.

As provided by the Act, the JJAG consists of not less than 15 and not more than 33 representatives of various constituencies concerned with juvenile justice and related areas, including:  units of local government;  public agencies responsible for law enforcement, juvenile justice, corrections, probation, and the juvenile courts, and those responsible for delinquency prevention or treatment, including welfare, social services, mental health, education, and youth services;  private organizations concerned with delinquency prevention or treatment, neglected or dependent children, and the quality of juvenile justice, education, and social services for children, public and private agencies that utilize volunteers to work with delinquents or potential delinquents; businesses and business groups employing youth; and persons with special experience and competency in addressing the problem of school violence, vandalism, and learning disabilities.

Neither a majority of members, nor the chairman, may be full-time employees of a governmental entity.  At least one fifth of the members must be under the age of 24 at the time of appointment, and at least three members must have been or currently be under the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system.

PROGRAM:
The JJAG and its committees advocate for youth through recommendations for legislative and policy reform, monitor state compliance with federal requirements, and provide technical assistance to jurisdictions needing support for compliance or program development efforts.

The federal allocation for Maine Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program for federal fiscal year 2010 was $600,000.  Up to 10% of the award is available for planning and program administration, determined by need and available state matching funds, and $30,000 is allocated for the activities of the JJAG.  The remainder of the formula grant is allocated to a variety of programs to support improvement of the juvenile justice system.  In accordance with their three-year plan, JJAG will support prevention and early intervention programs designed to keep at-risk youth out of the juvenile justice system, develop a comprehensive strategy to address delinquency among Native American youth, and monitor and provide technical assistance for, jails to maintain compliance with the Federal JJDP Act.

The JJAG further supports community prevention efforts with the pass-through of federal funds from the Title V Local Delinquency Prevention Program.  The FY 2010 allocation of will be distributed by a competitive process with eligibility restricted to general units of local government.

The Juvenile Accountability Block Grant is administered by the JJAG. The Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JABG) program is administered by the State Relations and Assistance Division of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.  Through the JABG program, funds are provided as block grants to states for programs promoting greater accountability in the juvenile justice system.  Maine supports community-based diversion programs, with the $371,800 award.

PUBLICATIONS:
Copies of the following publications may be obtained free of charge from the JJAG or their website, www.MAINEJJAG.org:

Maine Comprehensive Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Plan 2009 to 2011

Maine Juvenile Justice Advisory Group's 2008 Annual Report to the Governor and

The 123rd Legislature

Disproportionate Minority Contact Report

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

JUVENILE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS

BARTLETT STOODLEY, ASSOC COMM JUVENILE SERV.

MARTIN MAGNUSSON, COMMISSIONER

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	19 ELKINS LANE, AMHI COMPLEX, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0111
Mail Address:	111 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0111	FAX:	(207) 287-4518
Established:	2001	Telephone:	(207) 287-4365
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 03 ; Unit: 237A ; Citation: 005401 M.R.S.A., Sect. T00034A
Average Count--All Positions: 73.000		Legislative Count: 73.00

PURPOSE:
Juvenile Community Corrections was established to provide effective supervision to youth under its jurisdiction who are residing in the community. Using a risk reduction case management model, staff assess risk domains and strengths presented by juveniles, develop case plans, access and advocate for appropriate resources to implement case plans, collaborate with other State agencies and public and private providers to ensure that appropriate interventions are provided, and monitor progress of the case plan.  This approach targets dynamic risk factors that lead to continued criminal behavior, provides and directs appropriate interventions that will mitigate those risk factors, which ultimately assists the juvenile to remain crime free.  Concurrently, the Juvenile Community Corrections Officers (JCCO) will divert youth from the correctional system, supervise those on probation or aftercare status, and manage those youth detained or incarcerated to protect public safety.  Juvenile Community Corrections is also responsible for the administration of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.

ORGANIZATION:
Three regional offices provide services to juveniles across the state. A Regional Correctional Administrator, who reports directly to the Associate Commissioner for Juvenile Services, administers each region.  JCCOs accept referrals from law enforcement officers and supervise and case manage juvenile offenders in the community.  Regional Supervisors provide case management consultation and direct supervision to JCCOs and assist them to find appropriate resources for juveniles on their caseloads.  Two Contract Managers assure that all contracted services are provided in a manner consistent with the assessed needs of juvenile offenders.  Outcome performance measures are incorporated into all contracts to ensure program effectiveness.  Support staff assists in the overall management of the regional offices.

PROGRAM:
Regional offices receive referrals from law enforcement officers for detention decisions or to screen for possible diversion.  The JCCOs, based on specified criteria, determine whether juveniles should be detained pending a court hearing.  They also decide whether a youth can be safely diverted from the correctional system.  In the latter case, youth are dealt with informally through a contract specifying conditions to which the youth and his/her family agree to comply in lieu of going to court.  Using an evidence-based risk management and risk focused intervention approach, the JCCO's supervise and case manage youth placed on probation or on aftercare from one of the juvenile facilities.  JCCOs also serve as the primary case managers for juveniles committed or detained at juvenile correctional facilities.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
JUVENILE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	3,513,898	3,481,192	32,706
HEALTH BENEFITS	1,378,331	1,366,175	12,156
RETIREMENTS	804,212	797,219	6,993
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	71,551	71,551
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,498,625	1,463,359	35,266
RENTS	344,263	344,263
COMMODITIES	80,891	80,891
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	2,590,364	2,551,706	38,658
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	463		463
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	10,282,598	10,156,356	126,242

LONG CREEK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER

RODNEY BOUFFARD, SUPERINTENDENT

MARTIN MAGNUSSON, COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	675 WESTBROOK STREET, SOUTH PORTLAND, ME 04106
Mail Address:	675 WESTBROOK STREET, SOUTH PORTLAND, ME 04106	FAX:	(207) 822-2773
Established:	1853	Telephone:	(207) 822-2617
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 03 ; Unit: 204 ; Citation: T0034A M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003801
Average Count--All Positions: 193.467		Legislative Count: 190.00

PURPOSE:
The Long Creek Youth Development Center was established to rehabilitate clients committed to the Center as juvenile offenders so that they eventually return to the community as more responsible, productive, law-abiding citizens.  The Center is responsible for the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders committed by Maine courts, applying the disciplines of education, casework, group work, psychology, psychiatry, medicine, nursing, vocational training, and religion, as they relate to human relations and personality development.  Boys and girls between the ages of eleven and eighteen may be committed to the Center for the term of their minority, or, in some cases, until their 21st birthdays.  The Superintendent acts as a guardian to all children committed and may place any such child on aftercare with any suitable person or persons or public or private child care agency.  The Long Creek Youth Development Center is also required by law to detain juveniles pending their court appearances.

ORGANIZATION:
Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland was established in 1853 as the State Reform School, administered by a Board of Trustees.  It was renamed State School for Boys in 1903.  The Board of Trustees was abolished in 1911, and its duties were assumed by the Trustees of Juvenile Institutions.  In 1931, the State School for Boys was placed under the Department of Health and Welfare and, in 1939, transferred to the Department of Institutional Services, which later (1959) became the Department of Mental Health and Corrections.  In 1981, The Department of Corrections was established.  In 1959, the School was renamed the Boys Training Center.  In 1976, when the Stevens School for Girls closed and the girls were transferred to the Boys Training Center, the 107th Maine State Legislature, in special session, established the Maine Youth Center as the only coeducational institution for juvenile offenders.  On July 1, 2001 the Maine Youth Center changed its name to Long Creek Youth Development Center.

PROGRAM:
Long Creek Youth Development Center functions as the correctional facility for the juveniles from the southern part of the state.  The purpose of the center is to provide for the detention, diagnostic evaluation and confinement of juvenile offenders.  In addition, the center promotes public safety by ensuring that juvenile offenders are provided with education, treatment, and other services that teach skills and competencies; strengthen pro-social behaviors and require accountability to victims and communities.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
LONG CREEK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	8,580,833	8,532,141			48,692
HEALTH BENEFITS	3,235,116	3,218,603			16,513
RETIREMENTS	1,822,946	1,814,425			8,521
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	160,097	159,395			702
COMPUTER SERVICES	3,046				3,046
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,145,587	1,052,796	1,057		91,734
RENTS	32,372	32,372
COMMODITIES	839,335	821,787	3,648		13,900
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	1,328		34		1,294
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	15,820,660	15,631,519	4,739		184,402

MOUNTAIN VIEW YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER

ERIC HANSEN, SUPERINTENDENT

MARTIN MAGNUSSON, COMMISIONER

Central Office:	1182 DOVER RD, CHARLESTON, ME 04422
Mail Address:	1182 DOVER RD, CHARLESTON, ME 04422	FAX:	(207) 285-0825
Established:	1991	Telephone:	(207) 285-0880
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 03 ; Unit: 225 ; Citation: T0034A M.R.S.A., Sect. 000004101
Average Count--All Positions: 169.200		Legislative Count: 168.00

PURPOSE:
The purposes of the Mountain View Youth Development Center are:
1.    Detention. To detain juveniles prior to juvenile court appearances when a court orders that juveniles are to be securely detained;
2.    Diagnostic evaluation.  To administer court-ordered diagnostic evaluations pursuant to Title 15, section 3309-A and court-ordered examinations pursuant to Title 15, section 3318; and
3.    Confinement.  To confine juveniles ordered detained pursuant to Title 15, section 3314, subsection 1, paragraph F and H.

ORGANIZATION:
The Mountain View Youth Development Center in Charleston was established to provide juvenile correctional services for the fourteen Northern and Central counties of Aroostook, Franklin, Androscoggin, Oxford, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Kennebec, Knox, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo, Hancock and Washington.  Formerly known as The Northern Maine Juvenile Detention Facility, the programs, services and physical plant were expanded and reorganized into the current Mountain View Youth Development Center in 2002.

The Center provides services to both a short term detention population as well as longer term committed youth.  Detention services include short term secure detention, pending court disposition of youth accused of committing juvenile crimes and is placement for juveniles sentenced to brief periods of incarceration of less then 30 days, known as "Shock Sentences" or periods of less than seven days "Drug Court Sanction". Residents sentenced to indeterminate periods of confinement or committed to the Department of Corrections are also served by the facility.

The Mountain View Youth Development Center achieved national accreditation from the American Correctional Association (ACA) in May 2006. The facility received its ACA Re-Accreditation in 2009 with a score of 100%.

PROGRAM:
The facility offers numerous programs and services to provide all residents the opportunity to change inappropriate behaviors, attitudes and beliefs into those that are socially acceptable.  These services focus on providing the youth with attainable skills and competencies that are effective and demonstrable.  The primary method of achieving these changes is cognitive, behaviorally based and individualized to meet the specific needs of all youth and reduce targeted high risk behaviors.

A full array of mental health and substance abuse services, which include evaluation, diagnostics, appropriate counseling and therapy are available through licensed practitioners using individual and group processes.  Other services provided include volunteer and religious services, leisure recreation and full medical and dental.

The facility provides all educational services including special education programs within the guidelines of the "Maine Learning Results" in a unique alternative, experiential approach through the facility's approved school.  The educational programs encourage individual success for residents to become life long learners.  Available services range from GED preparation to college entry and college classes.

In August of 2007, the facility was recognized by the Council for Juvenile Correctional Administrators (CJCA) and the Performance-based Standards Learning Institute (PbS Li) as one of the top three facilities in the country earning the Barbara Allen-Hagen Award for outstanding and exemplary work in ensuring safety for youths and staff, holding youths accountable and providing effective rehabilitation services that prevent future crime.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
MOUNTAIN VIEW YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	7,746,637	7,686,915			59,722
HEALTH BENEFITS	2,940,345	2,916,228			24,117
RETIREMENTS	1,688,208	1,675,276			12,932
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	154,971	153,825			1,146
COMPUTER SERVICES	15,386	2,772			12,614
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	800,131	783,087			17,044
RENTS	45,589	45,589
COMMODITIES	888,939	871,855	2,079		15,005
EQUIPMENT	6,987	6,987
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	1,028		15		1,013
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	14,288,221	14,142,534	2,094		143,593

STATE PAROLE BOARD

MARTIN MAGNUSSON, COMMISSIONER

DENISE LORD, ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	25 TYSON DRIVE, AMHI COMPLEX,, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0111
Mail Address:	111 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0111	FAX:	(207) 287-4370
Established:	1931	Telephone:	(207) 287-4360
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 03 ; Unit: 208 ; Citation: T0034A M.R.S.A., Sect. 000005201

PURPOSE:
The State Parole Board was established to evaluate and adjudicate applications for parole as well as to provide oversight and management of offenders already admitted to parole.  The two primary responsibilities of the Board were to determine the eligibility for access to parole or to sanction parolees when warranted due to rule violations.  The Board also determined the time of discharge of parolees from parole supervision, formulated policies, adopted regulations and established procedures.

ORGANIZATION:
The State Parole Board, created in 1931 under the name of Parole Board, originally consisted of three members: the Commissioner of Health and Welfare and any two members of the Executive Council designated by the Governor.  From 1931 to 1939, the Board was under the Department of Health and Welfare, and from 1939 to 1957 under the Department of Institutional Service.  In 1957, the Parole Board's duties were assumed by the State Probation and Parole Board.  In 1967, a Division of Probation and Parole was created within the Bureau of Corrections to administer probation and parole services in conjunction with the Board's parole duties.  The Board was re-designated State Parole Board in 1971, to consist of five members appointed by the Governor, for terms of four years.  In 1976 the State of Maine abolished Parole though the Board continues to serve in a limited capacity providing services to offenders placed on parole prior to its 1976 abolition.

In January 1984, the Board began to hear entrustment revocation proceedings for those juveniles alleged to have violated their conditions of release on entrustment from the state's juvenile correctional institutions.  As of September 1990, the Board is no longer responsible for hearing juvenile entrustment revocation hearings.  The Board elects its own chairman and meets at least bi-monthly.  It may meet as often as necessary.

PROGRAM:
The State Parole Board hears cases at the Maine State Prison for those offenders who were sentenced prior to May 1976 (the abolition date for parole in Maine) to determine if or when inmates should be released on parole.  If parolees have been accused of violating the terms of their parole, the Board sits as an adjudicary body to determine if a violation has occurred and if they find that a violation has in fact occurred, they impose sanctions as they see fit.

PUBLICATIONS:
Parole Board Rules and Policy--Free

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
STATE PAROLE BOARD	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	300	300
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	434	434
RENTS	672	672
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,406	1,406

STATE PRISON

PATRICIA BARNHART, WARDEN

MARTIN MAGNUSSON, COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	807 CUSHING ROAD, WARREN, ME 04864-4600
Mail Address:	807 CUSHING ROAD, WARREN, ME 04864-4600	FAX:	(207) 273-5320
Established:	1823	Telephone:	(207) 273-5310
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 03 ; Unit: 206 ; Citation: T0034A M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003201
Average Count--All Positions: 425.500		Legislative Count: 425.50

PURPOSE:
The State Prison was established to confine convicted offenders and to provide correctional treatment and rehabilitation programs designed to prepare such offenders for eventual release. The institution is responsible for the custody, control, employment and government, as provided by law, of adult male offenders lawfully committed to the prison.

ORGANIZATION:
The State Prison at Thomaston was opened officially in July of 1824, to serve as a penitentiary where convicts were sentenced to hard labor for life or for any term one year or longer. The prison has always been a maximum security facility for adult felons. Women were sentenced to the institution until 1935 when they were transferred to the Women's Correctional Center in Skowhegan. The prison was plagued by fires in 1837, 1841, 1851, 1873 and 1923.  Renovations and additions took place throughout the years and in 1992 high risk prisoners were transferred from Thomaston to a new maximum security facility in Warren known as Maine Correctional Institution (MCI).   It was built to house male prisoners who posed the highest risk to the public, staff, other prisoners, and the security and orderly management of the department's facilities. An increasing population and an antiquated prison resulted in the construction of a new facility in Warren, adjoined to MCI.  On February 13, 2002 prisoners were transferred to the new prison and the former Thomaston facility was demolished in June 2002.  Only a section of the wall remains at the site beside the prison cemetery.

The new facility was built to house 916 prisoners.  It also houses a 6 bed infirmary for the adult population.  In 2008, the first female prisoner from Maine Correctional Center was transferred to receive infirmary level medical care.  Additionally, 200 minimum security prisoners are housed at the Bolduc Correctional Facility (BCF) in South Warren. In 1978 the official name of the minimum security unit became the Ronald P. Bolduc Unit in honor of Ronald P. Bolduc the first Director. The former barracks now serves as the Bolduc Correctional Facility.  Prior to 1970 a fire destroyed the working farm at BCF which had previously supported the prison with beef, dairy and produce.

The prison is organized under the philosophy of unit management and direct supervision.  It was designed to separate prisoners into three separate housing units: Special Management, Close and Medium, each with their own housing pods.  The units operate semi-autonomously under the authority and guidance of the Warden.  Staff are trained in the concepts of unit management which improves control and relationships by dividing a large population into smaller, more manageable groups. The Bolduc Correctional Facility also operates under the same philosophy.

PROGRAM:
A 32 bed Mental Health Unit operates in the Special Management Unit.  Mental Health Services assure assessment and treatment planning for all prisoners with major mental health illnesses or behavioral disorders.  Treatment may include medication management, supportive counseling, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, group therapy and discharge planning.  Mental Health Workers collaborate with security and medical personnel, as well as community agencies to provide consistency and continuity of patient-prisoner care and treatment.  Substance abuse services are provided by licensed alcohol and drug counselors.  Services include the DSAT (Differential Substance Abuse Treatment), education programs and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).  Case management services are provided to all prisoners.  Staff develop an Individual Case Plan and monitor compliance.  They also act as advocates and serve on their unit's multi-disciplinary Unit Team.  For prisoners nearing release, the workers focus on community resources and re-entry programs. They frequently play a role in defusing potentially disruptive situations and provide a more stable environment.

Educational programs at the prison include literacy and remedial reading with individual instruction.  General Educational Development (GED) or High School diplomas are offered through the prison teachers and a "live" college program through a grant.  Instructional Television (ITV) college courses are also available through the University of Maine at Augusta Thomaston Center. Typing, computer, music, literature, writing, art, horticulture, a Long Distance Dad's program and languages provide additional choices. Religious services are provided by ordained clergy who support a varied faith group base. In addition, recreational programs available to all prisoners include basketball, softball, soccer, pool and physical fitness.

Industrial programs offer a variety of paying jobs which include wood working, upholstery, plate shop, machine shop and a prison showroom. These programs are designed to establish meaningful work programs for prisoners and to help reduce the financial burden of correctional programming to the general public.

Bolduc Correctional Facility supports a variety of programs and services similar to the prison.  The Education Department offers GED or High School Diploma preparation work, college programs, literacy services through Literacy Volunteers of America (LVA) and tutors, New Books, New Readers program and life skills programs.  Library services, recreation and legal research opportunities are also available to the population.   Vocational education programs such as auto body, auto mechanics, electrical, plumbing, building trades and culinary arts are offered.  Participants can learn a trade and develop marketable skills to earn a livable wage.  In addition, a cooperative work arrangement with the Department of Transportation and selected prisoners work on DOT community projects.  Community restitution is also supported and plays a major role in giving back to the community.  The farm program continues to provide potatoes and in season fresh produce for the prison, other facilities and offers surplus to community food banks.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
STATE PRISON	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	19,653,077	19,537,624	25,396			90,057
HEALTH BENEFITS	7,560,014	7,520,538	8,276			31,200
RETIREMENTS	4,412,293	4,390,821	5,726			15,746
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	390,576	389,053				1,523
COMPUTER SERVICES	8,306	4,799				3,507
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	3,989,802	3,378,772	8,798			602,232
RENTS	219,805	216,309	202			3,294
COMMODITIES	3,884,055	3,772,265	10,413			101,377
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	5,393		348			5,045
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	40,123,321	39,210,181	59,159			853,981

DIVISION OF PROBATION AND PAROLE

HAROLD DOUGHTY, ASSOC COMM ADULT SERVICES

MARTIN MAGNUSSON, COMMISSIONER

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	25 TYSON DRIVE, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0111
Mail Address:	111 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0111	FAX:	(207) 287-4370
Established:	1967	Telephone:	(207) 287-4384
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 03 ; Unit: 237 ; Citation: T0034A M.R.S.A., Sect. 000005401
Average Count--All Positions: 96.000		Legislative Count: 96.00

PURPOSE:
The Division of Adult Community Services (formerly the Division of Adult Community Corrections though more commonly referred to as Probation and Parole) was established to provide community based supervision and related services to convicted offenders sentenced to probation or parole.  The Division's primary role is to motivate a change in the probationer's behavior in order to lessen the likelihood of the probationer to re-offend.  The enhancement of public safety is achieved through the reduction of victimization. Over the years the role of the probation officer has changed dramatically. Thus while monitoring and supervision are still important activities performed by probation officers, they are also actively involved in risk and needs assessment, interventions, case management, treatment and program referrals, etc.  Traditional duties such as pardons and commutation investigations for the Governor's office, pre-sentence investigations for the courts, and post-sentence and other investigations for the state's correctional institutions remain a part of their assignment.

In addition, activities such as sex offender registration, restitution/fine collection, DNA and substance abuse testing, data collection, community notification and supervision of adult probationers under the interstate compact are also some of the newer duties that have had to be assumed by probation officers as new laws and court cases impact their duties and responsibilities.  The demands on probation officers continue to escalate and therefore the need for ongoing training has never been greater in the history of this Division.

ORGANIZATION:
When the Division of Probation and Parole was created in 1967 it included adult and juvenile offenders. In 1976 Parole was abolished in the State of Maine and the only available post-release supervision was probation ordered by the Courts (that said the State of Maine still maintains a parole supervision function for offenders sentenced to parole before 1976 and more importantly for all offenders on parole who come to Maine through the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision). In 1984 the juvenile intake function was developed and incorporated as part of the Division's mission. In 1986 an Intensive Supervision statute was passed and in 1991 the Supervised Community Confinement Program was created through a legislative initiative.  Both these programs were directed at providing responsible alternatives to incarceration.

In 1996 the Division was reorganized and all adult services were consolidated into the newly formed Division of Adult Community Corrections headed by a newly authorized Associate Commissioner.  At the same time juvenile services were similarly reorganized.  Adult Community Corrections consists of 4 regional offices, 20 sub offices and numerous reporting sites.  Each regional office is administered by a Regional Correctional Administrator (RCA), and more recently with the assistance of an Assistant RCA.  In addition to regular Probation Officers, there are other specialty officers known as Supervised Community Confinement Officers, Sex Offender Specialists and Domestic Violence Specialists.

PROGRAM:
The Division of Adult Community Services is dedicated to balancing the needs of public safety, victim and community restoration, offender accountability and using effective approaches to reduce re-offending and enhance effective reintegration into communities.  Under community supervision, offenders receive services that include monitoring through surveillance and personal and collateral contacts based on risk of re-offending and treatment intervention based on needs assessments.

PUBLICATIONS:
Division of Probation and Parole--Policies and Procedures Manual--on location.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF PROBATION AND PAROLE	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	4,553,948	4,437,017			116,931
HEALTH BENEFITS	1,771,155	1,721,847			49,308
RETIREMENTS	1,047,109	1,019,744			27,365
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	87,836	85,323			2,513
COMPUTER SERVICES	1,321				1,321
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	224,252	223,293	431		528
RENTS	747,141	747,047			94
COMMODITIES	104,806	97,970	6,836
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	910		39		871
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	8,538,478	8,332,241	7,306		198,931

OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES

DENISE GILES, CHIEF VICTIM SERVICES ADV

MARTIN MAGNUSSON, COMMISSIONER

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	25 TYSON DRIVE, AMHI COMPLEX, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0111
Mail Address:	111 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0111	FAX:	(207) 287-4370
Established:	2001	Telephone:	(207) 287-4385
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 03 ; Unit: 615 ; Citation: T0034A M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001214
Average Count--All Positions: 2.000		Legislative Count: 2.00

PURPOSE:
The Office of Victim Services (M.R.S.A. 34-A Section 1214) advocates for compliance by the department, any correctional facility, any detention facility, community corrections or contract agency with all laws, administrative rules and other policies relating to the rights and dignity of victims.  The Office of Victim Services provides services to victims whose offenders are in the custody of or under supervision by the Department of Corrections.

ORGANIZATION:
The Office of Victim Services (M.R.S.A. 34-A Section 1214) advocates for compliance by the department, any correctional facility, any detention facility, community corrections or contract agency with all laws, administrative rules and other policies relating to the rights and dignity of victims.  The Office of Victim Services provides services to victims whose offenders are in the custody of or under supervision by the Department of Corrections.

PROGRAM:
The Office of Victim Services strives to ensure that victims who request notification are notified of the prisoner's release, victims receive the restitution to which they are entitled, and victims are free from harassment by offenders in the custody of or under the supervision of the department.

The Office of Victim Services provides a toll free number for victims to receive information regarding an offender's status.  The Office of Victim Services encourages the participation of crime victims on the Department of Corrections Victim Advisory Group and Impact of Crime Panels.  The Office of Victim Services offers assistance with victim impact statements, and promotes the inclusion of victim impact statements into decisions regarding prisoner release.  The Office of Victim Services offers safety planning meetings to victims of sex offenders and other high risk offenders prior to the offender's release from incarceration.
The Office of Victim Services certifies and monitors Batterer Intervention Programs throughout the state.  The Office of Victim Services provides training and technical assistance as requested throughout the state.  The Office of Victim Services provides referrals to appropriate community based service providers.

PUBLICATIONS:
After the Sentencing: A Handbook for Victims about Offenders Time in Prison

Victim Friendly Guide to Maine Court Ordered Restitution

Victim Services at the Department of Corrections (pamphlet)

Supervised Community Confinement (pamphlet)

Community Notification of Sex Offenders (pamphlet)

Daycare Notification of Juvenile Sex Offenders (pamphlet)

Sex Offender: Registration and Community Notification (pamphlet)

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	122,854	99,923			22,931
HEALTH BENEFITS	47,694	36,711			10,983
RETIREMENTS	21,172	17,416			3,756
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	3,535	3,044			491
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	57,290	56,118	1,172
RENTS	1,085	885	200
COMMODITIES	2,013	2,013
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	23		23
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	255,666	216,110	1,395		38,161

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

MG JOHN W. LIBBY, COMMISSIONER/ADJ GENERAL

PETER J. ROGERS, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	CAMP KEYES, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0033
Mail Address:	33 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0033	FAX:	(207) 626-4509
Established:	1973	Telephone:	(207) 626-4271
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 15 ; Unit: 210 ; Citation: T0037B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000001
Average Count--All Positions: 176.000		Legislative Count: 174.00

Units:

	ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION (DEFENSE, VETS & EMERG MANA		BUREAU OF MAINE VETERANS' SERVICES
	MAINE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
	MILITARY BUREAU

PURPOSE:
  The Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management is responsible for all military, veterans and emergency management related operations within the State of Maine.  National Guard personnel and units have recently transitioned from a strategic to an operational force mobilizing in support of Operations Iraqis and Enduring Freedom.  Our Soldiers and Airmen are also readily available to respond to the Governor during emergencies or disasters in Maine.  The Bureau of Veterans' Services provides numerous support services to Maine's 154,000 veterans and manages Maine's Veterans' Memorial Cemeteries.  The Maine Emergency Management Association is charged with all disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery and Homeland Security operations within the State of Maine.

ORGANIZATION:
  The Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management was created by legislation in 1972 under the original name of Department of Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Services.  In this legislation, the administrative offices of the Adjutant General became the Military Bureau; the former Civil Defense and Public Safety Agency became the Bureau of Civil Defense; and the former Department of Veterans Services became the Bureau of Veterans Services; with the Adjutant General designated as both Commissioner of the new department and Director of the Military Bureau.
  Effective in June 1974, the 106th Legislature revised the law to direct the appointment of the Deputy Adjutant General as Director of the Military Bureau, thus freeing the Adjutant General to function solely as Commissioner of the Department.  This revision also renamed the Bureau of Civil Defense as the Bureau of Civil Emergency Preparedness.  Subsequently the Department was re-designated as the Department of Defense and Veterans Services.
  During the 113th Legislature the Bureau of Civil Emergency Preparedness was renamed the Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA).  At the direction of the 115th Legislature, the Bureau of Veterans Services was changed to the Division of Veterans Services.  In 1995 the 117th Legislature added the requirement that the Adjutant General/Commissioner's appointment be subject to Legislative confirmation.  In 1997 the 118th Legislature re-designated the department as the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, re-designated the Division of Veterans' Services as the Bureau of Maine Veterans Services and designated its leader as the Bureau Director.  In October 2001, the Department was assigned responsibility for coordinating the homeland security activities of the State, to include interface in such matters with federal, county, and local government.  The Commissioner was assigned the additional duty of directing these activities.

PROGRAM:
  The programs of the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management are outlined in the reports of its operating units.

PUBLICATIONS:
The Adjutant General's Report is a biennial publication that highlights the significant events and accomplishments of the Department during the previous two years.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	22,451,692	2,423,331	198,943		5,190,769	14,638,649
HEALTH BENEFITS	9,693,761	1,018,265	65,863		1,856,243	6,753,390
RETIREMENTS	3,624,776	355,990	29,347		816,798	2,422,641
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	498,238	70,332	5,452		120,642	301,812
COMPUTER SERVICES	328,478	88,197	3,222		237,059
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	14,483,447	1,081,109	937,437		8,159,198	4,305,703
RENTS	472,270	36,837	1,712		387,559	46,162
COMMODITIES	1,846,793	440,863	53,467		1,353,474	-1,011
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	21,031,026	1,881,302	170,111		18,979,613
PURCHASE OF LAND	618,857				618,857
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS	1,578,577		13,731		1,564,846
EQUIPMENT	787,703				640,280	147,423
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	16,365,553	30	8,746		28,116	16,328,661
COST OF GOODS SOLD	13,959	3,396	252		10,311
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	93,795,130	7,399,652	1,488,283		39,963,765	44,943,430

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION (DEFENSE, VETS & EMERG MANA

MG JOHN W. LIBBY, ADJ GENERAL/COMMISSIONER

PETER J. ROGERS, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	CAMP KEYES, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0033
Mail Address:	33 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0033	FAX:	(207) 626-4509
Established:	1973	Telephone:	(207) 626-4271
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 15 ; Unit: 210A ; Citation: T0037B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000003
Average Count--All Positions: 2.000		Legislative Count: 2.00

PURPOSE:
  The Administrative Services Division provides for centralized control in planning, data processing, budgeting, accounting, purchasing authorization, auditing, personnel management, affirmative action, training, and other administrative resources necessary to the general operations of the Department's various major programs and activities.

ORGANIZATION:
  The Administrative Services Division originated from a nucleus of the Adjutant General's Department in 1973 as a result of the reorganization and consolidation of State Agencies.  Part of this action included the Bureaus of Veterans Services and Civil Defense.

PROGRAM:
  Bureau/Agency Directors and Program Managers assist the Commissioner in the various daily operations of the department including the following tasks:  developing biennial budget requests, annual work programs, and preparing financial and budget orders; initiating purchase requisitions/orders when appropriate; processing invoice and contract payments; participating in workers' compensation activities; billing for federal service contracts, and other funds due the State; maintaining revenue/expenditure ledgers, accounts receivable, and real property/capital equipment inventory control records; processing personnel actions, including labor related activities; maintaining Bureau/Agency personnel and time records; providing training and orientation sessions for supervisory personnel and new employees; conducting internal audit reviews and providing other administrative services as required.
  Additionally, staff members offer a centrally coordinated information base to Program Managers to assist them in their daily operational decision-making process thereby enhancing management effectiveness through a much higher degree of control by those delegated that responsibility.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION (DEFENSE, VETS & EMERG MANA	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	148,288	148,288
HEALTH BENEFITS	12,511	12,511
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	12,200	12,200
COMPUTER SERVICES	3,607	3,607
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	37,984	37,984
RENTS	15,000	15,000
COMMODITIES	38	38
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	229,628	229,628

MAINE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

ROBERT MCALEER, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	45 COMMERCE CENTER, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	72 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-3180
Established:	1949	Telephone:	(800) 452-8735
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 15 ; Unit: 214 ; Citation: T0037B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000701
Average Count--All Positions: 28.000		Legislative Count: 28.00

PURPOSE:
  The Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) statutory mission is "to lessen the effects of disaster on the lives and property of the people of the State through leadership, coordination and support, in the four phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery."  This Agency coordinates the mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery from disasters or catastrophes, such as forest fire, flood, earthquake, nuclear power accident, or hurricane.  It also provides guidance and assistance to county and local governments in their efforts to provide protection to citizens and property.  Since 2001, the Agency has been the focal point for the implementation of programs regarding Homeland Security, integrating these programs into its all-hazard mission.
  The Agency uses planning, training, exercising and public education to accomplish this mission.  A five step planning process developed by the National Governor's Conference has been adopted:  1) hazards are identified; 2) mitigation actions are considered; 3) capabilities are identified; 4) procedures are developed to meet the threat; and 5) resources are identified to aid in preparedness, response and recovery.  The Agency's commitment is to develop a comprehensive emergency management plan containing guidelines flexible enough to address the unforeseen, as well as the identified hazards.  Emergency plans and all other related activities are coordinated to the maximum extent possible with other departments of the State, Federal agencies, county and local governments, as well as neighboring states and Canada.

ORGANIZATION:
  MEMA was originally established under the Maine Civil Defense and Public Safety Act of 1949, which authorizes the Governor to establish, within the Executive Department, a Civil Defense and Public Safety Agency.  A 1972 amendment, re-titled the Maine Civil Defense Act, caused the agency to be re-designated as the Bureau of Civil Defense within the Department of Military.  In 1974 the Department of Military was re-designated as the Department of Defense and Veterans Services and the bureau name changed to the Bureau of Civil Emergency Preparedness.  Public Law, Ch. 370, signed by the Governor on June 19, 1987, re-designated the Bureau of Civil Emergency Preparedness as the Maine Emergency Management Agency effective September 29, 1987.
  The Emergency Management Assistance Compact was enacted in 1998 and provides for and facilitates the use of mutual aid between states to cope with a disaster regardless of cause.   The Governor, through Executive Order, created the State Emergency Response Commission in April of 1987 to coordinate the state government's role in carrying out Maine's planning and preparedness responsibilities for hazardous materials in compliance with Title III of the Federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know.  The Maine Emergency Management Agency carries out the planning and preparedness activities for the Commission.
  The Agency coordinates state government operations with county and local governments for emergencies resulting from natural disaster, technological hazards or national security incidents.  During an emergency, the Agency's effectiveness is dependent upon representatives from numerous state agencies staffing the State Emergency Operations Center.  In addition, the Agency relies upon the county and local organizations throughout the state which are comprised of paid and volunteer personnel.

PROGRAM:
  In one form or another, the Federal Government has been granting money to the states for civil emergency preparedness (emergency management) for more than 30 years.  The Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) has been the instrument of FEMA/State Agreement since 1998.

The Agency receives funding from FEMA for administration and administrative services.  In addition, the Agency distributes EMPG funds to 16 counties to reimburse 50% of the daily operating costs of their emergency management agencies.  In addition to EMPG funding, the Agency also distributes the following grants; State Homeland Security Grants, Citizen Corps for Citizen Emergency Response Team training (CERT), Operation Stone Garden grants for border protection and Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program funds.

PUBLICATIONS:
(Over 700 various types, all available at no cost)

When You Return to a Storm Damaged Home

When the Rivers Rise: Flood Awareness for Maine Public Officials

Questions and Answers on the National Flood Insurance Program

Winter Storms

Handbook for Radiological Transportation

10 Independent Study Courses

Community Right-to-Know Handbook

10 Hazardous Materials "Workshops in Emergency Management"

State of Maine Local Officials Disaster Response Checklist

Your Family Disaster Supplies Kit, and Disaster Plan (separate)

Emergency Preparedness Checklist

Food & Water in an Emergency, Are you Ready?

Maine Prepares

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
MAINE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,296,981	268,426	128,911		899,644
HEALTH BENEFITS	462,340	95,929	47,044		319,367
RETIREMENTS	204,358	39,979	22,743		141,636
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	29,797	6,298	2,702		20,797
COMPUTER SERVICES	191,709	38,536	3,222		149,951
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	404,643	56,488	34,468		309,381	4,306
RENTS	180,493	132	1,712		178,649
COMMODITIES	43,440	12,594	1,204		29,642
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	20,969,281	1,820,432	170,111		18,978,738
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	29,808		3,149		26,659
COST OF GOODS SOLD	13,352	3,396	252		9,704
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	23,826,202	2,342,210	415,518		21,064,168	4,306

MILITARY BUREAU

MG JOHN W. LIBBY, ADJUTANT GENERAL

BG BRENT B. BOYLES, DEPUTY ADJUTANT GENERAL

Central Office:	CAMP KEYES, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0033
Mail Address:	33 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0033	FAX:	(207) 626-4509
Established:	1972	Telephone:	(207) 626-4271
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 15 ; Unit: 213 ; Citation: T0037B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000002
Average Count--All Positions: 114.000		Legislative Count: 114.00

PURPOSE:
  The Military Bureau provides the Army and Air National Guard with units organized, equipped, and trained to function efficiently at authorized federal strength.  Units muster on order of the Governor to perform disaster relief, control of civil disturbance or provide other support to civil authority as required.  In the event of war or other national emergency, designated National Guard personnel will report for federal service on call of the President of the United States.  Should the National Guard be federalized and moved out of State, other forces may be organized under the law (M.R.S.A., Title 37-B, Chapter 3), to be known as the Maine State Guard.
  The Military Bureau was created in July, 1972, under State Government reorganization legislation.  It previously had been the Office of the Adjutant General, established in 1921 by the Maine Constitution.  In the reorganization, the Governor, as Commander in Chief of the Maine militia, appointed the Adjutant General as administrative head of the Department of Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Services and as Director of the Military Bureau.  The law has been revised several times to more appropriately reflect and meet the needs and actual functions of the Department.  The most recent revisions have eliminated the requirement that the Director of the Military Bureau be the Deputy Adjutant General and changed Civil Defense to the Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA).

ORGANIZATION:
  The Military Bureau's two components, the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard, both report to the Adjutant General.    The Maine National Guard, as a professional military institution, performs a dual role.  One role supports our State, and the other supports our Nation.  In support of our State, the Maine National Guard provides the people of Maine with a highly skilled and disciplined military force.  These soldiers and airmen, when called upon by the Governor, assist other State agencies during times of floods, hurricanes, forest fires, snow emergencies, and other civic needs.  In its other role, the Maine National Guard acts as a supplement to the active military.  In this capacity, units of the Maine National Guard can be called to Active Duty by the President of the United States in support of our national security.

PROGRAM:
The Maine Army National Guard's authorized strength is 2,125 soldiers.  These soldiers are trained in a wide range of skills, including carpentry, plumbing, electrical, maintenance, medical, heavy equipment operations, aviation, military police and combat arms.
  The Directorate of Facilities Engineering under the Military Bureau is responsible for operating, constructing, maintaining, and repairing over 200 Maine Army National Guard facilities to include Armories, Field Maintenance Shops, Barracks, Dining Halls, Billets, Hangars, an Army Aviation Support Facility, Armed Forces Reserve Centers, Warehouses, Storage and Administrative buildings statewide.  The Directorate is also responsible to ensure that 8 Training Centers are maintained to support troop training and to ensure all environmental impacts and safety requirements are properly managed.
The Maine Air National Guard's authorized strength is 1,129 airmen who are combat ready to serve in Federal missions of Air Refueling, Combat Communications and Engineering Installations.  The 101st Air Refueling Wing is composed of 15 units including Groups, Squadrons and Flights and when called to active duty reports to the Air Mobility Command.  The Wing provides world-wide air refueling in support of all major commands of the United States Air Force, United States Navy, United States Marines, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard and all NATO countries.  The 243rd Engineering Installation Squadron and the 265th Combat Communications Squadron train for mobility.  The 243rd EIS and the 265th CBCS when called to active duty report to Air Force Space Command.  Their high state of readiness enables them to deploy in support of the Department of Defense worldwide.  The Air Guard deployed over 418 personnel worldwide; maintained three alert aircraft and crews 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and processed more jet fuel than any other Air Guard base in the country this past year.

PUBLICATIONS:
   The MAINIAC

   Guard ME

   Family Program Chain of Concern

   Unit Newsletters

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
MILITARY BUREAU	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	19,953,783	953,977	70,032		4,291,125	14,638,649
HEALTH BENEFITS	8,752,223	443,139	18,819		1,536,875	6,753,390
RETIREMENTS	3,260,318	155,911	6,604		675,162	2,422,641
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	429,190	24,784	2,750		99,844	301,812
COMPUTER SERVICES	87,879	771			87,108
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	13,611,880	626,646	845,142		7,838,694	4,301,398
RENTS	257,872	2,800			208,910	46,162
COMMODITIES	1,669,374	305,405	50,082		1,314,898	-1,011
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	875				875
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS	1,281,790		13,731		1,268,059
EQUIPMENT	306,392				158,969	147,423
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	16,334,837	30	4,916		1,230	16,328,661
COST OF GOODS SOLD	607				607
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	65,947,020	2,513,463	1,012,076		17,482,356	44,939,125

BUREAU OF MAINE VETERANS' SERVICES

PETER OGDEN, DIRECTOR, VETERANS' SERV

Central Office:	CAMP KEYES, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	33 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 626-4471
Established:	1947	Telephone:	(207) 626-4464
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 15 ; Unit: 215 ; Citation: T0037B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000501
Average Count--All Positions: 32.000		Legislative Count: 30.00

PURPOSE:
     The Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services provides support services to Maine's 150,000 veterans and their dependents.  These programs include, but are not limited to, housing, medical and hospital care, educational aid and compensation, vocational rehabilitation, burials and nursing homes.  The seven regional offices located throughout the State provide support to veterans statewide in addition to supplementing the USDVA claims offices at Togus and Vet Centers at Lewiston and Springvale.  The Bureau's regional offices also provide support to bedridden veterans.  The State Claims Office, located at Togus, administers the claims support and appeals advocate program.
     The Central Office, located at Camp Keyes in Augusta, administers the Financial Aid program for needy veterans, awards educational benefits to dependents of totally disabled veterans, maintains records of military service, and provides for the burial and perpetual care of eligible veterans and their dependents at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, and issues certificates of eligibility for Veterans' Small Business Loans.  The Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery System serves veterans throughout Maine with two cemeteries in Augusta and one in Caribou.

     Additionally, the Director sits on the Board of Trustees for the Maine Veterans Homes and serves as the primary public advocate for Maine veterans.

ORGANIZATION:
     After the Civil War, service to veterans was provided through specific acts or laws.  The earliest coordinated service to veterans was the Soldiers Board of 1919.  Maine Veterans' Services was created by Council Order in 1945 as The Division of Veterans Affairs.  The agency received authorization in 1947 and was established with a state office and seven local offices.  In 1950, a claims office was established at the Veterans Administration Center at Togus.  The Division was renamed the Department of Veterans Services in 1963.  In the spring of 1970, the Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery became operational.  Under reorganization legislation of 1972, the agency was placed within the new Department of Military, Civil Defense and Veterans' Services which, in 1974, was redesignated the Department of Defense and Veterans' Services.

PROGRAM:
   Major Programs: CLAIMS SERVICE.  The seven regional offices represented 38,006 clients during the past Fiscal Year.  These offices also received 2,064 requests to represent them to the US Department of Veterans Affairs.  The Claims Office at Togus, acting as the veterans advocate, filed 1,045 Powers of Attorney on the behalf of veterans or their dependents.  Actions taken by Maine Veterans' Services have resulted in new awards of $37,851,951 by the US Department of Veterans Affairs.  Federal dollars totaling $565,000,000 were expended by the US Department of Veterans Affairs for benefits to Maine's veterans during the federal fiscal year 2009.  Maine's population consists of 150,000 veterans.  The federal dollars spent by the US Department of Veterans Affairs provided compensation and pension benefits to 25,000 veterans and medical care for 39,500 veterans. The Bureau also maintains the records of Maine veterans who were discharged from service in the Armed Forces of the United States.  Approximately 505,000 such records are now on file in the main office.
     VETERANS' DEPENDENTS EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS.   Dependents of totally and permanently disabled veterans may be eligible for free tuition at a state supported institution.  During the past year there were 719 students enrolled in the program at a value of   $1,995,000.  VETERANS'  FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:  The Bureau authorized 75 grants of Veterans Financial Assistance, which resulted in $50,000 in awards to veterans who suffered an emergency or had a valid claim on file for pension with the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
     MAINE VETERANS' MEMORIAL CEMETERY.  During the year, 820 burials were made and  a total of 17,450 persons have been buried in the cemetery since its inception.  Two hundred and ninety three reservations for burial were made.  At the end of the year there were 5,450 reservations for future burial on file.  There were 448 Certificates of Eligibility issued with a total of 11,500 certificates on file.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF MAINE VETERANS' SERVICES	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,052,640	1,052,640
HEALTH BENEFITS	466,686	466,686
RETIREMENTS	160,101	160,101
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	27,050	27,050
COMPUTER SERVICES	45,283	45,283
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	428,941	359,992	57,826		11,123
RENTS	18,905	18,905
COMMODITIES	133,938	122,825	2,180		8,933
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	60,870	60,870
PURCHASE OF LAND	618,857				618,857
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS	296,787				296,787
EQUIPMENT	481,311				481,311
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	909		681		228
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	3,792,278	2,314,352	60,687		1,417,239

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

THAXTER R. TRAFTON, COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	CROSS OFFICE BLDG, 3RD FLOOR, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	59 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0059	FAX:	(207) 287-2861
Established:	1987	Telephone:	(207) 624-9800
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 19 ; Unit: 100 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000013053
Average Count--All Positions: 33.000		Legislative Count: 33.00

Units:

	OFFICE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT		OFFICE OF TOURISM
	MAINE STATE FILM COMMISSION		MAINE TOURISM COMMISSION
	OFFICE OF INNOVATION		OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
	MAINE SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMMISSION

PURPOSE:
The Department of Economic & Community Development is responsible for administering Maine's programs related to business growth, tourism and film development, and community development. These programs fall within six divisions: the Office of the Commissioner, the Office of Business Development, the Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the Office of Tourism and Film, the Office of Community Development and the Office of Innovation.  In most cases the department's programs require a significant amount of interaction with other organizations in the public and private sectors.

The Office of the Commissioner is responsible for policy development, including legislative activities and participation on numerous boards, commissions and task forces; financial management, including purchasing, contracting and human resources; facilities management; the administration of tax-based development incentives; the development and implementation of the State Economic Development Strategic Plan and several grant programs.

ORGANIZATION:
The department traces its roots back to the Maine Development Commission which was established in 1933.  A State government reorganization in 1955 created the Department of Development of Industry and Commerce, and further reorganization in 1957 established the agency as the Department of Economic Development.  In 1971 another reorganization reconstituted the department as the Department of Commerce and Industry, and shortly thereafter, in 1975, the department was abolished and many of its functions transferred to other agencies.  As part of this process, the State Development Office was established within the Executive Department, and assumed resonsibility for Maine's general business development functions.

On October 1, 1987, the State Development Office was abolished to be replaced by the newly established Department of Economic and Community Development, which also assumed the development-related activities of the State Planning Office and the Department of Conservation.  In 1995, the department transferred its Natural Areas, Growth Management, Coastal Zone Management and Code Enforcement programs to the State Planning Office and the Department of Conservation.

In 1996, the Department was reorganized for efficiency by consolidating the Energy Conservation Division within the Office of Business Development.  This reorganization also shifted the department's primary accounting, personnel and information services functions to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services under a "clustering" arrangement, and established the Maine International Trade Center, which assumed the department's international commerce functions.  In 1999, the Legislature established the Maine Technology Institute with the purpose of coordinating grants to businesses to commercialize new products and processes.  The Directors of the Maine Technology Institute and the Maine International Trade Center are employees of the Department of Economic & Community Development.  In 2004, the Energy Resource and Conservation programs were transferred to the Public Utilities Commission as a part of their energy office.  DECD underwent  a reorganization in 2003 when the Office of Innovation was established to support research and development throughout the State.  In 2006, the Legislature created the Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship in realigning the small business programs in the Office of Business Development but this office was left vacant by budget cuts in 2008.

PROGRAM:
For more program information, see portions of this report dealing with specific divisions within the Department of Economic & Community Development or visit the department's web site at www.businessinmaine.com.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	2,133,286	1,371,559	459,292		302,435
HEALTH BENEFITS	639,179	368,855	151,036		119,288
RETIREMENTS	299,359	174,463	71,648		53,248
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	40,559	26,626	9,322		4,611
COMPUTER SERVICES	34,089	7,234	26,855
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	9,777,455	1,835,074	7,677,439		264,942
RENTS	81,449	32,189	48,929		331
COMMODITIES	19,926	12,506	7,420
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	42,878,883	8,176,254	1,066,246		19,286,383	14,350,000
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	57,313		20,564		36,749
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	55,961,498	12,004,760	9,538,751		20,067,987	14,350,000

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	439,276	439,276
HEALTH BENEFITS	96,170	96,170
RETIREMENTS	47,202	47,202
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	8,974	8,974
COMPUTER SERVICES	4,550	4,550
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	659,080	405,857	24,555		228,668
RENTS	11,236	11,236
COMMODITIES	4,412	4,037	375
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	4,237,683	1,358,624			379,059	2,500,000
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	7,678		755		6,923
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	5,516,261	2,375,926	25,685		614,650	2,500,000

OFFICE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

MARK OUELLETTE, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	111 SEWALL STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0059
Mail Address:	STATE HOUSE STATION 59, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0059	FAX:	(207) 287-5701
Established:	1987	Telephone:	(207) 624-9822
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 19 ; Unit: 499 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000013061
Average Count--All Positions: 7.000		Legislative Count: 7.00

PURPOSE:
The Office of Business Development's (OBD) mission is to foster business start-up, growth, expansion, and retention within Maine to increase quality employment opportunities for Maine citizens.  OBD works in partnership with the business community and a system of regional and local development agencies to provide resources, technical assistance and financial tools necessary to attract and encourage new investment, as well as create and retain quality jobs.

ORGANIZATION:
The Director of Business Development directs the activities of the Office of Business Development, which includes two major functional areas: small business assistance and business development.  The director is responsible for advocacy, policy and programs that support small business and entrepreneurship and the following DECD programs: Tax Incentives Programs, Business Answers and the Maine Small Business and Entrepreneurship Commission.

PROGRAM:
TAX INCENTIVES PROGRAMS:
The Tax Incentives program oversees two major tax incentive programs, the Pine Tree Zone program which offers a variety of incentives for new or expanding businesses to assist them with creating new, well paying jobs and the Tax Incremental Financing program (TIF), which is driven by municipalities by allowing some or all of newly created taxes to be used for economic development of the project or other qualified activities.

SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE:
The Business Answers program, which responds to approximately 2,000 telephone and e-mail inquiries per month regarding doing business in Maine. This includes a One-Stop Business License Center, and the on-line Business Licensing Assistant at www.maine.gov/businessanswers.
The Maine Small Business and Entrepreneurship Commission funds and oversees the Maine Small Business Development Centers program.
The Maine Products Marketing Program promotes Maine made products with a variety of marketing activities that include a "Maine Made" branding program, the www.mainemade.com web site, and kiosk display opportunities.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: The Office facilitates business and job growth through business attraction, expansion and retention activity.  Contracted staff located in the offices of Maine regional economic development districts, provide information on incentives programs available, technical assistance such as information on labor, wages, taxes, transportation, utilities and environmental regulations. Assistance is also provided for site location; financial assistance through federal, state and local financial programs; training assistance through federal and state training programs; and marketing assistance by identifying specific foreign and domestic trade opportunities and reliable producers of Maine products.

PUBLICATIONS:
1) Guide to Doing Business in Maine/Business Start-up Kit ($4.00)

2) Pocket Guide to Maine's Business Resources

3) State of Maine Business Resource Guide

4) Business Answers brochure

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	572,417	572,417
HEALTH BENEFITS	181,538	181,538
RETIREMENTS	98,715	98,715
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	11,002	11,002
COMPUTER SERVICES	1,930	1,930
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	437,757	437,757
RENTS	16,710	16,710
COMMODITIES	5,088	5,088
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	41,788	41,788
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,366,945	1,366,945

MAINE STATE FILM COMMISSION

D. LEA GIRARDIN, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	111 SEWALL STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0059
Mail Address:	STATE HOUSE STATION 59, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0059	FAX:	(207) 287-5701
Established:	1987	Telephone:	(207) 624-9828
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 19 ; Unit: 505 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000013090H

PURPOSE:
The Maine Film Commission is an eleven member advisory board appointed by the Governor, which supports the Maine Film Office through legislative and community liaison activities. The Film Commission is a volunteer organization.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010: The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

OFFICE OF INNOVATION

CATHERINE S. RENAULT, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	111 SEWALL STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0059
Mail Address:	59 SHS, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0059	FAX:	(207) 287-2861
Established:	2004	Telephone:	(207) 624-9800
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 19 ; Unit: 631 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000013105
Average Count--All Positions: 3.000		Legislative Count: 3.00

PURPOSE:
The Office of Innovation encourages and coordinates the State's research and development activities to foster collaboration among the State's higher education and nonprofit research institutions and the business community.  The office promotes, evaluates and supports research and development relevant to the State including:
o  Technology transfer activities to increase the competitiveness of businesses and public institutions of higher education in the
State;
o  The development of new commercial products and the fabrication of such products in the State through the Maine Technology
Institute and the Technology Centers;
o  Research opportunities that create sustained, inter-institutional multidisciplinary efforts; and
o  Coordinating cooperative efforts among government agencies, the private sector and universities and colleges on research
and development relevant to Maine.

ORGANIZATION:
The Office manages the Maine Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) (5 MRSA 13109), prepares the biennial science and technology plan (5 MRSA 13106), prepares an Innovation Index every year(5 MRSA 13106), coordinates the Technology Centers (5 MRSA 15321) and oversees the Comprehensive Research and Development Evaluation (5 MRSA 13107).

The Technology Centers are established to support the early-stage development of technology-based businesses. The goals of the Centers are to accelerate the development of these businesses through one-on-one technical assistance, peer networks, classroom or other training on subjects unique to technology commercialization and the management of high-growth enterprises, mentorship programs that link senior technology executives with entrepreneurs and other networking opportunities.

The Centers complement the State's other investments in research and development by providing a supportive environment for new technology-intensive businesses. The goals of the Centers include the retention of successful start-up businesses in the State, the improvement of opportunities for workers through the creation of technologically advanced jobs and the encouragement of private-sector initiatives.

The Office Director serves as the State Science Advisor, advising the Legislature, Governor and others on science and technology policy and research and development investments.  The Director works with the Maine Innovation Economy Advisory Board (7 MRSA  949) to coordinate the State's research and development activities and to foster collaboration among its higher education and nonprofit research institutions and members of the business community.  In addition the Board will develop and implement the Science and Technology Plan.

The Maine Technology Institute (MTI), a separate nonprofit corporation, is funded through the Office of Innovation.  MTI (5 MRSA 15302) stimulates and supports research and development activity leading to the commercialization of new products and services in the state's technology-intensive industrial sectors.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF INNOVATION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	223,473	223,473
HEALTH BENEFITS	44,911	44,911
RETIREMENTS	8,092	8,092
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	4,366	4,366
COMPUTER SERVICES	660	660
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	204,513	50,511	154,002
COMMODITIES	361	361
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	18,663,438	6,775,842	37,596			11,850,000
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	5,769		5,769
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	19,155,583	7,108,216	197,367			11,850,000

MAINE SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMMISSION

THAXTER R. TRAFTON, CHAIRMAN

Central Office:	111 SEWALL STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0059
Mail Address:	59 STATE HOUSE STATION, MAINE, ME 04333-0059	FAX:	(207) 287-5701
Established:	1990	Telephone:	(207) 624-7498
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 19 ; Unit: 536 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000013032

PURPOSE:
The Maine Small Business and Entrepreneurship Commission negotiates, approves and oversees the annual contract with the US Small Business Adminstration's identified administrative unit, which administers the Maine Small Business Development Centers program.   Additionally, the commission is responsible for the review and evaluation of State small business assistance programs, and for advising the Governor, Legislature and the Commissioner of the Department of Economic & Community Development with respect to these programs.

ORGANIZATION:
The commission consists of  the Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development, the CEO of the Finance Authority of Maine, a designee of the administrative unit, three public members appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development, the chair of the Maine SBDC Advisory Council and the House and Senate chairs of the Joint Standing Committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over Business, Research and Economic Development matters.

PROGRAM:
The most comprehensive statewide program of small business assistance available in the State of Maine is delivered through the Maine Small Business Development Centers (Maine SBDC) network headquartered at the University of Southern Maine. The Maine SBDC program receives the majority of its funding through the Maine Small Business and Entrepreneurship Commission with the balance provided by the US SBA, the USM School of Business, and local hosting organizations. The Maine SBDC also generates income via registration fees for its training events.

Operating through a statewide network of eleven service centers and seventeen outreach offices, Maine SBDC services include workshops, seminars and conferences covering topics pertinent to small business; one-to-one counseling, technical assistance, and business research resources.

The total Maine Small Business Development Centers (Maine SBDC) program budget for CY2009  was $2,203,158, of which $708,394 was legislatively appropriated to the Maine Small Business and Entrepreneurship Commission program.  During CY2009, the Maine Small Business Development Centers provided business counseling to 2,195 clients.  In addition to its business counseling services, the Maine SBDC program conducted 130 workshops and seminars covering a wide range of business topics, with over 3,189 workshop attendees.  For more information, call the Maine SBDC's State Administrative Office, at (207) 780-4420.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
MAINE SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMMISSION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	872,055	872,055
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	872,055	872,055

OFFICE OF TOURISM

PATRICIA ELTMAN, DIRECTOR

TTY:			(207) 287-2656
Central Office:	111 SEWALL STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0059
Mail Address:	59 SHS, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0059	FAX:	(207) 287-8070
Established:	2003	Telephone:	(207) 624-7483
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 19 ; Unit: 501 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 13090C
Average Count--All Positions: 8.000		Legislative Count: 8.00

PURPOSE:
The Office of Tourism was created by law to serve as a single, official spokesperson on State tourism policy with the authority to implement marketing, management and research programs. The office's broad directive is to promote Maine as a four season destination to both consumers and the trade.  The office includes the Maine Film Office which is responsible for the promotion of Maine as a location for film and video production.

To accomplish its mission, the office is authorized to: conduct research to determine market demand; implement public relations and promotional programs designed to market Maine's travel-product; print materials as needed to fulfill requests for information about Maine by consumers and the travel trade; encourage the development of travel-product facilities and attractions; operate tourist information centers; serve as a liaison between private industry groups and local, state, and federal agencies involved in tourism promotion and development; and provide basic support and discretionary grants to regional tourism agencies.

ORGANIZATION:
The office is supervised by the Director of Tourism, who oversees the activities of five professional and one support staff, and one staff person in the Maine Film Office.  Overall supervision of the Office of Tourism is provided by the Commissioner of Economic & Community Development.

PROGRAM:
TOURISM:     During the past year the office engaged in promotional efforts that included print and electronic media advertising, editorial promotion, participation in trade shows and presentations before professional, consumer and media groups, and fulfillment associated with the promotional efforts.  Local outreach programs were instituted and included seminars, and conferences with elements of the Maine tourism industry  The office operated eight year-round and one seasonal State of Maine visitor information centers.

MAINE FILM OFFICE:   The Maine Film Office annual report can be found separately under Unit 588.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF TOURISM	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	459,292		459,292
HEALTH BENEFITS	151,036		151,036
RETIREMENTS	71,648		71,648
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	9,322		9,322
COMPUTER SERVICES	26,855		26,855
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	7,490,010		7,490,010
RENTS	48,929		48,929
COMMODITIES	7,045		7,045
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	1,028,650		1,028,650
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	13,487		13,487
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	9,306,274		9,306,274

MAINE TOURISM COMMISSION

PATRICIA ELTMAN, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TOURISM

Central Office:	111 SEWALL STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0059
Mail Address:	STATE HOUSE STATION 59, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0059	FAX:	(207) 287-8070
Established:	1983	Telephone:	(207) 624-7483
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 19 ; Unit: 461 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000013090F

PURPOSE:
The purpose of the Maine Tourism Commission is to advise the Director of the Office of Tourism on matters relating to the marketing and management of the tourism industry. The commission also has the responsibility of recognizing and informing the Office of Tourism of immediate or long term opportunities and problems affecting this vital segment of the State's economy which warrant the Governor's attention. The commission monitors local, state, federal and international developments that affect the balanced growth and quality of this industry and its impact on life in Maine.

ORGANIZATION:
Commission members are appointed by the Governor for staggered four year terms. The commission consists of seventeen representatives of various segments of the tourism industry and the eight regions of Maine. Additional ex-officio members represent the Department of Transportation, the Bureau of Parks and Land, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Department of Education, the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources and the State Planning Office.

PROGRAM:
The Maine Tourism Commission has served as an advisory group to both the Department of Economic & Community Development and the Governor in the last year. In addition to its ongoing responsibility to monitor opportunities and problems relating to tourism, the commission undertook a number of specific projects to assist in promoting travel within Maine including sponsoring the Annual Governor's Conference on Tourism.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010: The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

MICHAEL BARAN, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	111 SEWALL STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0059
Mail Address:	STATE HOUSE STATION 59, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0059	FAX:	(207) 287-8070
Established:	1987	Telephone:	(207) 624-9816
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 19 ; Unit: 498 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000013090C
Average Count--All Positions: 9.000		Legislative Count: 9.00

PURPOSE:
The Office of Community Development (OCD) provides financial assistance to municipalities for community revitalization, enhancing economic growth and planning.  The OCD accomplishes this by providing technical assistance and grant funds (through a competitive application process) to municipalities to assist with economic development initiatives, to develop, repair and establish public facilities, services and infrastructure, create and/or to rehabilitate affordable housing units and plan for future growth.

ORGANIZATION:
The Department of Economic and Community Development assumed responsibility for administration of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program in October 1987, when it was transferred from the State Planning Office.  The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and administered by a professional staff of seven full-time and one half-time employee.

PROGRAM:
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program distributes funds to municipalities in three general areas; community development, economic development, and planning.  The primary focus is to benefit low and moderate-income persons, but may also be used to address slums and/or blighting conditions, or for the purpose of  addressing conditions having a particular urgency because of serious health/safety conditions affecting the community.  CDBG funded programs include Public Infrastructure, Public Facility, Housing Assistance, Community Enterprise Program, Public Service, Downtown Revitalization, Economic Development, Urgent Need and the Community Planning Grant program.  The OCD also offers technical assistance to communities that want to access the program and to provide information on other available funding resources.  The state program is not available to the communities of Auburn, Bangor, Biddeford, Lewiston, Portland and all of Cumberland County except Brunswick and Frye Island.  These are entitlement communities, which receive an annual allocation directly from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

PUBLICATIONS:
CDBG Program materials may be obtained from the Office of Community Development or from our web site at www.meocd.org.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	438,828	136,393			302,435
HEALTH BENEFITS	165,525	46,237			119,288
RETIREMENTS	73,702	20,454			53,248
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	6,895	2,284			4,611
COMPUTER SERVICES	95	95
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	114,038	68,893	8,871		36,274
RENTS	4,574	4,243			331
COMMODITIES	3,020	3,020
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	18,907,324				18,907,324
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	30,379		553		29,826
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	19,744,380	281,619	9,424		19,453,337

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

SUSAN GENDRON, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	CROSS OFFICE BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0023
Mail Address:	23 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0023	FAX:	(207) 624-6601
Established:	1931	Telephone:	(207) 624-6600
Reference: Policy Area: 02 ; Umbrella: 05 ; Unit: 071 ; Citation: T0020A M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000201
Average Count--All Positions: 195.349		Legislative Count: 165.50

Units:

	(OFFICE OF) STATE HISTORIAN		SPECIAL SERVICES TEAM
	LEADERSHIP TEAM		TEACHER RETIREMENT
	MAGNET SCHOOLS		LEARNING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY TEAM
	PK-20 CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND ASSESSMENT TEAM		EDUCATION UNORGANIZED TERRITORY
	SCHOOL FINANCE AND OPERATIONS TEAM

PURPOSE:
To provide leadership, focus, support and information to assist Maine school systems and the greater community in achieving high performance for all students and in preparing all Maine students for college, career and citizenship.

The Maine Department of Education is dedicated to the principle that students must receive a world-class education in order to participate in the global economy and contribute to the democratic ideals of the nation, while reflecting the values of local communities.  We recognize that quality education is the cornerstone that ensures all Maine students will be prepared for work, postsecondary education, citizenship and personal fulfillment.  The way to accomplish these goals is through an integrated and seamless educational system from pre-school through college that ensures this outcome. This system must be founded on commonly agreed upon standards, diverse learning opportunities, comprehensive professional development, and a comprehensive assessment program that informs teaching and learning.

We continue to set high expectations for our public school system to provide all students an equitable opportunity to receive a world-class education and have established a blueprint for Maine education that will launch our students for careers, college and citizenship in the global economy.


ORGANIZATION:
The Department is organized in a team structure that includes the:

Leadership Team
School Finance and Operations Team
PK-Adult Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Team
Learning Through Technology Team

PROGRAM:
All Department teams, and the programs, initiatives and activities they carry out, are aligned to and reflect a commitment to achieve this vision. The overall emphasis of the Department of Education is to ensure that each child in Maine has access to meeting the standards of Maine's Learning Results and the federal No Child Left Behind Act through comprehensive educational planning and leadership.  The Department is authorized to supervise, guide and plan a coordinated system of public education for all Maine people; to interrelate public education to other social, economic, physical and governmental activities, programs and services; to encourage and stimulate public interest in the advancement of education; and to encourage training and development for educators in cooperation with local school officials.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	8,234,084	4,534,558	353,982		3,345,544
HEALTH BENEFITS	2,891,883	1,626,114	109,326		1,156,443
RETIREMENTS	1,384,871	762,986	73,098		548,787
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	144,323	82,803	5,974		55,546
COMPUTER SERVICES	3,348,337	2,737,626	238,159		372,552
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	38,888,350	29,120,021	772,261		8,996,068
RENTS	106,145	36,083	27,123		42,939
COMMODITIES	284,414	163,422	16,778		104,214
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	1378,110,537	1117,141,445	325,587		260,643,505
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS	91,810	91,810
EQUIPMENT	159,238	159,238
INTEREST-DEBT RETIREMENT	30,348	30,348
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	22,823,608	14,431,738	7,571,133		820,737
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1456,497,948	1170,918,192	9,493,421		276,086,335

(OFFICE OF) STATE HISTORIAN

EARLE G. SHETTLEWORTH JR, STATE HISTORIAN

TTY:			(207) 287-6740
Central Office:	55 CAPITOL STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0065
Mail Address:	65 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0065	FAX:	(207) 287-2335
Established:	1907	Telephone:	(207) 287-2132
Reference: Policy Area: 02 ; Umbrella: 05 ; Unit: 087 ; Citation: T0027 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000261

PURPOSE:
     The State Historian's traditional responsibilities are now shared by many organizations such as the Historic Preservation Commission, the State Museum, and active historical societies and historians all over Maine.

PROGRAM:
     During fiscal year 2009-10, the State Historian participated in many of the same activities as in past years, including frequent lectures and speaking engagements. The State Historian continued to actively correspond with researchers with interest in a wide range of topics relating to Maine.
     In addition, the State Historian established a web site of 148 Civil War monuments in Maine, entitled, ?Silent Sentinels, Maine Civil War Monuments.? The State Historian also created a website for the Friends of the Blaine House, which provides period photographs, brief biographies, and research references for the 69 individuals who have served as Maine?s governor from 1820 to 2010.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

SUSAN GENDRON, COMMISSIONER

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	CROSS OFFICE BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0023
Mail Address:	23 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0023	FAX:	(207) 624-6601
Established:	1996	Telephone:	(207) 624-6600
Reference: Policy Area: 02 ; Umbrella: 05 ; Unit: 071A ; Citation: T0020A M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000202
Average Count--All Positions: 13.500		Legislative Count: 13.50

PURPOSE:
     This unit consists of Administrative Services which support the operations of the Department of Education in the areas of state-wide educational planning; the APA process; the Department's annual regulatory agenda; state and federal legislative activity, agency budgeting and finance, strategic planning,  communications, personnel, and support for the State Board of Education.  Each of the activities has broad responsibilities for both supporting the work of all other organizational units in the Department and representing the Department within these areas of responsibility.


ORGANIZATION:
     This Unit reports directly to the Commissioner and includes administrative oversight of the Department and the implementation of Maine's Learning Results, personnel, finance and budget, state and federal legislative activities, and communications.  The Unit was created through a restructuring which was approved by the Legislature in the First Regular Session of the 116th Legislature.  This restructuring reduced the number of offices and divisions within the Department of Education and created organizational units which more clearly reflect the needs of the people both inside and outside of the Department who are served by these units.
    This team also oversees the Maine Administrative Procedures Act including rulemaking, federal compliance matters, the Freedom of Information Act, school approval and provides technical support to the State Board of Education.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
LEADERSHIP TEAM	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	827,092	637,742	-1		189,351
HEALTH BENEFITS	253,291	202,760			50,531
RETIREMENTS	151,172	115,061			36,111
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	12,942	9,798			3,144
COMPUTER SERVICES	14,485	1,043	12,996		446
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,107,651	492,370	231,077		384,204
RENTS	26,729	508	25,533		688
COMMODITIES	32,811	9,490	14,932		8,389
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	887,890	90,788	80,537		716,565
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	54,348		16,152		38,196
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	3,368,411	1,559,560	381,226		1,427,625

MAGNET SCHOOLS

MICHAEL SONNTAG, ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Central Office:	95 HIGH ST, LIMESTONE, ME 04750
Mail Address:	95 HIGH ST, LIMESTONE, ME 04750
Established:	1996	Telephone:	(207) 325-3303
Reference: Policy Area: 02 ; Umbrella: 05 ; Unit: 071B ; Citation: T0020A M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000202

PURPOSE:
     The Board of Trustees of the Maine School of Science and Mathematics operates a residential mathematics and sciences public school in Limestone with funding from the department that includes a summer program for middle school students and a school year program for high school students. Also the established plan of the Maine School of Science and Mathematics includes, but is not limited to, offering short courses, workshops, seminars, weekend instructional programs, distance learning and various other programs of short duration for teachers and students.  The plan may include other innovative programs that meet the purpose of the school and assist in the professional development of the State's science and mathematics teachers.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Maine School of Science and Mathematics is a public, chartered, residential school located in Limestone, Maine for the purpose of providing certain high-achieving high school students with a challenging educational experience.  The school is a body politic and corporate and is an instrumentality and agency of the State. The Board of Trustees is the policy making authority and the governing body of the school.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

PK-20 CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND ASSESSMENT TEAM

WANDA MONTHEY, TEAM LEADER/POLICY DIRECR

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	CROSS OFFICE BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0023
Mail Address:	23 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0023	FAX:	(207) 624-6821
Established:	2008	Telephone:	(207) 624-6820
Reference: Policy Area: 02 ; Umbrella: 05 ; Unit: 071R ; Citation: M.R.S.A., Sect.
Average Count--All Positions: 31.000		Legislative Count: 31.00

PURPOSE:
The PK-20/Adult and Federal Programs Team is comprised of Regional Services, Curriculum Content Areas, Career and Technical Education, Reading First, Teacher Quality, Professional Development coordinator, Higher Education, state and local Assessment, Advanced Placement, Agriculture Education, related programs, and an Education Team/Policy Director.   This team also administers a number of Federal programs including the Adult Basic Education Grant, Carl Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Grant, Even Start Family Literacy Program,  Neglected, Delinquent and At-Risk Programs, George Briggs Grant, ESEA Schools Act, Title III - No Child Left Behind Act - Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students, Migrant Education, and Dropout Prevention.  The  PK-20/Adult and Federal Programs Team coordinates, manages, and supervises the services related to a wide array of instructional programs, activities, and requirements for all Maine learners and provides leadership to the field in its conduct of those functions.  While its focus is on programs operated through Maine's public schools, its scope is pre-school through adult education.  Its activities cover state, federal, private and foundation funded educational activities through the secondary level.
     This team reviews and testifies on legislation regarding education and develops rules as directed by legislation; collects and analyzes student performance data and summarizes that data for public reports and policy direction; provides technical assistance and staff development to school personnel on instructional items and program operations.  This team provides support services, is responsible for grant processing and approvals for vocational and adult students, enters into contractual and inter-agency agreements where appropriate for the delivery of services,
      This team also oversees the disbursement of funds to schools under a separate State subsidy for instruction in ESL or Bilingual Education. The team provides assistance to local school systems and Career and Technical Education Centers administrators, teachers, staff and communities across the State to implement and integrate standards-based initiatives including Learning Results, the knowledge and skills essential to prepare students for college, careers and citizenship; comprehensive state assessment systems to measure student achievement of the Accountability Standards and Learning Results; Parameters of Essential Instruction and Graduation Requirements, Industry standards, high school redesign and support services to assure students fair and appropriate opportunities to achieve the Learning Results through multiple pathways and opportunities, and approval and support of CTE programs.
      Team members play a leadership role by providing a direct link from the field to the Department and in forging and supporting a variety of regional partnerships and collaborative efforts to enhance the ability of local school systems and CTE centers to undertake results-based systemic educational improvement efforts.

ORGANIZATION:
     The current organizational structure was established by the commissioner in 2006 and 2007 and further consolidated in 2009, due to leadership staff reductions and as part of the Department reorganization.  This organization brings together all the program areas of curriculum instruction and assessment across both Pk-12 programs and career and technical programs.
      The PK-20/Adult and Federal Programs Team was created through the restructuring of the Department approved by the 116th Legislature.  Eight team members are assigned to represent and serve the nine regions that are designated by the Maine School Superintendents' Association:  York, Cumberland, Western Maine, Kennebec Valley, Midcoast Maine, Penquis Valley, Washington, Hancock, and Aroostook. The PK-20/Adult and Federal Programs Team was organized consists of educational support service functions that formerly cut across two educational bureaus and four divisions.
     A number of advisory committees and task forces are integral components of this team's management, informational, and decision making structure.
     The restructuring design combines previous duties and responsibilities and assigns new tasks to provide information, professional development, technical assistance and research and development in curriculum, instruction, and assessment in the content areas of the Learning Results:  special and student support services, and comprehensive school improvement and reform.  The PK-20/Adult and Federal Programs Team staff work at the district level, across districts in a region, across regions and statewide or a variety of purposes.  Team Members work collaboratively with external organizations, agencies and other internal teams to assure comprehensive, integrated and coordinated services to the field.  Work at the national level is done to reduce state costs by sharing costs with other states.

PROGRAM:
      Staff on this team provides a wide array of services to the school systems regionally and state wide.  They provide technical assistance and support to superintendents, administrators, teachers and other education staff to coordinate local and regional efforts to implement the Learning Results; identify and broker professional development opportunities matched to the needs of educators and school systems; work with regional groups and organizations to establish or enhance partnerships and collaboratives; collaborate with a variety of agencies, educational institutions, organizations, and partners; provide expertise in curriculum content areas and other special areas of expertise statewide; provide expertise in the design and implementation of the state's content standards; the design and construction of Maine's statewide assessment system; in the development of assessment systems and the approval of Career and Technical Education programs and the administration of the Carl Perkins funds, NCLB Title's II and VI,  Adult Education including the GED program, Federal Adult Basic Education, and Family Literacy Programs, Alternative Education and Maine's dropout office, Applied Technology Education through centers and regions, Learn & Serve, Jobs for Maine's Graduates, Migrant Education Program, Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students, and Refugee Children Federal Impact Grant.
     The PK-20/Adult and Federal Programs develop and implements the Maine Educational Assessment, the Maine High School Assessment, scoring guide development of the state's content standards and the National Assessment of Educational Progress.  Team members also implement initiatives of the Commissioner.  The team is expanded  in the actual work to include all of the content specialists in both regular and CTE programs.
     The Higher Education Sub-Team provides the leadership and service necessary to respond to the broad postsecondary academic, technical, and training needs of Maine citizens and provides direct services to and collaboration with Maine's 35 degree-granting institutions, 53 proprietary schools, educational constituent groups and related local, state, and national agencies to: advance higher education and lifelong learning experiences, advocate for increased quality and diverse student entry into postsecondary education.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
PK-20 CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND ASSESSMENT TEAM	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,537,433	794,775			742,658
HEALTH BENEFITS	514,072	263,775			250,297
RETIREMENTS	242,355	131,356			110,999
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	26,761	15,517			11,244
COMPUTER SERVICES	76,632	13,724			62,908
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	8,410,934	3,358,157			5,052,777
RENTS	45,463	26,261			19,202
COMMODITIES	49,499	36,022			13,477
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	28,736,182	5,733,987	20,000		22,982,195
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	355,557				355,557
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	39,994,888	10,373,574	20,000		29,601,314

SCHOOL FINANCE AND OPERATIONS TEAM

JAMES E. RIER, JR., TEAM LEADER

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	CROSS OFFICE BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0023
Mail Address:	23 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0023	FAX:	(207) 624-6791
Established:	1993	Telephone:	(207) 624-6790
Reference: Policy Area: 02 ; Umbrella: 05 ; Unit: 071M ; Citation: T0020A M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000202
Average Count--All Positions: 59.076		Legislative Count: 58.50

PURPOSE:
This Team is comprised of five sub-teams, the School Finance & Enrollment sub-team, the Maine Educational Data System (MEDMS) sub-team, the School Nutrition sub-team, the School Facilities & Transportation sub-team and the Certification sub-team and oversight of Title V support.
The School Finance & Enrollment sub-team administers the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act and controls distribution of state subsidies for all school administrative units.  Local school unit reporting of staff, student, and financial data are coordinated to provide the basis for State support of local education and accountability of the program.  This sub-team also oversees the Audit section which reviews all audits of school administrative units and other entities receiving educational funds and audits all State approved school construction projects.
The Maine Educational Data System (MEDMS) sub-team provides data management support including the collection, control, processing, programming, production, and dissemination of financial and statistical data in support of most departmental programs including Teacher Certification, Nutrition, Special Education, Vocational Education, and Local Staff Information as well as legislative, federal reporting, local school units, and public needs.  This sub-team also oversees the Department's website and web-based communications and administers the State-wide Longitudinal Systems program.
The School Facilities & Transportation sub-team administers rules and regulations for elementary and secondary school facilities construction, renovations, and maintenance and provides oversight of all school bus purchases and related pupil transportation regulations.
The Child Nutrition sub-team provides nutrition education training, and technical and financial assistance for the provision of USDA breakfast, lunch, after school snack, and fresh fruits and vegetables programs to public and private school, charitable and residential child care institutions and summer camps.
The Certification sub-team certifies, authorizes, and approves educational personnel to be employed in Maine's schools. This sub-team evaluates applications for and issues certifications and approval to school personnel; administers the criminal history background checks on educational personnel under Title 20-A, Section 6103; and administers the fee structure for all certificates, authorizations, approvals, and evaluations.

ORGANIZATION:
The Team functions organizationally in five sub-teams:  The School Finance & Enrollment sub-team consists of eight positions (six supported by General Purpose Aid for Local Schools). The Maine Educational Data System (MEDMS) sub-team consists of 4 positions. The School Facilities & Transportation sub-team consists of 5 positions (one supported by General Purpose Aid for Local Schools and four supported by special revenue funds).  The Child Nutrition sub-team consists of seven positions (five supported by federal funds).  The Certification sub-team consists of nine positions (one supported by federal funds).

PROGRAM:
The School Finance & Enrollment sub-team annual production goals were met with completion of all programs.  In the General Purpose Aid Support Services, the actual distribution of the 2009-2010 State school subsidies of $909.3 million was processed and analysis and information were prepared and distributed for the 2010-2011 subsidy program and legislative actions.  The legislative program in school financing, including the submission of actual costs and the Commissioner's funding levels for the subsequent year, was prepared in accordance with the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act, Title 20-A M.R.S.A., Chapter 606-B.  This team also works with the MEDMS sub-team to provide data to meet federal reporting requirements.
The Maine Educational Data System (MEDMS) sub-team provides management support and the collection, control, processing, programming, production of educational data in order to meet State and federal reporting requirements and funding allocations. This sub-team provides for the dissemination of financial and statistical data in support of most departmental programs including Teacher Certification, Nutrition, Special Education, Vocational Education, and Local Staff Information as well as legislative, federal reporting, local school units, and public needs.  This sub-team also oversees the administration of the State-wide Longitudinal Systems program for which federal funds will establish the necessary infrastructure to track students and their progress from early childhood to post-secondary and their jobs.  This new system will allow policy-makers to make informed decisions on how to successfully provide programs to Maine's students.
The Child Nutrition Sub-Team reimbursed $40,171,322  in Federal and State funds to schools and other food service sponsors for serving nutritious meals to school children.  Meals subsidized in whole or part during the 2010 School Year included 18,585,642 school lunches, 6,800,693 school breakfasts; 398,361 after school snacks, and 176,696 half pints of milk.  The Summer Food Service Program made available $1,062,890 in meal and administrative reimbursement to schools, other sponsors, and government agencies.  Total meals served in the summer were 432,251.  USDA commodity foods valued for all programs at $3,952,035 were allocated and distributed.
The School Facilities & Transportation sub-team approves all State funded school construction projects and school renovations projects in cooperation with the State Board of Education.  The sub-team deals with school maintenance programs and leased space.  This sub-team also provides leadership to the State School Bus Purchase and Replacement program and provides oversight and support to pupil transportation training/program capacity development, vehicle inspection and clean school bus emissions reduction programs.
The Certification Sub-Team is responsible for issuance of certificates and authorizations by evaluating transcripts, analyzing files for approved program and interstate reciprocity status or transcript analysis, writing certificates and evaluation letters, distributing renewal applications and supplemental materials, analyzing administrator portfolio material, screening all applicants for criminal or immoral conduct, holding informal and formal hearings for possible adjudicatory hearing, issuing approvals to all educational school support personnel, approving exceptionality courses, working with colleges



PUBLICATIONS:
Available on the World Wide Web/Internet (http://www.maine.gov/education/):

Accounting Handbook and Model Chart of Accounts

Administrative Calendar

Audit Guidance

Budget Guidance

Child Nutrition Data

Educational Staff Data

Educational Directory

Elementary and Secondary Tuition Rates

Essential Programs and Service Model

Expenditure by Budget Category

High School Graduation Rates

Dropout Rates

Student Demographics

Per Pupil Operating Costs, Resident

Pupil Transportation Statistics

School Budget Information

School District Organization and Cost Sharing

Statewide Financial Data

Subsidy Allocations including subsidy printouts FY 06 to FY 10

Teacher and Administrator Certification Guidance

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
SCHOOL FINANCE AND OPERATIONS TEAM	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	2,604,232	1,686,052	294,963		623,217
HEALTH BENEFITS	939,298	620,091	86,342		232,865
RETIREMENTS	463,138	291,237	63,431		108,470
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	47,986	32,405	4,776		10,805
COMPUTER SERVICES	2,456,311	2,037,561	225,013		193,737
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	6,724,036	4,783,240	540,169		1,400,627
RENTS	17,421	2,727	1,590		13,104
COMMODITIES	48,212	25,818	1,847		20,547
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	1033,772,439	886,326,735	175,049		147,270,655
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	217,021		69,148		147,873
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1047,290,094	895,805,866	1,462,328		150,021,900

SPECIAL SERVICES TEAM

DAVID STOCKFORD, TEAM LEADER/POLICY DIRECT

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	CROSS OFFICE BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0023
Mail Address:	23 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0023	FAX:	(207) 624-6651
Established:	2008	Telephone:	(207) 624-6650
Reference: Policy Area: 02 ; Umbrella: 05 ; Unit: 071P ; Citation: M.R.S.A., Sect.
Average Count--All Positions: 37.000		Legislative Count: 37.00

PURPOSE:
The Special Services Team provides leadership, management, coordination and supervision of multiple programs and services for a wide array of instructional programs. Activities are directed at the goal of enhancing the performance of all Maine learners in the context of state and federal requirements. While its focus is on programs in Maine's public and private schools its scope is broad and includes pre-school to adult learners. It also works with contracted educational organizations, including Institutions of Higher Education as well as with private organizations and service providers to achieve that goal.

The Team proposes, reviews and participates in the legislative process regarding education and services for children, youth and their families. It develops, promulgates and enforces regulatory requirements in alignment with State statutes, federal laws and regulations. It is responsible for extensive student and school performance data that are analyzed and reported publically in conformance with federal and state obligations.

The Team provides consultative assistance and personnel development to improve instructional practices and program management in numerous areas. They include health education, physical education, HIV prevention, Coordinated School Health, a variety of programs that focus on nutrition and physical activity, school nurse services, special education, student assistance teams, pre-K programs, gifted and talented programs, services for children who are State Wards or State Agency clients who receive special education as well as early intervention services thru Child Development Services.

Responsibility includes administration of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, part B and part C as well as the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended (AT Act). This program includes an administrative relationship with the Kim Wallace Adaptive Equipment Loan Fund Board.

The Team pursues competitive federal and private funding which includes the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), 21st Century Learning Centers, Integration of Mental Health in the Schools, Accessible Instructional Materials Consortium, State Special Education Development Grant as well as the Coordinated School Health Program Cooperative Agreement.

ORGANIZATION:
The Special Services Team was realigned in 2006-2007 and further consolidated taking place in 2009.  Special Services Team is now organized under the following Team structure: Health, Education and Prevention; Student Assistance; 21st Century Learning Centers and the Special Education including Due Process, General Supervision System, State Ward/State Agency Client, Personnel Development/Performance Indicator Improvement.  The work is informed by several advisory groups including: the Maine Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities, the Assistive Technology Advisory Council, the School Health Advisory Committee, Keeping Maine's Children Connected Advisory Committee, and Child Development Services Advisory Committee, and Special Purpose Private Schools.

PROGRAM:
Special Services Team personnel provide leadership and support for an array of services to schools, locally, regionally and statewide.  Support is also provided to interdepartmental activities that include: the Governor's Children's Cabinet, Memoranda of Understanding with the Departments of Health and Human Services, Corrections, Public Safety and Labor. In addition The Special Services Team coordinates internal Department support for Certification, ARRA funds initiatives, School Approval, Four-Year Old Programs, and assessment. Maine's unified Special Education regulations birth to age 20, support alignment of services birth-2 years and 3-5 years of the Child Development Services statewide service delivery and implementation of the Assistive Technology Act Program in collaboration with the University of Maine System and a network of public and private entities.

LICENSES:
Special Services coordinates and supports licensing of programs and service providers with other state agencies to ensure appropriateness of special education costs.

PUBLICATIONS:
Maine Special Education Unified Regulations and guidance documents state and school IDEA performance indicator data and school health manual

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
SPECIAL SERVICES TEAM	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,665,456		59,021		1,606,435
HEALTH BENEFITS	592,760		22,984		569,776
RETIREMENTS	277,761		9,668		268,093
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	29,503		1,199		28,304
COMPUTER SERVICES	83,591	370	150		83,071
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	2,624,847	647,741	1,015		1,976,091
RENTS	12,483	2,538			9,945
COMMODITIES	51,295	2,359			48,936
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	102,498,657	15,996,682			86,501,975
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	265,844		5,338		260,506
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	108,102,197	16,649,690	99,375		91,353,132

LEARNING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY TEAM

JEFF MAO, POLICY DIRECTOR

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	CROSS OFFICE BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0023
Mail Address:	23 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0023
Established:	2009	Telephone:	(207) 624-6746
Reference: Policy Area: 02 ; Umbrella: 05 ; Unit: 071K ; Citation: M.R.S.A., Sect.

PURPOSE:
This team is charged with oversight and implementation of State-led education technology programs and library/media services. These include the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI), The Maine School and Library Network (MSLN), Federal ESEA Title II-D Enhancing Education Through Technology grants, the Maine Online Learning Program (MOLP), Library/Media center support.

The MLTI distributes equipment, services, technical support, and professional development in support of Maine statute Title 20-A, Chapter 801, section 19101 which defines the program. Management of MLTI includes procurement, contract management, and on-going support for over 72,000 wireless laptop computers, wireless network infrastructure in each 373 secondary schools, and professional development activities in support of over 11,000 secondary educators, administrators, and technology support specialists.

The MSLN provides advanced broadband Internet connectivity to virtually all K12 public and private schools in Maine through a cooperative effort of the Maine Department of Education, Maine State Library, Maine Office of Information Technology, and the University of Maine System. Together, these agencies have formed NetworkMaine which serves as the entity that procures services, manages contract relationships with telecommunications providers, and coordinates with schools and public libraries to ensure that schools and libraries have sufficient broadband Internet connectivity to support their educational and public service needs. MSLN/NetworkMaine provides oversight and management of both the Maine Telecommunications Education Access Fund (Maine statute Title 35-A, section 7104-B) and Federal E-Rate funds which together provide funding to support all network operations and management.

The team provides management and distribution of Federal funds provided through the ESEA Title II-D Enhancing Education Through Technology program. In addition, the team oversees the approval of online learning providers through the Maine Online Learning Program (Maine statute Title 20-A, Chapter 802, section 19151). The team also provides technical assistance and support to school libraries to ensure schools meet approval guidelines (Maine statue Title 20-A, Chapter 206, section 4501 and Maine statute Title 27, Chapter 1, section 39).

ORGANIZATION:
The Team is comprised of 7 positions (supported by General Purpose Aid for Local Schools).

PROGRAM:
Staff on this team provide a wide array of services and technical support to school systems, teachers, and other organizations across the state and the world. This done by staff and through contracted services managed by the staff (ie Apple, Inc., Maine Distinguished Educators, CEPARE, etc.) They provide direct technical assistance to schools in for the form of professional development for teachers, administrators, and technology support specialists as well as project management support. The team coordinates with other professional development efforts within the Department of Education as well as with other organizations in Maine such as the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance, Maine Council of Social Studies Educators, Association of Computer Educators of Maine, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, the University of Maine System, and many others. The team provides school and regional in-person professional development opportunities as well as online professional development opportunities (http://www.maine121.org). In addition, the team creates professional development content for online publication (http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/education-maine.gov).

The team also coordinates and partners with organizations from outside of Maine to provide educational content and expertise that is not otherwise available in Maine. These partnerships include Common Sense Media, the United Nations World Food Program, Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation, World Bank, Korea Education Research and Information Service, and others.

The staff manage relationships and cooperative agreements with the University of Maine System in order to provide broadband Internet connectivity to schools and libraries in Maine. These efforts also include advocacy and collaborations with Maine's Federal congressional offices, the Federal Communications Commission, and other national organizations in support of continued Federal E-Rate funding and Federal Education Technology funding.

Through the distribution of Federal ESEA Title II-D funds to local schools, the team supports the creation and evaluation of Open Education Resources (OER). OER allow teachers to leverage, modify to local need, and distribute to students free, digital content in lieu of traditional media (textbooks). The team provides support to school library/media specialists with a goal of enhancing classroom instruction through the effective use of library and media services. In addition, through the approval of online providers, the team provides support to both providers and schools with making available high quality online instruction and learning opportunities to Maine students, helping to eliminate geographic isolation and local capacity issues.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010: The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
LEARNING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY TEAM	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
COMPUTER SERVICES	671,030	671,030
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	10,429,196	10,402,561			26,635
RENTS	1,499	1,499
COMMODITIES	5,838	5,838
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	3,222,116		50,001		3,172,115
INTEREST-DEBT RETIREMENT	30,348	30,348
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	21,912,252	14,431,738	7,480,495		19
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	36,272,279	25,543,014	7,530,496		3,198,769

TEACHER RETIREMENT

SANDY MATHESON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

TTY:			(207) 512-3102
Central Office:	96 SEWALL STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0046
Mail Address:	46 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0046	FAX:	(207) 512-3101
Established:	1996	Telephone:	(207) 512-3100
Reference: Policy Area: 02 ; Umbrella: 05 ; Unit: 071T ; Citation: T0020A M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000202

PURPOSE:
Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-239).

PUBLICATIONS:
School/Work 2000-Planned Uses of Federal Support for Applied Tech Ed;

Planning Instructions for Local Applications for Assistance Under Perkins Title II, Part C; Uniform Guidelines for Local Applications for Assistance to Eligible Recipients; Quality Control and Accountability in Applied Tech Ed; Education for Work: Applied Tech Ed Handbook, State of Maine; Outlook '95-Occupational Supply/Demand Analysis Notebook for the State of Maine.

Career Opportunities 2000-State of Maine Plan for a Statewide STWO System
Gender Equity in Education and the Workplace-A Competency Profile for Achieving Equity

Maine's Challenge: An Action Agenda for Systemic Change, 3/26/93

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010: The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
TEACHER RETIREMENT	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	208,993,254	208,993,254
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	208,993,254	208,993,254

EDUCATION UNORGANIZED TERRITORY

SHELLEY LANE, DIR OF STATE SCHOOLS-EUT

Central Office:	CROSS OFFICE BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0023
Mail Address:	23 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0023	FAX:	(207) 624-6891
Established:	1993	Telephone:	(207) 624-6892
Reference: Policy Area: 02 ; Umbrella: 05 ; Unit: 071U ; Citation: T0020A M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000202
Average Count--All Positions: 54.773		Legislative Count: 25.50

PURPOSE:
     The mission of Education in the Unorganized Territories is to deliver a comprehensive range of educational services to all eligible pupils aged 3 to 20 who are legal residents of the Unorganized Territory of Maine.
     Title 20-A, Chapter 119 establishes the Commissioner's statutory authority to provide elementary and secondary schooling through the operation of schools in the unorganized territory or to provide resident pupils with transportation services and tuition in order to attend school in the nearest public school system.  A total of 1,044 pupils reside in the unorganized territory

ORGANIZATION:
     Education in the Unorganized Territories consists of a Director, an Education Specialist III who serves as the Director of Special Education for the unorganized territory, a Business Manager, a Secretary Associate, and a part-time Office Assistant II.  All positions except the Director of Special Education are located at the central office in Augusta.

PROGRAM:
Education in the Unorganized Territory is responsible for the operation of four elementary schools with a total enrollment of approximately 130 pupils (Connor, Edmunds, Kingman, and Sinclair).  Employees in these schools include principals, teachers, secretaries, teacher aides, janitors and cooks.  Transportation for these schools is provided through the operation of 25 buses.  In addition, 914 pupils are tuitioned to local school systems, with transportation provided through the operation of 25 buses and approx. 37 contracted conveyances.  Pupils who reside in more remote locations are provided educational services through a variety of alternative methods such as room and board in lieu of transportation, tutors, and home schooling.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
EDUCATION UNORGANIZED TERRITORY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,599,871	1,415,988			183,883
HEALTH BENEFITS	592,461	539,488			52,973
RETIREMENTS	250,446	225,332			25,114
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	27,132	25,083			2,049
COMPUTER SERVICES	46,287	13,897			32,390
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	9,592,159	9,435,952			156,207
RENTS	2,552	2,552
COMMODITIES	96,759	83,895			12,864
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS	91,810	91,810
EQUIPMENT	159,238	159,238
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	18,619				18,619
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	12,477,334	11,993,235			484,099

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

BETH NAGUSKY, ACTING COMMISSIONER

WATS:			(800) 452-1942
Central Office:	AMHI RAY BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	17 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-2814
Established:	1972	Telephone:	(207) 287-2812
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 06 ; Unit: 096 ; Citation: T0038 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000341
Average Count--All Positions: 410.020		Legislative Count: 405.50

Units:

	BUREAU OF AIR QUALITY		BUREAU OF LAND AND WATER QUALITY
	OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER		BUREAU OF REMEDIATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
	BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION		BOARD OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK INSTALLERS

PURPOSE:
The Department of Environmental Protection is charged by statute with protecting and improving the quality of our natural environment and the resources which constitute it, and with enhancing the public's opportunity to enjoy the environment by directing growth and development in a sustainable fashion.  The Department, through authority vested in the Commissioner and the Board of Environmental Protection, exercises the policy powers of the State to prevent the pollution of the natural environment.  It recommends to the Legislature measures for elimination of environmental pollution, administers grants, issues licenses and initiates enforcement actions.  Department staff negotiate agreements with federal, state and municipal agencies, administer laws relating to the environment and educate the public and regulated community on environmental issues and obligations

ORGANIZATION:
The Department of Environmental Protection descends from the Sanitary Water Board, created in 1941 to study, investigate and recommend means of eliminating pollution and to prevent pollution of waters used for recreational purposes in the state.  On July 1, 1972, the Department was formally created with a broad mandate of responsibilities extending well beyond recreational waters.
     The Department is organized by program responsibility.  Three bureaus administer programs and laws according to environmental media: Air; Land and Water; and Remediation and Waste Management.  In addition, the Office of the Commissioner provides day -to -day support for the chief executive and directs intra-agency programs and initiatives.  The Office of the Commissioner coordinates legislation, department-wide initiatives, enforcement, education and outreach, environmental innovation, technical assistance and policy development and implementation

PROGRAM:
The Department of Environmental Protection's activities, goals, objectives and plans are reflected in the reports of the individual bureaus.
    The Bureau of Air Quality administers state air pollution laws and the Federal Clean Air Act.  The bureau conducts air monitoring and modeling, licenses air emissions, enforces license conditions and manages technical data.
     The Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management is responsible for managing hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, petroleum products and biomedical waste; administering the State's solid waste facility licensing program, the asbestos and lead abatement programs, and the sludge and residuals landspreading program; responding to discharges or spills of oil products or hazardous matter; and directing the cleanup or mitigation of adverse effects associated with uncontrolled hazardous substance sites.
     The Bureau of Land and Water Quality is responsible for regulating large-scale land development, reviewing activities that affect critical resources of state significance, assessing the quality of Maine's waterways, licensing waste water discharges and reporting water body uses and recommended classifications to the Legislature

LICENSES:
(See Bureau entries for details)

Licenses: Air Emission, Oil Terminal Facility, Hazardous Waste Treatment Facility & Storage Facility, Hazardous Waste Transporter, Vessels at Anchorage, Waste Oil Storage Facility, Waste Oil Dealer & Transporter, Hazardous Waste Disposal Facility, Septage Sites, Solid Waste Facility, Maine Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, Waste Water & Experimental Discharge, and Stormwater.

Permits:  Log Storage, Mining Rehabilitation of Land, Site Location of Development, Small Hydro, Sludge Utilization, and Natural Resources Protection.

Certifications:  Underground Oil & Hazardous Substance Storage Tank Installer, Asbestos Abatement Contractor, Design Consultant & Worker, Asbestos Evaluation Specialist & Project Supervisor, Water Quality, Waste Water Treatment Facility Operator, Servicing & Repairing Sanitary Waste Treatment Facilities, FAME, Water Pollution Control Facilities, Tax Exemption for Pollution Control Facilities

PUBLICATIONS:
(see www.Maine.gov/DEP for details)

DEP Issue Profiles: short documents on a variety of laws, programs and environmental issues.

DEP Fact Sheets and DEP Information Sheets: periodic publications, on timely topics of relatively narrow focus.

Study reports as directed by the Legislature.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	19,451,155	2,940,401	11,752,648		4,758,106
HEALTH BENEFITS	7,984,550	1,249,187	4,771,428		1,963,935
RETIREMENTS	3,342,195	490,097	2,056,292		795,806
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	381,237	52,520	235,375		93,342
COMPUTER SERVICES	950,265	399,888	439,839	365	110,173
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	12,688,954	512,448	9,123,252	31,130	2,795,944	226,180
RENTS	1,257,267	80,055	1,093,548		76,200	7,464
COMMODITIES	688,241	78,518	467,686	3,380	138,657
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	9,270,939	80,000	1,959,320	2,000	2,555,295	4,674,324
EQUIPMENT	310,629		267,252		43,377
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	1,321,158		1,005,828	1,179	314,151
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	57,646,590	5,883,114	33,172,468	38,054	13,644,986	4,907,968

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	6,102,579		2,856,152		3,246,427
HEALTH BENEFITS	2,568,397		1,234,000		1,334,397
RETIREMENTS	1,025,496		483,997		541,499
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	112,755		53,382		59,373
COMPUTER SERVICES	123,360		15,345		108,015
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,537,760		814,737		723,023
RENTS	245,019		185,769		59,250
COMMODITIES	149,614		45,142		104,472
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	2,566,993		1,522,706		1,044,287
EQUIPMENT	216,356		206,545		9,811
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	401,092		192,297		208,795
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	15,049,421		7,610,072		7,439,349

BUREAU OF AIR QUALITY

JAMES P. BROOKS, DIRECTOR

BRYCE J. SPROUL, ENV ENG SVCS MANAGER

Central Office:	AMHI TYSON BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	17 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-7641
Established:	1972	Telephone:	(207) 287-2437
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 06 ; Unit: 096A ; Citation: T0038 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000581
Average Count--All Positions: 19.000		Legislative Count: 19.00

PURPOSE:
The Bureau of Air Quality implements state air pollution laws and the federal Clean Air Act.

ORGANIZATION:
There are three divisions in this bureau; the Division of Field Services, the Division of Licensing and Enforcement, and the Division of Program Planning.

PROGRAM:
The Field Services Division is responsible for all ambient air monitoring activities in the state and for all field compliance activities associated with air emission sources.  The Monitoring Section maintains the State's ambient monitoring networks, provides technical assistance to tribal monitoring programs, and assists with reports on air quality in the state. This section operates and maintains 32 monitoring sites, 28 of which require at least weekly visits.  The Laboratory and Quality Assurance Section is responsible for providing analytical and QA support for all the various ambient air monitoring programs operated by the Monitoring Section.  This section analyzes air toxics and ozone precursor samples for volatile organic compounds (VOCs), certifies calibration standards, and during Fiscal Year 2010, conducted 215 performance audits of DEP and tribal monitors that collect air quality data statewide.  The Compliance Section inspects air emission sources to determine their compliance status.  In Fiscal Year 2010, the Compliance Section conducted or reviewed 801 compliance actions at 333 facilities.  This Section also inspected approximately 40 gas stations.

The Licensing and Enforcement Division has three sections.  The Licensing Section issues new, renewal, and amended air emission licenses within the state and federal licensing programs: in Fiscal Year 2010, the section processed 215 new licenses, renewals and/or transfers. The Meteorology Section is responsible for conducting air dispersion modeling analyses to demonstrate compliance with ambient air quality standards, issuing daily state-wide ozone and particle pollution forecasts and performing technical analyses for state implementation plans (SIP), Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) and the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC). During this same time period, the Enforcement Section issued 20 notices of violations and resolved 13 Consent Agreements.  In addition to processing and resolving enforcement cases, the Enforcement Section administers the Bureau's emission testing and monitoring program and, during Fiscal Year 2009, it observed or coordinated the observation 65 emission tests and 54 relative accuracy audits of emission monitors.

The Program Planning Division develops and implements regulatory and public education/outreach initiatives to reduce pollution from industrial, mobile, and area sources.  The Division's ongoing responsibilities include policy and program development and implementation through rulemaking, legislation, and voluntary mechanisms for attainment and maintenance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards; the Maine Air Toxics Initiative; statewide air emissions inventories; and evaluation of emerging national and regional air quality and climate change issues.  The Division continues to implement the low emission vehicle program, a statewide heavy-duty diesel-testing program and Cumberland County's enhanced motor vehicle inspection program. In FY 2010, this Division's focus was primarily on: the regulation of Control Technique Guideline (CTG) categories for Cutback Asphalt, Graphic Arts Printing, Flexible Package Printing, and Coating Operations; the maintenance of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) program; the development of Maine's Regional Haze Implementation Plan; and implementation of the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) program.

PUBLICATIONS:
(Representative Sample)

Bureau of Air Quality Annual Report

Issue Profile and Fact Sheets on a variety of air issues

OFC Compliance Informational Resource Guide

State II Gasoline Vapor Recovery

Open Burning Guidelines

Global Energy Game

Climate Change Action Plan Brochure

Changing Earth Times (Mercury, Acid Rain)

Onboard Diagnostic Brochure

Drivers Guide to Env-Components of Maine's Safety Inspection Program

Maine's Bad Air Days Brochure

Air Quality Issues Brochure

Diesel Exhaust in NE

Truck Engine Idling

Drive Green, Save Money

Maine Green Schools

Burn Wood Efficiently

Env Resource Guide Air Quality (Curricula-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)

Low Emission Vehicle Program

Assessment of Forest Sensitivity To Nitrogen and Sulfur Deposition In Maine

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF AIR QUALITY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	864,138	706,946			157,192
HEALTH BENEFITS	339,082	285,818			53,264
RETIREMENTS	149,432	123,737			25,695
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	13,578	10,572			3,006
COMPUTER SERVICES	507			365	142
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	735,222	32,397		31,130	671,695
RENTS	3,139	3,139
COMMODITIES	39,856	24,346		3,380	12,130
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	1,132,017			2,000	1,130,017
EQUIPMENT	33,566				33,566
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	15,324			1,179	14,145
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	3,325,861	1,186,955		38,054	2,100,852

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER

BETH NAGUSKY, ACTING COMMISSIONER

JODY BRETON, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	AMHI RAY BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	17 STATEHOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-2814
Established:	2004	Telephone:	(207) 287-2812
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 06 ; Unit: 096F ; Citation: T0038 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000341
Average Count--All Positions: 31.000		Legislative Count: 31.00

PURPOSE:
The Office of the Commissioner provides coordination of management and planning efforts across the Department, develops and staffs intra-agency initiatives and provides overall strategic direction for the Department.

ORGANIZATION:
The Office of the Commissioner consists of the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, Office of Policy Services, Office of Innovation and Assistance and Office of Education and Outreach.

PROGRAM:
The Office of Policy Services oversees rule making and agency licensing and enforcement activities, coordinates strategic planning and quality assurance and control, and provides support services to the Department.  The Office also serves as primary liaison with the Office of Attorney General.
     The Office of Innovation and Assistance reviews departmental initiatives and makes recommendations to the commissioner on how to integrate pollution prevention and technical assistance into programs.  The Office administers the Toxic Use Reduction (TUR) Law, the Small Business Technical Assistance Program (SBTAP), the Governor's Carbon Challenge and the state's Environmental Leader programs.
          The Office of Education and Outreach develops and coordinates departmental communications and legislative initiatives.  Staff provides the central point of contact for the media, state and federal agencies, the Legislature and the general public.   The Office is responsible for delivery of proactive, integrated and professional quality educational initiatives and for execution of the agency's annual legislative agenda.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,469,298	9,759	1,459,539
HEALTH BENEFITS	524,389	-1,110	525,499
RETIREMENTS	242,503	-188	242,691
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	39,021	999	38,022
COMPUTER SERVICES	759,206	389,310	369,896
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,563,655	79,065	1,484,590
RENTS	130,677		130,677
COMMODITIES	54,955	841	54,114
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	145,532		145,532
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	4,929,236	478,676	4,450,560

BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

SUSAN LESSARD, CHAIR

CYNTHIA BERTOCCI, EXECUTIVE ANALYST

Central Office:	AMHI RAY BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	17 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-2814
Established:	1972	Telephone:	(207) 287-2811
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 06 ; Unit: 101 ; Citation: T0038 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000341C
Average Count--All Positions: 2.000		Legislative Count: 2.00

PURPOSE:
The Board of Environmental Protection exists to provide informed, independent and timely decisions on the interpretation, administration and enforcement of the laws relating to environmental protection and to provide for credible, fair and responsible public participation in Department decisions.  The Board fulfills its purpose through rulemaking, decisions on selected permit applications, review of the Commissioner's licensing and enforcement actions and recommending changes in the law to the Legislature.

ORGANIZATION:
The Board of Environmental Protection consists of 10 members appointed by the Governor, subject to review by the Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources and approval by the Legislature.  Members are selected to represent a broad range of professional backgrounds and experiences.  State law requires that at least four members reside in the First Congressional District and four in the Second Congressional District.  Members serve four-year terms for up to two consecutive terms.  The Governor appoints one member to serve as chair. The Board has a staff of two: an Executive Analyst and an Administrative Assistant.
Members receive $55 per day for each meeting or hearing attended and reimbursement for travel expenses incurred while attending meetings, public hearings or participating in other official Board business.
Regular meetings are held twice monthly in Augusta; additional meeting and hearing times and places are scheduled by the Board as needed to address pending matters.  Six members of the Board constitute a quorum for the purposes of conducting a meeting or rule-making hearing, and three members are a quorum for an adjudicatory hearing.

PROGRAM:
The Board holds regular meetings on the first and third Thursdays of each month to consider proposed Administrative Consent Agreements; appeals of Commissioner licensing decisions; petitions to revoke, modify, or suspend a license; and special licensing matters that require Board approval.  These meetings are open to the public.  In addition, the Board holds public hearings on proposed rules, individual applications of significant public interest, and contested enforcement orders.  Board members receive material on all pending matters in advance of the regular meetings. The Board's agenda and the documents presented for Board consideration are available on-line for public review prior to each Board meeting.  [http://www.maine.gov/dep/bep/index.htm]

LICENSES:
The majority of license applications are processed at the staff level and decided by the Commissioner; however, state law provides that the Board shall assume jurisdiction over and decide those applications that involve important policy questions, have the potential to affect a broad geographic area or a natural resource of statewide significance, or that have generated substantial public interest.

PUBLICATIONS:
Fact Sheets and Information Sheets providing guidance on public participation in Board proceedings and periodic reports to the Legislature are available on-line at [http://www.maine.gov/dep/bep/index.htm].

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	128,046		128,046
HEALTH BENEFITS	42,959		42,959
RETIREMENTS	24,313		24,313
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	1,500		1,500
COMPUTER SERVICES	2,929		2,929
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	96,327		96,327
RENTS	16,994		16,994
COMMODITIES	5,295		5,295
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	4,515		4,515
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	322,878		322,878

BUREAU OF LAND AND WATER QUALITY

ANDREW C. FISK, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	AMHI RAY BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	17 STATEHOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-7191
Established:	1994	Telephone:	(207) 287-3901
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 06 ; Unit: 096B ; Citation: T0038 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001301
Average Count--All Positions: 66.308		Legislative Count: 66.00

PURPOSE:
The Bureau of Land and Water Quality is responsible for administering environmental laws designed to protect and improve the quality of Maine's surface and ground water and for reviewing land development projects that may have an adverse impact on the natural environment and resources of the state.

The state laws administered by the Bureau include:   Site Location of Development Act; Natural Resources Protection Act;  Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Act (administered jointly with the Land Use Regulation Commission); Maine Waterway Development and Conservation Act; Stormwater Management Law; Erosion and Sedimentation Control Law;  Performance Standards for Excavations for Borrow, Clay, Topsoil, or Silt; Performance Standards for Quarries; and state water quality laws as well as the delegated federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program that  includes the Phase I and Phase II stormwater programs.

The Bureau receives federal funding under the Federal Clean Water Act and Coastal Zone Management Act in return for state-level administration of those core laws.  The Bureau is also responsible for the completion of Federal Consistency reviews in conjunction with the Coastal Program at the State Planning Office.

ORGANIZATION:
There are four divisions in this bureau: the Division of Land Resource Regulation, the Division of Water Quality Management, the Division of Environmental Assessment, and the Division of Watershed Management.

PROGRAM:
The Land Resource Regulation Division reviews applications under the Site Location of Development Act, the Natural Resources Protection Act, and the Stormwater Management Law.  The Division also oversees the regulation of borrow pits, quarries, and the implementation of the Shoreland Zoning Act.  Division Field Services staff are responsible for licensing, complaint resolution, compliance inspections, education and outreach and enforcement actions.
The Water Quality Management Division regulates the discharge of pollutants to surface or ground waters of the State as authorized under the Protection and Improvement of Waters Law and the Federal Clean Water Act.  Its activities include licensing, certification, compliance and enforcement. The Division also issues licenses and water quality certifications to hydropower facilities and oversees the operation of all wastewater treatment facilities, certifies wastewater treatment operators and provides technical assistance.  Other activities include overseeing pollution prevention and innovative technologies.
In addition, the Water Quality Management Division administers funding programs for the planning, design and construction of wastewater treatment facilities.  These include the State Revolving Fund (SRF) which funds rehabilitation and upgrade projects to maintain Maine's existing inventory of municipal wastewater treatment and collection facilities.  They also include the Small Communities Grant program, which focuses on remediating failing septic systems throughout the state, and the Overboard Discharge Removal Program, which provides grants for the removal of certain systems as obligated under current law.
The Division of Environmental Assessment is responsible for monitoring and assessing ground/surface water quality to provide the scientific foundation for the land and water regulatory programs as well as for developing environmental indicators to evaluate program effectiveness.  The Division oversees the Surface Water Ambient Toxics Monitoring Program, the Dioxin Monitoring Program, the Lakes Program, and the Invasive Aquatic Species Program, and does quality assurance and control of the Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program.  Services include biological, toxicological and water quality computer modeling of wastewater impacts, complete ambient monitoring and investigative capabilities.
The Division of Watershed Management coordinates regulatory/nonregulatory approaches that are tailored to problems in specific watersheds and administers the Nonpoint Source Program under section 319 and section 604b of the Federal Clean Water Act. The Division undertakes education and outreach and public awareness campaigns to carry out its mission.

LICENSES:
Waste Discharge Licenses; EPA NPDES permits; Certificates of Tax Exemptions; Site Location of Development Orders; Natural Resources Protection Act permits; Stormwater Management Law permits; Borrow, Clay, Topsoil, Silt and Quarry notices; 401 Water Quality Certificates; Coastal Zone Management Consistency Determinations; Hydropower Permits; Shoreland Zoning Municipal Ordinance Approvals; IRS Certifications for five year amortization and for tax exempt bonding.

PUBLICATIONS:
(Representative list.  More at www.maine.gov/dep/blwq/lwpub)

Gravel Road Maintenance Manual (2010)

Maine Erosion and Sedimentation Control BMPs (2003)

The Buffer Handbook (1998)

Maine Shoreland Zoning - A Handbook for Shoreland Owners (1999)

Maine Stormwater BMP Manual (being revised in 2010)

Small Community Grant Program - Municipal Handbook (Revised 2004)

A Homeowner's Guide to Environmental Laws Affecting Shorefront Property (Revised 2003)

A Citizen's Guide to Lake Watershed Surveys (Revised 1998)

Safe Home Program - How Much Do You Know About Your Drinking Water?

Nonpoint Source Times (Newsletter)

Operations & Maintenance Newsletter

2010 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report

A Field Guide to Laws Pertaining to Timber Harvesting in Organized Areas of Maine (Revised 2003)

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF LAND AND WATER QUALITY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	3,342,916	2,148,230	901,588		293,098
HEALTH BENEFITS	1,420,032	929,609	357,519		132,904
RETIREMENTS	550,947	354,186	148,530		48,231
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	61,339	39,407	15,546		6,386
COMPUTER SERVICES	10,564	10,522	42
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	519,023	393,053	102,282		23,688
RENTS	85,845	76,916	6,268		2,661
COMMODITIES	58,242	46,761	9,306		2,175
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	4,995,424	80,000	363,946		380,991	4,170,487
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	69,267		52,056		17,211
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	11,113,599	4,078,684	1,957,083		907,345	4,170,487

BUREAU OF REMEDIATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

MARK HYLAND, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	AMHI RAY BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	17 STATEHOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-7826
Established:	1980	Telephone:	(207) 287-7673
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 06 ; Unit: 096D ; Citation: T0038 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000541
Average Count--All Positions: 149.924		Legislative Count: 149.00

PURPOSE:

The Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management administers Maine's oil, hazardous material and solid waste management programs, including:  emergency response for oil and hazardous materials spills; regulation of aboveground and underground oil storage facilities; certification of underground oil storage facility installers and inspectors; processing of third party damage claims arising from oil contamination; development of natural resource damage assessment claims resulting from oil and hazardous substances; licensing of waste facilities, waste transporters, oil terminals, and spreading sites for septage, sludge and other residuals; oversight of asbestos and lead management and disposal; investigation and cleanup of uncontrolled hazardous substances sites; and administration of mercury reduction and end of life product stewardship programs.  The bureau also manages the Maine Coastal and Inland Surface Oil Clean-Up Fund, the Ground Water Oil Clean-Up Fund, the Hazardous Waste Fund, the Uncontrolled Sites Fund, and the Solid Waste Fund, as well as bond accounts for uncontrolled sites and landfill closure.

The bureau provides staff support to the Oil Spill Advisory Committee and the Board of Underground Storage Tank Installers.

ORGANIZATION:

The bureau consists of the Divisions of Remediation, Response Services, Technical Services, Oil and Hazardous Waste Facilities Regulation, and Solid Waste Management, as well as the Program Services unit.  The bureau has staff in Department offices in Augusta, Bangor, Portland and Presque Isle.

PROGRAM:

The Division of Remediation administers Maine's uncontrolled hazardous substance site program and provides state oversight at federal Superfund sites and formerly used defense sites in Maine.  This division is also responsible for managing the municipal solid waste landfill closure and remediation program, the Voluntary Response Action Program, the Brownfields program, as well as the remediation of oil storage tank leaks including the development of replacement drinking water supplies.

The Division of Response Services is the lead entity for response to oil spills in Maine, and is the co-lead, along with the appropriate public safety agency, for the assessment and remediation of hazardous materials releases in Maine.  This division responds to reports of spills and threatened releases of petroleum products and hazardous materials, responds to reports of incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, coordinates emergency clean up, and provides training to local fire departments and to the state's hazardous materials teams.

The Division of Technical Services provides technical support to the Bureau's other divisions and programs in the areas of engineering, geology and chemistry.  The division plans and implements the cleanup of long term petroleum remediation sites, provides technical assistance to the business community and the general public, and operates a program to replace home heating oil tanks that are at high risk of leaking.

The Division of Oil and Hazardous Waste Facilities Regulation oversees oil terminal, waste oil and hazardous waste facility licensing, and registration of biomedical waste facilities.  In addition, the division conducts inspections and investigations, provides technical assistance and educational training, processes damage claims arising from oil contamination, reviews requests by eligible applicants for reimbursement of oil spill clean-up costs, and oversees corrective actions, natural resource damage assessment and restoration planning activities, and site clean-ups.

The Division of Solid Waste Management is responsible for licensing, enforcement, education, outreach, and technical assistance activities related to landfills, waste-to-energy incinerators, transfer and storage sites, processing facilities, septage management, composting, agronomic use of sludge and residuals, other beneficial use of solid waste, and waste transportation.  The division administers the asbestos and lead abatement programs, including certification of asbestos and lead abatement workers, and the tire stockpile abatement program.  The division also administers various product stewardship and extended producer responsibility programs, including those related to electronic waste, cell phones, and mercury containing products such as thermostats, switches and lamps.

Program Services staff track and recover department expenditures incurred during the clean-up of oil and hazardous materials spills; manage bureau data operations; maintain bureau files and coordinate public access to those files; and provide general administrative support of bureau program operations.

LICENSES:
Oil Terminal Facility Licenses; Hazardous Waste Facility Licenses; Waste Transporter Licenses; Registration of Underground Oil Storage Tanks; Registration of Used Oil Collection Centers; Waste Oil Facility Licenses; Biomedical Facility Licenses; Registration of Underground Oil and Hazardous Substance Storage Tanks; Certification of Underground Storage Tank Operators; Solid Waste Facility Licenses; Septage Spreading Site Licenses; Licenses for Land Application of Sludge and Other Residuals; Asbestos Abatement Certification; and Lead Abatement Certification.

PUBLICATIONS:
Numerous publications are available to assist the general public and regulated community in understanding and achieving compliance with the requirements of the programs administered by the Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management.  These publications are available on the Internet at www.maine.gov/dep.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF REMEDIATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	7,544,178	75,465	6,407,324		1,061,389
HEALTH BENEFITS	3,089,694	34,871	2,611,452		443,371
RETIREMENTS	1,349,502	12,361	1,156,761		180,380
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	153,044	1,542	126,925		24,577
COMPUTER SERVICES	53,700	57	51,627		2,016
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	8,236,966	7,933	6,625,316		1,377,537	226,180
RENTS	775,593		753,839		14,290	7,464
COMMODITIES	380,277	6,570	353,828		19,879
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	576,504		72,668			503,836
EQUIPMENT	60,706		60,706
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	685,428		611,429		73,999
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	22,905,592	138,799	18,831,875		3,197,438	737,480

BOARD OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK INSTALLERS

WILLIAM CARVER, CHAIR

Central Office:	AMHI RAY BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	17 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-2651
Established:	1985	Telephone:	(207) 287-2651
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 06 ; Unit: 481 ; Citation: T0032 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000010003

PURPOSE:

The Board of Underground Storage Tank Installers was established to safeguard public health, safety and welfare by assuring the availability of high quality underground storage tank installations and inspections to persons in need of these services.  See 32 MRSA 10001, et seq.

ORGANIZATION:

The Board consists of seven members appointed by the governor:  one from the DEP; one from either the Maine Oil Dealers Association or the Maine Petroleum Association; one underground oil storage tank installer; one from the Maine Chamber of Commerce and Industry or an underground tank inspector or installer; one from the Fire Chiefs Association; and two public members.  The DEP provides staff support to the Board.  Current members are:

William Carver (certified installer, chair);
Thomas Doe (Maine Fire Chiefs Association);
Elwin Scott, (Maine Oil Dealers Association);
George Seel (DEP);
Alison Smith (public member);

PROGRAM:

The Board offers initial and final examinations for underground oil tank installers and underground tank inspectors.  A total of 459 certificates for underground oil storage tank installers or inspectors and 119 apprentices have been granted since the inception of the program.  There are currently 82 certified underground oil tank installers and 58 inspectors in Maine.

The Board is also involved in continuing education for installers.  In the past fiscal year, the Board sponsored a continuing education workshop totaling four available credit hours.  The Board also approved four other programs offered by others that totaled 27 available credit hours.

A third responsibility of the Board is the investigation of complaints.  Seven complaints against installers, apprentices or applicants were received and investigated in FY 09.  Two were resolved and five continued into FY 10.

LICENSES:

Underground Oil Storage Tank Installer Certificate

Underground Oil Storage Tank Inspector Certificate

PUBLICATIONS:

Study Guides for various examinations, including the Initial Oil Tank Installer Exam and the Final Installer Exam, and the Inspector Exam; Summary and Assessments of Maine's Underground Storage Tank Installer Certification Program - 1989; Annual Reports to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection; and "Tanks in Maine", a semi-annual newsletter available free to certified installers and inspectors.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

(OFFICE OF) GOVERNOR

JOHN BALDACCI, GOVERNOR

Central Office:	STATE HOUSE, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	1 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0001	FAX:	(207) 287-1034
Established:	1920	Telephone:	(207) 287-3531
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 07 ; Unit: 102 ; Citation: T0002 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000001
Average Count--All Positions: 87.315		Legislative Count: 86.00

Units:

	GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY		STATE PLANNING OFFICE
	GOVERNOR'S BOARD ON EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY		(OFFICE OF) PUBLIC ADVOCATE
	GOVERNOR'S SELECT COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS
	LAND FOR MAINE'S FUTURE BOARD
	MAINE LAND AND WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL

PURPOSE:
The Governor serves to direct the affairs of the State according to law; to take care that the laws be faithfully executed; to give the Legislature information regarding  the condition of the State and recommend measures for their consideration; to submit to the Legislature a biennial budget for the operation of State government; to act as Commander-in-Chief of the military forces of the State; to nominate and appoint all judicial, civil and military officers of the State except as otherwise provided by law; to require information from any officer in the Executive Branch upon any subject relating to the respective duties; to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons and remit, after conviction, forfeitures and penalties; and to accept for the State any and all gifts, bequests, grants or conveyances to the State of Maine.

PROGRAM:
In addition to providing for its own staff support, the (Office of ) Governor serves to coordinate and develop the several planning responsibilities of State government; to improve the relationship between the State government and its employees; and to operate, maintain and display to the public the Blaine House, as the official residence of the Governor. Some programs are so closely allied to the (Office of) Governor as to be in reality a part of it.  A brief description of each follows.

Governor's Office. The administrative office of the Governor serves to provide staff support to the Governor as he carries out the responsibilities of the Chief Executive of the State of Maine. This support includes functions of correspondence, policy development, legislative relations, national and regional Governors' associations and scheduling preparation of reports and addresses, public information, executive appointments, case work, and managing the operating budget of the Governor.

The Governor's Office of Health Policy and Finance serves as a clearinghouse to assure consistent health policy and finance for Maine.  It is responsible for the effective implementation of the Dirigo Health Reform Act.  Specifically, the office must produce the State Health Plan and assure its implementation.  Additionally, the office is responsible for leading Maine's efforts to reduce prescription drug costs for Maine citizens.

Blaine House. The Blaine House, a National Historic Landmark, is the official residence of the Governor of the State of Maine. The Blaine House staff provides services for the Governor, the Governor's family and guests; to maintain House offices for the Governor; to display the mansion during public visiting hours; and to assist at official receptions and other gatherings at the Blaine House. The Governor is responsible for the operation of the building and general maintenance of its interior. The Bureau of General Services maintains the grounds, service buildings and exterior of the mansion, and is authorized to approve and execute any remodeling of the interior.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	4,637,940	2,463,156	1,195,051		979,733
HEALTH BENEFITS	1,391,431	683,096	411,647		296,688
RETIREMENTS	721,230	360,228	231,199		129,803
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	89,857	46,781	20,627		22,449
COMPUTER SERVICES	247,139	150,733	82,536		13,870
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	2,897,685	498,570	847,942		1,551,173
RENTS	85,659	24,097	55,760		5,802
COMMODITIES	82,972	57,500	11,136		14,336
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	2,214,131	384,665	335,560		1,493,906
PURCHASE OF LAND	10,719,331		667,471			10,051,860
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	206,948		83,712		123,236
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	23,294,323	4,668,826	3,942,641		4,630,996	10,051,860

	FOR		SPECIAL
(OFFICE OF) GOVERNOR	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,809,310	1,574,130			235,180
HEALTH BENEFITS	479,936	415,307			64,629
RETIREMENTS	254,263	214,682			39,581
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	37,315	32,590			4,725
COMPUTER SERVICES	63,389	54,640			8,749
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,151,496	247,667			903,829
RENTS	20,723	20,078			645
COMMODITIES	43,142	41,520			1,622
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	179,578	122,428			57,150
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	18,594				18,594
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	4,057,746	2,723,042			1,334,704

GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY

JOHN KERRY, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	184 STATE STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	38 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0038
Established:	2008
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 07 ; Unit: 647 ; Citation: T0002 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000009

PURPOSE:
The Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security (OEIS) was created to facilitate and be a leader in the development of new energy policy initiatives focusing on energy efficiency and renewable energy while promoting economic development and protecting the environment.

ORGANIZATION:
The office is established in the Executive Department and is directly responsible to the Governor.

PROGRAM:
By January 15th of each year, the director prepares and submits to the Governor and to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over utilities and energy matters the following reports:

OEIS Annual Report
Assessment and realization of state energy wind power goals and tangible benefits.
Progress report on the State's Comprehensive Energy Plan.

Every two years the Office is responsible for submitting an updated State

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010: The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

GOVERNOR'S BOARD ON EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY

LEONARD I. SHARON, ACTING CHAIRMAN

Central Office:	1 STATEHOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	1 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Established:	1987	Telephone:	(207) 287-3531
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 07 ; Unit: 102J ; Citation: GFY95 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000008

PURPOSE:
As established by Executive Order 8 FY94/95 on January 27, 1995, the Governor's Board on Executive Clemency is charged with the responsibility of investigating, evaluating and providing advice to the Governor on all applications for gubernatorial clemency.  The board meets at the call of the Chairman no less than once every three months.

ORGANIZATION:
The Governor's Board on Executive Clemency consists of three members who have demonstrated humanitarian concern as well as a thorough knowledge of the criminal justice system and who have demonstrated such qualities in their private and professional lives which assist them in evaluating the rehabilitation of persons convicted under our criminal justice laws.

The members of the board are appointed by the Governor to serve at the Governor's pleasure, and serve without compensation.

PROGRAM:
The Governor's Board on Executive Clemency reviews requests for pardons and commutations in order to determine a petitioner's eligibility for a hearing.  After each hearing, the Board makes recommendations on each petition to the Governor.

Information on Executive Clemency and petition forms are available from the Pardon Clerk, Office of the Secretary of State, State House Station #101, Augusta, Maine 04333.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

GOVERNOR'S SELECT COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS

JOHN HOBSON, CHAIR

Central Office:	STATE HOUSE, AUGUSTA, ME
Mail Address:	1 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Established:	1988	Telephone:	(207) 287-3531
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 07 ; Unit: 102P ; Citation: GFY88 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000004

PURPOSE:
As established by Executive Order 9 FY94/95 on February 10, 1995, the Governor's Select Committee on Judicial Appointments is charged with the responsibility of reviewing, evaluating and providing advice to the Governor on all applicants for judicial appointments.  The Committee meets at the call of the Chair.

ORGANIZATION:
The Committee consists of five or more members who represent various interests in Maine's legal community.  The members are appointed by the Governor and serve at the Governor's pleasure.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

LAND FOR MAINE'S FUTURE BOARD

GEORGE LAPOINTE, CHAIR

Central Office:	STATE PLANNING OFFICE, ,
Mail Address:	STATE HOUSE STATION 38, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Established:	1987	Telephone:	(207) 624-6212
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 07 ; Unit: 113 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000006202
Average Count--All Positions: 1.000		Legislative Count: 1.00

PURPOSE:
     The Land for Maine's Future program functions as the primary vehicle for funding public land acquisition in Maine.  Originally established in November 1987 by referendum, when voters overwhelmingly approved a $35 million bond, the program administers funds to acquire land and interest in land for conservation, water access, outdoor recreation, fish and wildlife habitat protection, and farmland preservation.  In 2005, the Legislature added protection of commercial marine fishery access points ("working water fronts") to the programs mandate in cooperation with the Maine Department of Marine Resources.
     Its legislative mandate is to acquire lands of state, regional, or local significance that "make a substantial and lasting contribution towards assuring all of Maine citizens, present and future, the traditional Maine heritage of public access to Maine's land and water resources or continued quality and availability of natural resources important to the interests and continued heritage of Maine people."
     Since the creation of the fund in 1987, over 530,000 acres have been acquired entirely from willing sellers, including about 285,000 acres in conservation easements. These acquisitions include mountain summits, working forests, farmland, river shore, lakes, ponds, coastal islands, pristine beaches, commercial marine fishing properties and wildlife habitat. Permanent protection has also been provided to many irreplaceable natural areas including eagle nesting sites, spotted turtle habitat, critical spawning habitat for Atlantic and landlocked salmon, and rare natural communities. The State's dollars have been matched by more than $147.7 million, largely from private and federal sources.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Land for Maine's Future Board manages the Land for Maine Future's Fund and Water Access Fund; these together comprise the Land for Maine's Future Program. The board consists of eleven members, including the commissioners of the departments of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Conservation, Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and Marine Resources and the Director of the State Planning Office. The remaining six are private citizens appointed by the Governor.  The Governor also appoints the board's chairperson.  The program director is a staff member of the State Planning Office. SPO also provides technical staff and clerical support to the program.
     The board meets regularly to provide policy direction, oversee the funds, and pursue its land acquisition strategy under its legislative authority (5 MRSA section 6202).  The board works with citizens, land trusts, municipalities, nonprofit conservation organizations, and federal and state agencies to identify special lands of statewide significance to accomplish the State's goals.
     Funding has been drawn from a $35 million bond to purchase lands of statewide importance followed by a supplemental appropriation of $3 million in General Funds in 1998. A subsequent bonds have been authorized for a total of $82 million; virtually all of which is now committed for ongoing land protection projects.  A $9.75 million bond will go before the voters in November, 2010.   All funds for conservation, recreation, working waterfront and farmland protecting have been committed.  Limited funding remains for projects that create recreational public access to Maine rivers, lakes, and the coast.

PROGRAM:
      In 1998, based on the recommendations of the Land Acquisition Priorities Advisory Committee, the Legislature set aside funds for farmland protection. It also funded the Public Access to Maine Waters Fund for the first time in 1999. The board has established a process for the public to nominate lands and a scoring system to evaluate proposals based on criteria in keeping with the Legislature's directives. There are four proposal categories: 1) Conservation and Recreation Lands; 2) Farmlands; 3) Working Waterfronts and 4) Water Access Lands.  Conservation and recreation land proposals are further divided into three sub-categories; those of statewide, regional, or local significance. Only projects in each sub-category compete against one another.
    The LMF Board administers the working waterfront program jointly with the Department of Marine Resources.
     By law, the LMF program seeks matching funds at a ratio of at least $1 of match for every $2 of public funds expended. Since 1999, the program has drawn more than three times the required match in the form of federal funds and private donations. The match requirements of the working waterfront program and all new LMF funds under the November 2010 bond (if approved) will be 1 to 1.

PUBLICATIONS:
Citizens can learn more about submitting proposals for funding by attending the Land for Maine's Future Program's regular board meetings or via the State Planning Office's web site at www.maine.gov/spo/lmf.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
LAND FOR MAINE'S FUTURE BOARD	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	51,520	51,520
HEALTH BENEFITS	16,819	16,819
RETIREMENTS	8,439	8,439
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	348	348
COMPUTER SERVICES	41,937	4,174	37,763
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	15,291	647	14,644
RENTS	141	141
COMMODITIES	96	36	60
PURCHASE OF LAND	10,719,331		667,471			10,051,860
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	5,748		5,748
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	10,859,670	82,124	725,686			10,051,860

MAINE LAND AND WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL

TODD BURROWES, COUNCIL STAFF

Central Office:	184 STATE STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	38 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Established:	1976	Telephone:	(207) 624-7660
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 07 ; Unit: 102H ; Citation: GFY81 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000009

PURPOSE:
The purpose of the council is to advise the Governor, Legislature, and state agencies in the formulation of policies for management of the State's land and water resources to achieve state environmental, economic, and social goals.  Originally established by Executive Order in 1976, the Legislature established the council by statute in 1993.  This enabling legislation requires the council to: recommend coordinated state policy on major programs or proposals that may affect the natural environment and land use management issues that concern multiple state agencies; support integration of information useful for management of land and water resources; provide direction and coordination for state agency land and water use planning and management programs; periodically evaluate and recommend any needed changes to the State's environmental regulation and growth management programs; study specific land and water resources management issues of state concern as needed.  The enabling legislation further requires the council to: develop sound and coordinated policies; seek cooperation with federal agencies responsible for the management of land and water resources; administer the Lakes Heritage Trust Fund; and prepare a biennial report on the state land use mediation program.  In addition, the state growth management law requires the council to approve certain state, growth-related capital investments if located outside downtown or locally designated growth areas.

The council carries out studies and policy development on specific issues, as required by the Legislature or Governor.

ORGANIZATION:
The council is established by 5 MRSA Section 3331.  The council's membership is as follows: the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Resources; the Commissioner of Conservation; the Commissioner of Environmental Protection; the Commissioner of Human Services; the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; the Commissioner of Marine Resources; the Commissioner of Transportation; the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development; or the Commissioner's designee; and the Director of the State Planning Office.  The Governor appoints the Chair and has appointed the State Planning Office Director to chair the council.

PROGRAM:
In recent years, the Council's primary policy development-related assignments have involved oversight of agency implementation of select recommendations in the State's Bay Management Study and oversight of the State Water Resources Planning Committee.

PUBLICATIONS:
Publications of the council include:

A Management Strategy for Maine's Groundwater Resources

Recommended Improvements in Computerized Management of Natural Resources Information

Assessment of Ground Water Quality in Maine

Maine Wetlands Conservation Priority Plan

The Planning Process for Local Ground Water Protection

Maine Ground Water Management Strategy

Report on the Use of Incentives to Keep Land In Productive Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Use

Large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs): A Report to the Maine Legislature

Report on Education Strategy for Public Water Supply Protection

Annual Reports to the Governor and Legislature

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

STATE PLANNING OFFICE

TIM GLIDDEN, ACTING DIRECTOR

RALPH VAN DEN BOSSCHE, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Central Office:	19 UNION STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	38 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0038	FAX:	(207) 287-8059
Established:	1968	Telephone:	(207) 624-7660
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 07 ; Unit: 105 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003303
Average Count--All Positions: 47.000		Legislative Count: 47.00

PURPOSE:
     The State Planning Office has four core duties assigned to it by statute that include coordinating the development of the State's economy and energy resources with the conservation of its natural resources; providing technical assistance to the Governor and Legislature by undertaking special studies and plans and preparing policy alternatives; providing technical assistance to towns and regions; and conducting continuing economic analyses, including economic forecasting.

     The State Planning Office is guided by a mission that is consistent with its statutory duties:  To help build a sustainable future for Maine communities, businesses, and residents, the State Planning Office: 1) advises the Governor on developing and implementing policy; 2) assists the Legislature with information and analyses; and 3) provides local and regional financial and technical assistance.

ORGANIZATION:
   The Legislature created the State Planning Office in 1968. It reports to the Governor, but is routinely called upon to assist the Legislature, other state agencies, and local and regional governments in a variety of policy, planning, and program areas.
   The office is organized into three teams that carry out its program and policy responsibilities initiatives: 1) Community Assistance, 2) Economics and Policy Development, and 3) Natural Resources.   The Maine Commission is also housed at SPO.

PROGRAM:
The State Planning Office is delegated the following responsibilities via statute or by the Governor to help carry out its public purpose:

Community Assistance: train and certify municipal code enforcement officers (30-A MRSA 4451); administer the National Flood Insurance Program and assist communities with floodplain management and mitigation; and assist municipalities with recycling to reduce reliance on land disposal of municipal solid waste (38 MRSA 2133).

Community Service: administer programs of the Commission for Community Service to promote volunteerism (5 MRSA 7504).

Economic Policy & Analysis: assist the Governor, Legislature, and other state agencies in monitoring the Maine economy, formulating and evaluating economic initiatives, analyzing policy alternatives, and pursuing sustainable economic growth (5 MRSA 3305). SPO also serves as the State's liaison to the US Census Bureau and operates the State Census Data Center.

Energy & Natural Resource Policy Assistance: coordinate state energy policy through the Energy Resources Council (5 MRSA 3327 (3); liaison with FERC on hydropower and Liquified Natural Gas licensing; develop policy options for the Governor and Legislature through the Land & Water Resources Council (5 MRSA 3331); manage the Maine Coastal Program (38 MRSA 1801), administer the Land for Maine's Future Program (5 MRSA 6204); prepare the Waste Management & Recycling Plan (38 MRSA 2122) and capacity report (38 MRSA 2124-A); develop statewide landfill capacity at the direction of the Legislature (38 MRSA 2154); and work with towns to implement the Growth Management Program (30 MRSA 4312(s).

Technical Assistance to the Governor and Legislature: identify issues and problems of long-term significance to the State; conduct research, prepare plans and studies, prepare and analyze policy alternatives, and provide staff support for legislative and executive task forces, boards, and commissions; and coordinate state policy and its implementation on issues of interagency concern (5 MRSA 3303 and 3305).

PUBLICATIONS:
For these and other publications, visit the SPO website at http://www.maine.gov/spo/publications/index.htm

Annual reports for the Land for Maine's Future Board, Land & Water Resources Council, Maine Commission for Community Service, Regulatory Fairness Board, Maine Quality of Place Council, Community Preservation Advisory Council, and Solid Waste Management Advisory Council; state management plans for waste management and recyclingand coastal,; special reports and research for the Governor and Legislature; and a variety of technical assistance publications to assist communities with flood plain management, waste management and recycling, code enforcement administration, community planning and land use management, coastal resources management, and community service.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
STATE PLANNING OFFICE	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	2,118,415	837,506	536,357		744,552
HEALTH BENEFITS	680,217	250,970	197,188		232,059
RETIREMENTS	321,637	137,107	94,308		90,222
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	41,192	13,843	9,625		17,724
COMPUTER SERVICES	137,413	91,919	40,373		5,121
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,152,594	250,256	254,994		647,344
RENTS	16,692	3,878	7,657		5,157
COMMODITIES	37,150	15,944	8,492		12,714
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	2,034,553	262,237	335,560		1,436,756
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	175,008		70,367		104,641
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	6,714,871	1,863,660	1,554,921		3,296,290

(OFFICE OF) PUBLIC ADVOCATE

RICHARD DAVIES, PUBLIC ADVOCATE

PATTY J MOODY-D'ANGELO, PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGER II

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	103 WATER ST, 3RD FLOOR, HALLOWELL, ME 04347
Mail Address:	112 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-4317
Established:	1981	Telephone:	(207) 287-2445
Reference: Policy Area: 07 ; Umbrella: 07 ; Unit: 413 ; Citation: T0035A M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001701
Average Count--All Positions: 9.000		Legislative Count: 9.00

PURPOSE:
The fundamental goal of the Public Advocate office is to represent the interests of the consuming public in utility-related proceedings before the Public Utilities Commission, federal agencies and the relevant courts.

This year the Public Advocate's office completed its twenty-eighth year of advocacy on behalf of utility consumers before Maine's Public Utilities Commission.  During the past twenty-eight years the Public Advocate has saved ratepayers more than $600 million through its efforts.

ORGANIZATION:
The Public Advocate's office was established by statute in 1981 as an agency of the Executive Department in order to represent the interests of utility consumers before regulatory bodies, the courts and the Legislature.  Beginning in 1988 the Public Advocate also represented the Governor's Office in negotiations for access to disposal facilities capable of accepting shipments of low-level radioactive waste from generators of this waste in Maine, such as the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact.

Beginning in 1989 the office moved from a General Fund basis for its budgets and operations to a system of utility assessments.  In 1999-00 the office received no General Fund appropriations.  In addition to the Public Advocate, Richard Davies, the office currently employs eight staff people which include three support staff,  four attorneys, and the Director of Energy Independence and Security.  Mr. Davies was appointed Public Advocate in February 2007 by Governor Baldacci and was confirmed by the Legislature in March 2007 following a confirmation hearing.

PUBLICATIONS:
Annual Report to the Joint Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy of the Maine Legislature - August 1, 2010 (no charge)

Guidelines for Consumer Participation in Public Hearings Held by the Maine PUC - (no charge)

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
(OFFICE OF) PUBLIC ADVOCATE	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	658,695		658,695
HEALTH BENEFITS	214,459		214,459
RETIREMENTS	136,890		136,890
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	11,001		11,001
COMPUTER SERVICES	4,400		4,400
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	578,304		578,304
RENTS	48,103		48,103
COMMODITIES	2,583		2,583
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	7,597		7,597
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,662,032		1,662,032

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - FORMERLY DHS

BRENDA M. HARVEY, COMMISSIONER

TTY:			(800) 606-0215
Central Office:	221 STATE STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011	FAX:	(207) 287-3005
Established:	1975	Telephone:	(207) 287-4223
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 10 ; Unit: 144 ; Citation: T0022 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000001
Average Count--All Positions: 2654.000		Legislative Count: 2652.50

Units:

	BUREAU OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES		BUREAU OF HEALTH
	DIVISION OF COMMUNITY AND FAMILY (HUMAN SERVICES)		DIVISION OF HEALTH ENGINEERING (HUMAN SERVICES)
	DIVISION OF DISABILITY DETERMINATION SERVICES		OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (HUMAN SERVICES)
	DIVISION OF DISEASE CONTROL (HUMAN SERVICES)		BUREAU OF MEDICAL SERVICES (HUMAN SERVICES)
	BUREAU OF ELDER AND ADULT SERVICES		MAINE PUBLIC DRINKING WATER COMMISSION
	BUREAU OF FAMILY INDEPENDENCE		DIVISION OF REGIONAL OPERATIONS
	OFFICE OF HEALTH DATA AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

PURPOSE:
The mission of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services is to provide integrated health and human services to the people of Maine, and to assist individuals in meeting their needs, while respecting the rights and preferences of the individuals and families it serves.  All of the department's functions and activities are directed toward one or more of the following goals: a) to protect and enhance the health and well being of Maine people; b) to promote independence and self-sufficiency; c) to protect and care for those who are unable to care for themselves; and d) to provide effective stewardship for the resources entrusted to the department.

ORGANIZATION:
Effective July 1, 2004, the Governor and the Legislature created a new Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) by combining and reorganizing the former Department of Human Services (DHS) and the former Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services (BDS). The organizational framework for the new department was established the following year by Public Law 2005, Ch. 412.  The creation of the new department provided an unprecedented opportunity to improve the health and well being of all Maine citizens through more coordinated and responsive systems.  In addition, the structure:
" Supports, strengthens, and integrates primary prevention efforts for all programs across the department;
" Integrates mental health and physical health with social services throughout the entire department;
" Recognizes the value and importance of population-based public health efforts in making Maine people healthier and in reducing health-care costs; and
" Eliminates barriers to a holistic, cross-disciplinary approach to service delivery.

PROGRAM:
The department's statutory mandate requires it to provide the following programs and services to adults, children and families:
A. Economic assistance and employment support services;
B. Behavioral health services, including mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services;
C. Developmental disability and brain injury services;
D. Physical health services; and
E. Public health services.

Services targeted specifically for children, families, and adults include:
A. Child welfare services;
B. Early childhood services including Head Start and child care services;
C. Maternal and child health services, including home visiting programs;
D. Paternity establishment and child support enforcement services;
E. Residential and community support services for children and adults with disabilities;
F. Adult protective services; and
G. Long-term care services for the elderly and adults with disabilities.

The department delivers programs and services through an integrated delivery system that focuses on meeting the needs of individuals and families.  The department uses a combination of public personnel and contracts with private agencies to administer programs and deliver services.

The department administers the health insurance program funded jointly by the Federal Government's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) and the State.  MaineCare provides for Maine's children and adults who are elderly, disabled or with low income.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	105,865,396	54,833,611	21,310,415		29,721,370
HEALTH BENEFITS	42,622,135	21,503,574	9,481,052		11,637,509
RETIREMENTS	17,444,206	8,946,841	3,674,321		4,823,044
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	1,941,953	992,851	400,872		548,230
COMPUTER SERVICES	44,060,071	13,948,191	3,758,435		26,353,445
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	105,943,151	44,911,115	15,812,785		45,219,251
RENTS	11,739,358	7,232,321	2,550,970		1,956,067
COMMODITIES	11,114,947	5,752,521	2,466,733		2,895,693
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	2721,412,595	409,420,753	282,618,438		2029,373,404
EQUIPMENT	284,938		138,150		146,788
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	4,063,327	3,005	1,394,425		2,665,897
COST OF GOODS SOLD	20				20
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	3066,492,097	567,544,783	343,606,596		2155,340,718

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - FORMERLY DHS	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	181,719	181,719
HEALTH BENEFITS	61,337	61,337
RETIREMENTS	37,767	37,767
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	3,519	3,519
COMPUTER SERVICES	14,813	14,813
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,004,751	1,004,751
RENTS	2,594	2,594
COMMODITIES	17,268	17,268
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	2,742,110	2,742,110
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	45	45
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	4,065,923	4,065,923

BUREAU OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES

JAMES BEOUGHER, DIRECTOR

TTY:			(800) 606-0215
Central Office:	2 ANTHONY AVENUE, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011	FAX:	(207) 287-5282
Established:	1974	Telephone:	(207) 287-5060
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 10 ; Unit: 148 ; Citation: T0022 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000005308
Average Count--All Positions: 93.000		Legislative Count: 93.00

PURPOSE:
The Office of Child and Family Services was created in 2005 to assure integrated services for children in Maine.  The Office is comprised of four divisions focusing on services to children:  Child Welfare, Children's Behavioral Health, Early Childhood, and Public Service Management.

The Child Welfare Division is responsible for: protecting children who are abused, neglected or exploited, to rehabilitate and reunify families when children are separated from them, to secure durable family relationships for children who can not return to their own families, and to provide for the acquisition of skills and abilities for productive adulthood.  The division also promotes quality out of home care for Maine children through the licensing of providers, resource and policy development, and advocacy for providers and children.

The Children's Behavioral Health Services Division serves children, ages birth through their 20th year, who have treatment and rehabilitation service needs related to mental illness, intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, developmental disabilities, or serious emotional disorders. The division is mandated to strengthen the capacity of families, natural helping networks, self-help groups, and other community resources to support and serve children in need of treatment and to provide in-home, community-based, and family-oriented services.

The Early Childhood Division offers a focus on the development of healthy children and families.  This division integrates home visiting services, child care, Head Start (0-5), and other early childhood services into a family support system that is the prevention arm of the Office of Child and Family Services. The Director of the Division is responsible for leading a team of child care, Head Start, and home-visiting program directors and specialists and developing linkages with other DHHS offices, divisions, and units, the Department of Education, and other State agencies. The goal in creating such a network is to create and support a coordinated, effective, quality-based early childhood system focused on prevention, early intervention, and the healthy growth and development of children and their families.

The Division of Public Service Management administers programs and Acts of the State and of the United States relating to human services which are not the specific responsibility of another state agency under state or federal law; prepare, adopt and administer policies, priorities, procedures, rules and regulations to govern the development and  operation of programs and activities; and define contractual terms, conditions of agreements, quality of performance standards and such other rules as are necessary.  Within OCFS' Public Service Management Division there are three units; Community Services Unit, Information Services Unit, and Residential Services Unit.

ORGANIZATION:
Child Welfare Services Division:  The major task of the Child Welfare Division, through 8 district offices statewide, is to assess allegations of abuse and neglect to determine if children are in need of protection.  Caseworkers assist parents to recognize and fulfill their responsibility so children may remain safely in their own homes.  Children that are removed are provided coordinated services to promote personal growth and healing, and services to promote rehabilitation to safely return the child.  Permanency for the child is assured through an adoptive placement or other permanent placement including relative placements if the custodial family cannot be preserved without serious harm to the child.  Studies on child abuse and neglect have focused attention on the need to expand the department's capability to address safety, permanency and well-being for this vulnerable target population.  A 24-hour capability for response has been operative since 1977.

Children's Behavioral Health Services Division:  Children's Behavioral Health (CBHS) provides leadership in the development of a comprehensive mental health system of care to ensure that each child develops to their fullest capacity. In FY'10, CBHS provided contracted services to over 24,000 children and their families. Services are geared to address three populations: Early Childhood Intervention for children ages birth-5; Mental Health/Behavioral Health Treatment for children & adolescents through their 20th year; and Rehabilitation for children and adolescents through their 20th year with intellectual disabilities or autism spectrum disorders. Foundational to this care are, Family Support Services such as respite care and flexible services that address needs that would not otherwise be met through dedicated conventional sources and are key to keeping families together and providing a safety net for children and families.

Early Childhood Division:  The Early Childhood Division provides leadership to state government ensuring that Maine's early childhood services system addresses the needs of young children, shares common standards for quality, and respects the diversity and uniqueness of all Maine's children and their families.  Current quality initiatives include: a quality rating system for child care providers, developing guidelines for early childhood learning, and the creation of an Early Care and Education Career Development Center. The division continues its work on initiatives to improve quality and service delivery of home visitation, parenting education, as well as revisions to the structure and work plan of the Maine Children's Growth Council.
Public Service Management Division:  The Division of Public Service Management consists of three units which provide services to ensure the efficient operation and management of OCFS, in order to improve the outcomes for the children and families of Maine.  The Community Services Unit is responsible for the administration of over 10 federal grants, as well as the management and oversight of over 130 contracts. The Information Services Unit provides financial, data, and communication services, and supports functionality of the Maine Automated Child Welfare Information System.  The residential services unit is responsible for the administration and oversight of children's residential services, treatment foster care, transitional living, and infant mental health services.

PROGRAM:
Child Welfare Services Division:  The major task of the Child Welfare Division, through 8 district offices statewide, is to assess allegations of abuse and neglect to determine if children are in need of protections.  Caseworkers assist parents to recognize and fulfill their responsibility so that their children may remain safely in their own homes.  Children that are removed from their parents are provided coordinated services to promote personal growth and healing, and services to promote rehabilitation to safely return the child.  Permanency for the child is assured through an adoptive placement or other permanent placement including relative placements if the custodial family cannot be preserved without serious harm to the child.  Studies on child abuse and neglect have focused attention on the need to expand the department's capability to address safety, permanency and well-being for this vulnerable target population.  A 24-hour capability for response has been operative since 1977.  The office continues to explore better methods of service delivery.
Children's Behavioral Health Services Division:  Children's Behavioral Health provides leadership in the development of a comprehensive mental health system of care to ensure that each child develops to their fullest capacity. In FY'10, Children's Behavioral Health Services provided contracted services to over 24,000 children and their families. Services are geared to address three populations: Early Childhood Intervention Services for children ages birth-5; Mental Health/Behavioral Health Treatment Services for children & adolescents through their 20th year; and Rehabilitation Services for children and adolescents through their 20th year with intellectual disabilities or autism spectrum disorders. Foundational to this care are, Family Support Services such as respite care and flexible services that address needs that would not otherwise be met through dedicated conventional sources and are key to keeping families together and providing a safety net for these children and families.
Early Childhood Division:  The Early Childhood Division provides leadership to state government ensuring that Maine's early childhood services system addresses the needs of young children, shares common standards for quality, and respects the diversity and uniqueness of all Maine's children and their families.  The division ensures the seamless integration of early intervention and prevention programs into the family-centered practices of OCFS. Current quality initiatives include: a quality rating system for child care providers, developing guidelines for early childhood learning, and the creation of an Early Care and Education Career Development Center. Additionally, the division continues its work on a variety of initiatives to improve quality and service delivery of home visitation, parenting education, as well as revisions to the structure and work plan of the Maine Children's Growth Council.
Public Service Management Division:  The Division of Public Service Management consists of three units which provide services to ensure the efficient operation and management of OCFS, in order to improve the outcomes for the children and families of Maine.  The Community Services Unit is responsible for the administration of over 10 federal grants, as well as the management and oversight of over 130 contracts. The Information Services Unit provides financial, data, and communication services, and suppor

LICENSES:
Children's Homes: Family Foster Homes for Children and Specialized Children's Homes

PUBLICATIONS:
Annual Statewide Child Welfare Services Plan

A Guide to Child Protective Services

Thinking about Adoption, a Guide to Adoption Services in Maine

State Plan for Independent Living Initiatives

Child Death & Serious Injury Report

Community Services Block Grant Annual Report

Treatment Resource Guide

Bi-annual Child Care Development Fund Plan

The State of Early Education in Maine annual report

The State of Head Start in Maine annual report

The Bi-annual Child Care Market Rate Study

Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders; a Report of the Children's Behavioral Health Services Evidence-Based Practice Advisory Committee

The Cost/Quality Study of Center-based and Family Child Care Services (every 3-5 years)

The Early Childhood Systems Planning Initiative Plan

Evidence-Based Treatments for Children and Adolescents with Disruptive Behaviors

Annual Children's Mental Health Federal Block Grant Application/Plan: Transforming Mental Health Care in America

Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services who are Children in Need of Treatment

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	4,424,790	2,446,461	49,962		1,928,367
HEALTH BENEFITS	1,670,312	871,904	19,946		778,462
RETIREMENTS	719,295	388,371	10,682		320,242
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	78,754	45,212	960		32,582
COMPUTER SERVICES	747,622	170,418	474		576,730
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	10,189,807	8,877,635	5,138		1,307,034
RENTS	526,012	295,250	1,305		229,457
COMMODITIES	187,238	157,263	467		29,508
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	111,491,304	56,549,854	10,957,961		43,983,489
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	91,812		1,624		90,188
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	130,126,946	69,802,368	11,048,519		49,276,059

DIVISION OF COMMUNITY AND FAMILY (HUMAN SERVICES)

VALERIE RICKER, DIRECTOR, FAMILY HEALTH

DEBRA WIGAND, DIRECTOR, CHRONIC DISEASE

TTY:			(800) 606-0215
Central Office:	286 WATER STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011	FAX:	(207) 287-5396
Established:	1937	Telephone:	(207) 287-9917
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 10 ; Unit: 144F ; Citation: T0022 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001950
Average Count--All Positions: 31.000		Legislative Count: 31.00

PURPOSE:
The Family Health and Chronic Disease Divisions (formerly the Division of Community and Family Health) promote health and prevent disease, injury and disability through a variety of public health interventions ranging from primary prevention through broad based community health promotion initiatives, early detection, health systems interventions, delivery of health services and the promotion of healthy public policies.

ORGANIZATION:
The Division of Community and Family Health was created in 1996 by the merger of several divisions, Public Health Nursing, Oral Health, Maternal and Child Health and Health Promotion.  In 2000, a Bureau of Health reorganization created two distinct divisions, Family Health and Community Health.  In 2005, the Community Health Division was renamed the Division of Chronic Disease.

PROGRAM:
The Division of Family Health (DFH) Director also serves as the State's Title V Director (Title V of the Social Security Act of 1935).  Through the federal Title V statute, the state Title V agency is responsible for the development of systems of services and care for the maternal child health (MCH) population (women of reproductive age, children with special health needs, children prenatal through young adulthood and their families).  Areas of focus for developing systems of care and services within the division include Children with Special Health Needs, Genetics, Newborn Screening, Public Health Nursing, Population Health and Prevention (Women's Health, Adolescent Health, Injury Prevention, and MCH Epidemiology) and the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).   The programs work collaboratively with other programs within the Maine CDC, DHHS and other departments such as Education, Corrections, Public Safety, and Labor, as well as with agencies and organizations external to state government.

Issues that are priority concerns for the MCH population include: improved birth outcomes; reduce suicide and self-inflicted injury in the MCH population, reduce the prevalence of domestic violence and sexual assault and associated health disparities, reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adults in Maine, improve reproductive health outcomes for Maine women, improve behavioral/mental health and trauma status of infants, children and adolescents by offering responsive support, services and educational information, ensure early identification and a comprehensive and coordinated family-centered system of care for children with autism spectrum disorder, reduce the incidence of unintentional injuries to Maine's MCH population, improve adolescent sexual health, improve women's mental health and access to mental health treatment for women suffering from a mental health condition, including postpartum depression, and reduce children's exposure to violence at home, in school and the community.

The Division of Chronic Disease works though four cross-program teams that contain 11 programs: Maine Cancer Registry, Comprehensive Cancer Control, Maine Breast and Cervical Health, Oral Health, Diabetes Prevention and Control, Asthma Prevention and Control, Cardiovascular Health, Coordinated School Health, Healthy Maine Partnerships, Physical Activity - Nutrition - Healthy Weight, and the Partnership For a Tobacco-Free Maine.  Issues that are primary concerns include: reducing risk for chronic disease through lifestyle changes and environments that promote healthy behaviors including cessation and prevention of tobacco use and obesity prevention and control through increased physical activity and improved nutrition; increasing access to effective dental care (prevention and treatment); recognizing signs and symptoms of heart attack and stroke and improving timeliness of treatment for acute episodes; increasing effective self-management behaviors among people with chronic conditions; improving the quality of health care for chronic disease; strengthening early detection and treatment of cancer (especially breast and cervical, skin, colon); and chronic disease surveillance.

LICENSES:
n/a for Family Health or Chronic Disease Divisions.

PUBLICATIONS:
A wide variety of publications are available from both divisions. These include educational materials such as newsletters, resource lists, fact sheets, and brochures related to topics such as nutrition, maternal child health, newborn screening, smoking cessation and prevention resources.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF COMMUNITY AND FAMILY (HUMAN SERVICES)	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,380,642				1,380,642
HEALTH BENEFITS	487,557				487,557
RETIREMENTS	235,074				235,074
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	27,223				27,223
COMPUTER SERVICES	8,194				8,194
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	240,591				240,591
RENTS	1,073				1,073
COMMODITIES	2,657				2,657
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	613,247				613,247
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	54,097				54,097
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	3,050,355				3,050,355

DIVISION OF DISABILITY DETERMINATION SERVICES

SCOTT MACK, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	CARLTON MILLS, 1705 US RTE 202, WINTHROP, ME 04364
Mail Address:	116 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011	FAX:	(866) 652-7253
Established:	1956	Telephone:	(207) 377-9500
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 10 ; Unit: 144Z ; Citation: M.R.S.A., Sect.
Average Count--All Positions: 65.000		Legislative Count: 65.00

PURPOSE:
To provide timely, accurate, fair disability decision to Maine citizens filing under the Title II (coverage based) or Title XVI (low income based) sections of The Social Security Act. In 2005 the responsibility for Disability Determination Services was given to the Office of Integrated Access and Support (formerly known as the Bureau of Family Independence).

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010: The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF DISABILITY DETERMINATION SERVICES	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	2,623,751				2,623,751
HEALTH BENEFITS	1,067,426				1,067,426
RETIREMENTS	426,087				426,087
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	46,940				46,940
COMPUTER SERVICES	47,650				47,650
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,717,431				1,717,431
RENTS	255,249				255,249
COMMODITIES	30,326				30,326
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	2,338,095				2,338,095
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	148,361				148,361
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	8,701,316				8,701,316

DIVISION OF DISEASE CONTROL (HUMAN SERVICES)

PETER F. SMITH, DIRECTOR

WATS:			(800) 821-5821
TTY:			(800) 606-0215
Central Office:	286 WATER STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011	FAX:	(207) 287-6865
Established:	1972	Telephone:	(207) 287-6448
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 10 ; Unit: 144V ; Citation: T0022 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001019

PURPOSE:
The Division of Infectious Disease, (formerly known as the Division of Disease Control) promotes and protects the health of the citizens of Maine through programs focusing on the prevention and control of infectious diseases.

ORGANIZATION:
Programs included are:  Infectious Epidemiology; HIV, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) and Viral Hepatitis; Immunization; Healthcare Associated Infections and Medical Epidemiology.

PROGRAM:
We seek to carry out our mission by program activities in the following key areas:

The Infectious Epidemiology Program conducts surveillance for notifiable disease entities of potential public health significance, investigates outbreaks and clusters of disease, and recommends appropriate intervention strategies.  In addition, the program consults with health care providers on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of various infectious diseases.

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD), and Viral Hepatitis Program works  with community partners, health professionals, and individuals to prevent the transmission of HIV, STDs and Viral Hepatitis infection and assure the delivery of testing, medical and social services for to people living with HIV and AIDS.

The Maine Immunization Program strives to ensure protection of all Maine people from vaccine preventable disease. Through partnerships with public/private health practitioners and community members, the program provides vaccine, education, and technical assistance, vaccine-preventable disease tracking and outbreak control. Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment, providing outreach and follow-up case management services for children's Medicaid coverage to assure immunizations and well-child screenings and care.

The Healthcare Associated Infections Prevention Program works to reduce and prevent infections acquired in healthcare facilities.  Through collaboration with hospitals and other State agencies, this program aims to establish best practices for the prevention of healthcare associated infections, using federal DHHS Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) guidelines and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Surgical Care Improvement Project guidelines, as well as guidelines from professional societies.

The Medical Epidemiology Program operates as a part of Division administration and provides leadership, direction and consultation on strategic, operational and clinical issues to all Division Programs.

LICENSES:
n/a

PUBLICATIONS:
Rules for Control of Communicable Diseases

Educational Materials on Selected Infectious Diseases

Reportable Infectious Diseases in Maine - Annual Summary

ALL OF ABOVE ARE FREE

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF DISEASE CONTROL (HUMAN SERVICES)	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	135,690		135,690
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	135,690		135,690

BUREAU OF ELDER AND ADULT SERVICES

DIANA SCULLY, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	MARQUARDT BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011	FAX:	(207) 287-9229
Established:	1974	Telephone:	(207) 287-9224
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 10 ; Unit: 149 ; Citation: T0022 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000005105
Average Count--All Positions: 85.500		Legislative Count: 85.50

PURPOSE:
The primary goal of the Office of Elder Services (OES) is to promote independence for elders and adults with disabilities through the provision of services including evidence-based prevention programs and comprehensive home and community-based services. The office also acts as Public Guardian and/or conservator for incapacitated and dependent adults who have no friend or family member able to serve in those capacities.

The office, subject to the direction of the Commissioner of DHHS, establishes the overall policy objectives for functions and activities relating to Maine's older population. The office assists State Government in the coordination of efforts relating to older people. Pursuant to federal and state laws, it prepares and administers a comprehensive State Plan for older persons. The office also plans for, develops, and leverages resources; develops and enforces rules; and conducts training relating to aging, long term care, and adult protective services.

ORGANIZATION:
The Office of Elder Services originated in 1966 as the Services for Aging office in the Division of Family Services, Bureau of Social Welfare within the Department of Health and Welfare.  In 1973, the office was established by statute as a separate and distinct organizational unit of the department, called the Bureau of Maine's Elderly.

Legislation was passed in 1989 to bring the Division of Adult Services into the bureau and it was renamed the Bureau of Elder and Adult Services. When the Legislature created the new Department of Health and Human Services in 2004, the agency was renamed the Office of Elder Services. The office operates from a central office in Augusta and district offices of the Department of Health and Human Services.  It also has designated five private non-profit area agencies on aging across the State, under federal and state law, to receive and administer funds from the Older Americans Act programs for the elderly and state funds for these services.

PROGRAM:
The OES' programs assist older adults and adults with disabilities to maintain their independence. Services are provided directly by Office staff or through contracts with Agencies on Aging and other service providers. More than 120,000 people are served annually.

Community programs include: home delivered meals; community dining sites; outreach information and assistance with benefits and services; senior employment; independent housing with services; adult day services; legal services; transportation; independent support services; money management; evidence-based programs for healthy aging: family caregiver support program; health insurance information, counseling and assistance; and help from trained volunteers to identify errors, fraud and abuse regarding medicare benefits.  There is also a respite program for caregivers of persons with dementia.

Long-term care programs administered by OES prevent or delay nursing home placement. Services include: long-term care assessment conducted by a nurse, home care coordination and services to assist with daily activities, consumer-directed services, and long-term care ombudsman services.

The office provides Adult Protective Services to incapacitated and dependent adults in danger of or at substantial risk of abuse, neglect or exploitation including public guardianship and/or conservatorship. The Adult Protective Services and Public Guardianship programs received over 4,000 referrals in FY 09. As required by law, the program provides or arranges for services to remove or reduce the danger. The office works closely with social services and medical professionals, banks, law enforcement, and various advocacy groups to protect vulnerable adults. The office is also responsible for the public guardianship and conservatorship of incapacitated adults under the Uniform Probate Code. When less restrictive arrangements are not possible, the office petitions the Probate Court for guardianship and/or conservatorship of individuals who are unable to make or communicate responsible decisions for themselves and no family member or private person is able, willing or suitable to assume these responsibilities. The intent is to protect and provide continuing care and supervision and to protect, preserve and manage the incapacitated person's estate.

The Policy, Planning, and Resource Development Unit is responsible for helping OES to prepare for both the challenges and opportunities resulting from the dramatic increase in elders in Maine. The unit identifies the needs and strengths of the aging population of today and tomorrow; develops evidence-based and cutting edge policies and programs; is involved in pursuing grant opportunities, writing rules and policies, and identifies, leverages, and coordinates resources to support services for older persons. The unit is also responsible for the development of residential care beds funded by MaineCare through Appendix C (case mix) of the MaineCare Benefits Manual, and for the ongoing review and approval of capital expenditures in existing residential care facilities in which those beds are located. OES also has responsibility for policy and planning for nursing facilities across the State.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF ELDER AND ADULT SERVICES	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	3,771,477	3,436,904			334,573
HEALTH BENEFITS	1,504,112	1,385,150			118,962
RETIREMENTS	654,885	596,738			58,147
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	67,247	61,787			5,460
COMPUTER SERVICES	246,339	235,575	121		10,643
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	945,395	746,147	58,495		140,753
RENTS	78,773	78,773
COMMODITIES	16,358	15,332	1,000		26
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	13,674,658	4,251,890	223,376		9,199,392
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	7,630		625		7,005
COST OF GOODS SOLD	20				20
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	20,966,894	10,808,296	283,617		9,874,981

BUREAU OF FAMILY INDEPENDENCE

BARBARA J. VAN BURGEL, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	442 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011	FAX:	(207) 287-5096
Established:	1913	Telephone:	(207) 287-3106
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 10 ; Unit: 144B ; Citation: T0022 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003101
Average Count--All Positions: 391.000		Legislative Count: 391.00

PURPOSE:
The Office of Integrated Access and Support administers multiple state and federal programs which provide temporary financial assistance to low-income individuals and families along with determination of Social Security Disability, enforcement of child support orders, establishment of paternity, collection of support for children regardless of whether or not they are receiving welfare and access to MaineCare.  This office has eighteen offices locations with staff providing direct public access to various programs.

The office administers the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Parents as Scholars, Food Supplement Program (formerly Food Stamps), Additional Support for People in Retraining and Employment (ASPIRE), Refugee Cash Assistance, Alternative Aid, Emergency Assistance, State Supplemental Income, Transitional Services (Child Care and Transportation), General Assistance, Social Security Disability Determination and Medicaid/Cub Care eligibility programs and Child Support Enforcement programs. In addition to policy and program functions, the office also provides monitoring of recipients through quality assurance activities, investigations and recovery through audits of municipal welfare programs.

ORGANIZATION:
The Office of Integrated Access and Support originated in 1913 with the creation of the State Board of Charities and Corrections.  In 1927, the board was renamed the Department of Public Welfare and in a major reorganization of State government in 1931, the department became the Bureau of Social Welfare within the newly created Department of Health and Welfare.  The Bureau of Social Welfare was renamed the Bureau of Income Maintenance by the 110th Maine State Legislature effective September 18, 1981.  The 117th Legislature changed the name to the Bureau of Family Independence in October, 1995 to reflect its change in purpose.  In 2005 the bureau was renamed the Office of Integrated Access and Support.

The central office units provide staff support to the department's eighteen local offices.  The office is recognized by statute as an administrative unit of the Department of Health and Human Services.  Its internal structure and functions are subject to the discretion of the Commissioner of Health and Human Services.  Funding for all programs except General Assistance is provided by the federal and state government.  General Assistance is funded by the state and municipal governments. All programs follow the regulations of their respective funding sources.

PROGRAM:
The welfare programs administered by the office are:
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) provides a monthly cash benefit to families in which the children are deprived of parental support and care due to the absence from the home of a parent, incapacity of a parent or underemployment of a parent; the Parents as Scholars program provides financial aid to parents enrolled in a 2 or 4 year post secondary program who would be eligible for TANF;
Food Supplement Program (formerly Food Stamps), provides a monthly benefit to be used to supplement the food budget;
Additional Support for People in Retraining and Employment (ASPIRE) whose staff work with people receiving TANF or Food Supplement Program (formerly Food Stamps) to find employment which will make them self supporting;
Refugee Cash Assistance, provides a monthly cash benefit to refugees and their families for a period of eight months;
Alternative Aid, provides voucher payments for services to help parents retain or obtain employment and to help them remain self-supporting;
Emergency Assistance, provides payment of services to children and their families who are threatened by destitution or homelessness because of emergency situations;
State Supplemental Income, provides a monthly cash benefit to recipients of federal SSI; and transitional services, which provides post-TANF assistance (child care subsidy and reimbursement of transportation costs) to families who have become self-supporting.
Medicaid and Cub Care, eligibility which provides payment of medical expenses, including long term care, for persons of all ages; and
General Assistance, oversees the municipal General Assistance programs required by state law and provides reimbursement.
Child Support Enforcement and Recovery is responsible for the establishment and enforcement of child support obligations on behalf of children whose parent(s) are not meeting these responsibilities.  Associated tasks involve the location of missing parents and the establishment of paternity of children born out-of-wedlock, as well as the initiation of collection/enforcement action to recover past-due support.  Almost $110 million was collected in State Fiscal Year 2006, $90 million went to Maine families. Support enforcement services are available to all who need them irrespective of economic status.
Fraud Investigation and Recovery is responsible for the investigation of alleged individual program violations and intentional fraud cases and the recovery of overpayments of program funds.
Division of Disability Determination is responsible to provide timely, accurate, fair disability decision to Maine citizens filing under the Title II (coverage based) or Title XVI (low income based) sections of The Social Security Act.  Responsibility for Disability Determination Services was given to the Bureau of Elder and Adult Services in 1996.  In 2005 the responsibility for Disability Determination Services was given to the Office of Integrated Access and Support.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF FAMILY INDEPENDENCE	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	14,909,021	3,272,354	3,516,422		8,120,245
HEALTH BENEFITS	6,262,696	1,328,454	1,445,907		3,488,335
RETIREMENTS	2,451,124	557,808	575,604		1,317,712
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	271,324	56,568	60,341		154,415
COMPUTER SERVICES	10,079,754	4,097,161	2,684,410		3,298,183
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	11,757,811	4,761,871	2,719,647		4,276,293
RENTS	436,151	81,824	207,957		146,370
COMMODITIES	135,508	40,850	15,644		79,014
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	240,387,656	53,428,256	89,653,762		97,305,638
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	604,410		267,849		336,561
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	287,295,455	67,625,146	101,147,543		118,522,766

OFFICE OF HEALTH DATA AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

KRISTINE PERKINS, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	286 WATER STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011	FAX:	(207) 287-4612
Established:	1992	Telephone:	(207) 287-3796
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 10 ; Unit: 146 ; Citation: T0022 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000002701

PURPOSE:
The Division of Public Health Systems (DPHS) (formerly the Office of health Data and Program Management) provides oversight and management to four programs with CDC-wide scope: the Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory, the Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness, the Office of Performance Improvement, and the Office of Data, Research and Vital Statistics.  The purpose of the division is to ensure that services provided in its programs operate at the highest level of consistency with the Maine CDC mission and vision.

ORGANIZATION:
The Division of Public Health Systems was created in 2005 by an internal reorganization of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, with the purpose of uniting in one division, certain programs with agency-wide scope and service.  The division has a director who reports directly to the Deputy Director of Maine CDC, and serves on the Maine CDC Senior Management Team. The directors of the four programs in DPHS report directly to the Director, DPHS.  All of the programs in DPHS are located in Augusta.

PROGRAM:
The Division of Public Health Systems serves as the management umbrella organization for the four programs located in the division, for which a description follows:

Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory
The HETL is a state resource for: (1) Monitoring public and private water supplies for chemical and microbiological contaminates necessary for public health and regulatory compliance; (2) Monitoring and diagnosing infectious diseases; (3) Performing a wide range of environmental testing, including radiation and pesticides, and industrial pollutants; (4) Detecting and preventing childhood lead poisoning; (5) Forensic testing for the drug enforcement agency and highway safety; and (6) Providing key alert data to support the state's emergency preparedness to chemical and biological terrorism.

Office of Data, Research and Vital Statistics
The Office of Data, Research and Vital Statistics (ODRVS) administers Maine's vital records system and provides quantitative information for surveillance, planning, policy development, program management and evaluation.  ODRVS produces detailed population estimates for use within and outside the Department of Health and Human Services and compiles data on health status and health resources.

Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness
The Maine Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (OPHEP) is the lead state program responsible for the planning, coordination, and response to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies.  OPHEP works in collaboration with key federal, state and local agencies to protect the health and lives of people in Maine by strengthening the ability of health agencies and partner organizations to detect, contain and manage public health threats and emergencies.

Office of Performance Improvement
The Office of Performance Improvement assures a coordinated and strategic approach to implementation, utilization and management of informatics for public health improvement; and performance management priorities including the implementation of a comprehensive plan for a state and district level performance improvement system.
Program focus includes project design, planning, implementation and programmatic capacity building across the Maine CDC.

Specific responsibilities of the DPHS Director as related to division programs include:
Assuring a strategic approach for the development and implementation of related operational plans and projects; managing a processes to ensure the efficient and effective financial management of DPHS programs; assuring that DPHS operations are conducted according to departmental and office rules and policies; setting program and staff performance standards and ensuring performance according to those standards; informing supervisors and staff regarding the programs and activities of Maine CDC and DHHS; and serving as an advocate for the division in order to enhance its ability to achieve its mission.

PUBLICATIONS:
HETL NEWS

Directory of Laboratory Services

Water Testing Guide

Maine Vital Statistics

Population Estimates

Fact Sheets on selected topics

Avian and Pandemic Influenza Newsline

Public Health Emergency Preparedness - Evaluation Report.   July 2002 - June 2005

Assessment of Maine's Health System Capacity for Public Health Emergencies Report Assessment Report Update.   December 31, 2005

Appendix A: Survey Findings:  Assessment of Regional Health System Capacity for Public Health Emergency Response,  Maine 2005

Appendix B: Central Regional Resource Center: Regional Health System Survey Assessment

Appendix C: Eastern Regional Resource Center: Regional Health System Survey Assessment

Appendix D: Southern Regional Resource Center: Regional Health System Survey Assessment

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

BUREAU OF HEALTH

DR. DORA ANNE MILLS, MD, MPH, DIRECTOR

CHRIS ZUKAS-LESSARD, DEPUTY DIRECTOR

TTY:			(800) 606-0215
Central Office:	286 WATER STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011	FAX:	(207) 287-9058
Established:	1935	Telephone:	(207) 287-8016
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 10 ; Unit: 144A ; Citation: T0022 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000251
Average Count--All Positions: 351.500		Legislative Count: 350.00

PURPOSE:
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (MaineCDC) serves as the State's public health agency.  As such, its overall purpose is to preserve, protect, and promote the health of all Maine people.  Key strategies include:  tracking the health of Maine's population; implementing public health policies and programs; diminishing environmental health hazards; educating the public on health issues; and preparing for public health emergencies.

ORGANIZATION:
The Maine Board of Health was established in 1885 with the overall purpose of having "the general supervision of the interests of health and life of the citizens of the state."  In 1917, the board was redesigned into the Maine Department of Health, headed by a physician commissioner.  In 1931 a major reorganization relocated the Department of Health as the Bureau of Health within the newly-created Department of Health and Welfare, which became the Department of Human Services in 1975 and the Department of Health and Human Services in 2004.  The Bureau of Health became the Maine CDC in July, 2005.

Maine CDC has five divisions:  Environmental Health; Public Health Systems; Infectious Disease; Chronic Disease; and Family Health.  It has two offices as part of the administrative offices:  Office of Minority Health and Office of Local Public Health which includes the Primary Care and Rural Health Program.

The Director of the Maine CDC also serves as the State's Health Officer.  As such, the director is instrumental in furthering relationships with the medical and public health communities in the state and nation.

PROGRAM:
The Maine CDC's programs, about 45 in number, cover a wide area of topics, including:  collecting and monitoring vital statistics (a function since 1892); providing laboratory tests which are in the best interests of the public's health such as rabies, drinking water, and lead poisoning tests (a function since 1903); ensuring safe drinking water and food safety in public eating places; working with communities to address health issues at the local level; and conducting surveillance and control measures of acute infectious diseases.

Some issues that are priority concerns include:  preparing for a possible pandemic influenza or other public health emergency; monitoring and controlling emerging infectious diseases; addressing preventable chronic diseases related to tobacco and obesity; and improving public health capacity statewide by building a statewide public health infrastructure.  Maine CDC also pursuing National Accreditation in Public Health and will be preparing for this over the upcoming year.

PUBLICATIONS:
Healthy Maine 2010

Challenges and Results

Annual Vital Statistics Report

Annual Infectious Disease Report

Maine Cancer Registry Report

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Report

State Primary Care Data

Health Professional Shortage Area Designation Maps

Medically Underserved Areas and Population Map

Physicians in Maine

Dentists in Maine

www.mainepublichealth.gov, Maine CDC's Web site, contains many updates and reports

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF HEALTH	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	15,367,026	5,188,036	3,047,977		7,131,013
HEALTH BENEFITS	5,649,817	1,409,712	1,503,522		2,736,583
RETIREMENTS	2,487,876	637,103	634,526		1,216,247
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	279,988	67,407	70,503		142,078
COMPUTER SERVICES	3,981,064	485,398	446,361		3,049,305
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	16,516,057	1,051,624	5,882,816		9,581,617
RENTS	1,271,066	511,205	51,552		708,309
COMMODITIES	6,697,143	1,708,033	2,291,431		2,697,679
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	54,371,243	928,245	19,034,584		34,408,414
EQUIPMENT	284,938		138,150		146,788
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	944,217	2,912	332,482		608,823
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	107,850,435	11,989,675	33,433,904		62,426,856

DIVISION OF HEALTH ENGINEERING (HUMAN SERVICES)

NANCY BEARDSLEY, DIRECTOR

TTY:			(800) 606-0215
Central Office:	286 WATER STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011	FAX:	(207) 287-4172
Established:	1917	Telephone:	(207) 287-5674
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 10 ; Unit: 144E ; Citation: T0022 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000002491
Average Count--All Positions: 8.000		Legislative Count: 8.00

PURPOSE:
The Division of Health Engineering, now known as the Division of Environmental Health (Division)  protects and promotes the health of Maine's population by insuring the safety of our public drinking water and  food, and the proper disposal of subsurface wastewater; by minimizing exposure to contaminants including lead, radon and mercury; through the licensing and inspection of radiation sources and the oversight of high-level nuclear waste; and by conducting surveillance to minimize exposure to potentially harmful substances or events.

ORGANIZATION:
The Division of Sanitary Engineering was established in 1917 within the State Bureau of Health to carry out the Department of Health and Welfare's ongoing responsibility in the investigation of drinking water supplies following the great typhoid epidemic that occurred in 1902-1904. Later, the Division issued rules relating to the sanitary conditions of hotels and food handlers, plumbing, occupational health and the registration of x-ray machines and radioactive materials.  The name was changed to Division of Health Engineering in 1972.  The Division's responsibilities lie primarily in the areas of inspection and enforcement of public health codes established through departmental regulations. In September 2005, the Division's name was changed again to more accurately reflect its broad responsibilities, this time to the Division of Environmental Health.  At this time the Environmental and Occupational Health Unit was merged into the Division.

The Division includes four major programs: the Drinking Water Program, which now includes the Subsurface Wastewater Unit, the Health Inspection Program, the Radiation Control Program, and the Environmental and Occupational Health Program.

PROGRAM:
The Division performs its work in the following key areas:

The Health Inspection Program provides statewide 24/7 response for public health emergencies such as fires, floods and power failures, water and food borne disease outbreaks, and to over 400 public complaints each year.  The program's Health Inspectors work throughout the state performing inspections of eating establishments such as restaurants, takeouts, and mobile food vending carts; public pools and spas; campgrounds; youth camps, sporting camps, day camps; mass gatherings and other large festivals; lodging places such as B&Bs, hotels, motels and cottages; and body artists including body piercing, tattooing, micropigmentation and electrology.

The program issues about 10,000 annual licenses including 2,000 retail tobacco vendors.

The Radiation Control Program is responsible for providing radon information; minimizing unnecessary radiation exposure through the licensing and inspection of all sources of radiation including X-ray, mammography, radioactive materials and tanning facilities; oversight of low-level radioactive waste generators; radioactive emergency preparedness and response;  registration of radon testers and mitigators; and oversight of  Maine's high-level nuclear waste storage facility.

The Drinking Water Program is responsible for protecting human health by insuring that public water systems provide safe and reliable supplies of drinking water.  The program administers the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act and the State's Rules Relating to Drinking Water and regulates nearly 2000 public water systems.  The program provides education and outreach to the public and the water industry and provides funds for land acquisition to better protect drinking water sources.  The program also provides grants and low interest loans to eligible systems for infrastructure improvements through the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund.  The program provides assistance to systems with security and emergency preparedness and provides training to water operators, well drillers and pump installers.

In 2009, the Subsurface Wastewater Unit, was integrated into the Water Resources Section of the Drinking Water Program, is responsible for minimizing health and safety hazards associated with improperly installed subsurface wastewater disposal systems to include the licensing of soil evaluators for subsurface wastewater disposal systems, and promulgation of the Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rules, Minimum Lot Size Rules, Seasonal Conversion Rules, and LPI Appointment Rules. The program also collects internal and external plumbing permit fees from municipalities.

The Environmental and Occupational Health Program (E&OHP) is responsible for ensuring that threats of the health of the people of the State posed by natural phenomena or the introduction of potentially toxic substances into the environment are identified, appropriately considered, and responded to by those responsible for protecting the public's health and environment.  The designated functions of the E&OHP are to develop and maintain systems to monitor health status in Maine, identify and investigate health problems focusing on those which may be related to environmental factors, advise state agencies regarding potential health implications of their actions and provide the public with information and preventative and corrective actions in the area of environmental health.  The E&OHP includes the Childhood

LICENSES:
Licenses Issued:

Eating Places and Eating Place Mobile, Eating Place Takeout, Catering Establishments, Senior Citizen Meals, School Lunch & Catering, Eating and Lodging Places, Lodging Places, Cottages, Campgrounds & Recreational Camps, Youth Camps & Trip & Travel Camps, Bed & Breakfast, Mass Gatherings, Pools & Spas (public), Retail Tobacco Vendors, Vending Machines, Tattooing, Electrology, Body Piercing, Micropigmentation and Compressed Air Tanks, Site Evaluator, Designers of  subsurface wastewater disposal systems, X-ray Machine registration, Indoor Tanning registrations, Medical & Industrial Radionuclides, Radon Testers & Mitigators registration, Radon Testing Laboratories, Low-Level Waste Generators, Operators of Water Treatment Plants and Water Distribution Systems, Well Drillers and Pump Installers, Fluoridated Water Supplies, Public Water Supply Engineering Plans & Wellhead Protection Plans.

PUBLICATIONS:
Copies of rules - Free except Subsurface Wastewater and Radiation

Site Evaluation in Maine - $10.00

Technical Guidance Manual - Subsurface Wastewater Systems - $5.00

Subsurface Wastewater Enforcement Manual - $3.00 (free to local plumbing inspectors)

Radon in Air and Water - Free

Water Supply - Free

Water Testing Guide - Free

Boys/Girls (Youth Camps) - Free

Compressed Air - Free

Maine Food Code - Free

Lodging Rules - Free

Trailer & Tenting/RV Campgrounds - Free

Tattoo - Free

Electrology - Free

Board of Certification of Water Treatment Operators

Well Drillers & Pump Installers Rules

Body Piercing - Free

Micropigmentation - Free

Mass Gathering - Free

Top Ten Tips for a Healthy Septic System - Free

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF HEALTH ENGINEERING (HUMAN SERVICES)	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	-40,925		-40,925
HEALTH BENEFITS	112,755		112,755
RETIREMENTS	43,703		43,703
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	4,446		4,446
COMPUTER SERVICES	1,616		1,616
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	6,464		6,464
RENTS	1,684		1,684
COMMODITIES	1,821		1,821
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	250		250
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	3,141		3,141
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	134,955		134,955

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (HUMAN SERVICES)

RUSSELL J. BEGIN, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

TTY:			(800) 606-0215
Central Office:	221 STATE STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011	FAX:	(207) 287-3005
Established:	1975	Telephone:	(207) 287-1921
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 10 ; Unit: 144M ; Citation: T0022 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000003
Average Count--All Positions: 140.000		Legislative Count: 140.00

PURPOSE:
The Department of Health and Human Services employs 3,757 staff, manages $3.2 billion, and serves virtually all Maine people.  Financial Management Services links program operations with fiscal and audit activities to coordinate DHHS policies, procedures, budgets and strategies.  Financial Management Services is responsible for managing the resources entrusted to the Department in an efficient and effective manner.

ORGANIZATION:
Financial Management Services is composed of the Division of Audit, Division of Program and Fiscal Coordination, Division of Purchased Services and MaineCare Finance, with significant support from the DHHS Service Center (Department of Administrative and Financial Services).

The Division of Audit performs compliance and cost settlement audits on approximately 600 provider organizations and community agencies that receive over $1.5 billion of state and federal funds, either through the MaineCare program or from contracted services.

MaineCare Finance is responsible for the financial management of the $2.1 billion Medicaid program in Maine, including MaineCare. The Medicaid program provides medical assistance to certain low-income individuals and families who fit into an eligibility group that is recognized by federal and state law. Medicaid does not pay money to consumers; instead, claims payments are made directly to health care providers.

MaineCare Finance is responsible for the budget and cash management of state and federal funds for medical claims paid through the Maine Integrated Health Management System (MIHMS), for fiscal oversight of the MaineCare administrative budget, and for compliance reporting to its federal oversight agency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

The Division of Program and Fiscal Coordination is responsible for the financial analysis and coordination of fiscal management activities within the Department. The Division oversees the budget management of several major programs, including tracking expenditures and forecasting future obligations, and reporting budgeted and actual expenses to executive leadership, program managers, the Legislature, and others.

The Division of Purchased Services (DPS) provides for the effective administration of purchased services agreements and contracts.  DPS reviews, approves, and processes over 2000 legal agreements each year.  It provides management tools for recording information, measuring results, and monitoring performance.  DPS offers technical assistance about agreement development and bid management, and promotes best business practices in contracting to ensure consistency, accountability, and cost effectiveness so that services delivered meet the needs of consumers, the public mission of the Department, and the requirements imposed by the various state, federal, and other granting organizations that provide funding.

The Financial Service Center establishes internal controls to ensure reliable financial reporting, effective and efficient operations, and compliance with applicable state and federal statutes, rules and regulations.  The Service Center is responsible for budget preparation, federal grant program accounting, revenue forecasting, cash management, payment processing, and employee travel.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (HUMAN SERVICES)	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	6,843,424	4,236,509	2,578,510		28,405
HEALTH BENEFITS	2,538,512	1,613,555	836,646		88,311
RETIREMENTS	1,280,012	847,140	392,393		40,479
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	123,215	81,033	38,468		3,714
COMPUTER SERVICES	865,230	654,501	151,506		59,223
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	10,328,667	4,831,461	4,781,883		715,323
RENTS	189,392	123,446	64,906		1,040
COMMODITIES	151,750	144,887	1,353		5,510
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	1,056,206	5,334	50,256		1,000,616
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	233,693	48	211,158		22,487
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	23,610,101	12,537,914	9,107,079		1,965,108

BUREAU OF MEDICAL SERVICES (HUMAN SERVICES)

ANTHONY MARPLE, DIRECTOR

TTY:			(800) 606-0215
Central Office:	442 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011	FAX:	(207) 287-2675
Established:	1978	Telephone:	(207) 287-2093
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 10 ; Unit: 144D ; Citation: T0022 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003470
Average Count--All Positions: 331.000		Legislative Count: 331.00

PURPOSE:
The Commissioner of the Department of Health & Human Services created the Office of MaineCare Services to administer the department's Medicaid Services in compliance with Federal and State Laws.  The office manages some of the programs, assures that all operate according to aligned policy in keeping with the department's goals and mandates, and provides accountability, assuring that they are administered in an effective and efficient manner.

ORGANIZATION:
The office currently contains the following divisions:  Operations (consisting of Provider and Member Services, Data & Reporting, Quality Management, and MMIS/MIHMS), Health Care Management, and Policy.

Health Care Management is responsible for implementing systems to assure continuing improvement in the health status of MaineCare members and the services they receive from health care providers.  Health Care Management administers managed care services, primary care case management, pharmacy benefits, case mix, and all prior authorization activities.  It also oversees operations related to member services and inquires as well as the pharmacy help desk.

The Operations division includes units for Claims / Adjustments, Provider Relations and Third Party Liability.  The claims unit is responsible for processing non-Pharmacy claims for reimbursement submitted by health care providers.  Claims examiners manually review and troubleshoot claims if the computerized billing system can not adjudicate automatically.  Staff in the Adjustment unit work with providers to reconcile and process adjustments in response to a provider's Request for Review, related to overpayment or underpayment of claims.

Third Party Liability (TPL) secures reimbursement from other payers in situations where MaineCare enrollees or their family members have other insurance coverage.  According to federal law, Medicaid is almost always the payer of last resort, with only Indian Health Services being secondary to Medicaid.  TPL may seek reimbursement for medical costs already paid by the MaineCare program, in cases where the MaineCare member is covered for the services by: Private Health Insurance, Casualty Insurance (such as Auto or Homeowner's policies), or other entities.  Additionally, pursuant to federal mandate, TPL may recoup expenditures upon an inheritance or settlement of a member's estate.

The Division of Policy develops rules and regulations, defines the scope of coverage, maintains and revises the State Medicaid Plan to incorporate administrative and legislative changes into the Medicaid program, and submits waiver requests to the federal government that support the State's desire to adopt innovative solutions to coverage issues.

The Maine Integrated Health Management Solution (MIHMS) team oversees both the transition to our new technical MIHMS computer platform, which was implemented on September 1, 2010, as well as Molina, our Fiscal Agent.  Molina as fiscal agent, has assumed day to day operations in Prior Authorizations, claims processing, provider services, and some TPL functions.  Additionally, they are responsible for data reporting and quality.  The MIHMS unit works with the management in other units to ensure departmental operational needs are met by the Fiscal Agent.

PUBLICATIONS:
The MaineCare Benefits Manual, All Chapters is available from the Office of MaineCare Services.  The cost for the publication, including postage is $65.00.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF MEDICAL SERVICES (HUMAN SERVICES)	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	12,854,027	4,537,064	142,588		8,174,375
HEALTH BENEFITS	4,821,283	1,874,375	75,035		2,871,873
RETIREMENTS	2,026,491	782,239	35,197		1,209,055
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	227,437	88,378	3,241		135,818
COMPUTER SERVICES	25,571,804	6,207,487	60,801		19,303,516
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	48,486,799	19,900,988	1,345,401		27,240,410
RENTS	1,222,365	539,879	67,918		614,568
COMMODITIES	3,352,731	3,292,804	8,954		50,973
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	2294,597,403	291,510,358	162,562,531		1840,524,514
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	1,439,895		41,515		1,398,380
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	2394,600,235	328,733,572	164,343,181		1901,523,482

MAINE PUBLIC DRINKING WATER COMMISSION

THOMAS BRENNAN, CHAIRPERSON

Central Office:	161 CAPITOL STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011
Mail Address:	10 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011
Established:	1993	Telephone:	(207) 287-5685
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 10 ; Unit: 560 ; Citation: T0022 M.R.S.A., Sect. 00002660C
Average Count--All Positions: 5.000		Legislative Count: 5.00

PURPOSE:
Commission duties include:  determining proportion of Drinking Water Program effort dedicated to each type of public water system; evaluating Drinking Water Program workloads; evaluating staffing and resource needs; determining funding requirements, fee formula, fee assessments and collection schedules for each type of public water system.

ORGANIZATION:
The Maine Public Drinking Water Commission, created by the 116th Legislature, consists of nine members.  Eight who represent the interest of the regulated community.  The Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services, or the designee thereof is the ninth member.  Commissioners are appointed by the Governor and serve for a term of four years.  The first meeting of the commission was held September 29, 1993.  The commission meets at least quarterly.

PROGRAM:
The Maine Drinking Water Program, under agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, is responsible for implementing, administering and enforcing federally mandated drinking water laws as applicable to all public water systems in Maine.  Because deficient water systems can subject consumers to biological, chemical and physical hazards which may cause significant public health problems, the goal of the Maine Drinking Water Program is to ensure that the general public is provided with safe and reliable sources of public drinking water.

Federal regulation of public drinking water systems began in 1974 with passage of the Safe Drinking Water Act.  In 1976, under authority of this act, the State of Maine entered into a formal primacy agreement with the federal government and was delegated primary enforcement authority for regulating public water systems in the State.

The 1986 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act greatly expanded the regulatory authority of the original act and required water testing for 83 known water contaminants.  The 1996 Amendments further expanded regulatory requirements and rule complexity.  More frequent water testing is required and the list of potential water contaminants has continued to increase.  State rules relating to drinking water were adopted for the first time in 1977. These rules are updated at least once annually to remain current with newly promulgated federal requirements.

Legislation enacted in June 1993 created the Maine Public Drinking Water Commission to serve as an oversight board and to represent the interests of the regulated community.  The annual drinking water fees currently support the salary and expenses of five full-time employees.

LICENSES:
n/a

PUBLICATIONS:
Annual report to the Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
MAINE PUBLIC DRINKING WATER COMMISSION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	214,972		214,972
HEALTH BENEFITS	84,773		84,773
RETIREMENTS	33,450		33,450
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	3,953		3,953
COMPUTER SERVICES	9,359		9,359
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	15,078		15,078
RENTS	19,394		19,394
COMMODITIES	992		992
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	3,471		3,471
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	385,442		385,442

DIVISION OF REGIONAL OPERATIONS

GEOFFREY GREEN, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

TTY:			(800) 606-0215
Central Office:	221 STATE STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011	FAX:	(207) 287-3005
Established:	1975	Telephone:	(207) 287-6613
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 10 ; Unit: 144R ; Citation: T0022 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000003
Average Count--All Positions: 1143.000		Legislative Count: 1143.00

PURPOSE:
This account provides funding for the facility-related costs of the department's office locations throughout the State and for the clerical and administrative support functions provided to the department's program operations housed in those offices.

ORGANIZATION:
The support functions funded by this account have been consolidated into the department's other organizational units.  No separate organizational unit exists.

PROGRAM:
The department maintains 22 local offices throughout the State.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF REGIONAL OPERATIONS	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	42,880,645	31,534,564	11,346,081
HEALTH BENEFITS	18,173,756	12,959,087	5,214,669
RETIREMENTS	6,973,941	5,099,676	1,874,265
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	800,106	588,947	211,159
COMPUTER SERVICES	2,474,022	2,082,836	391,186
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	4,729,507	3,736,637	993,072		-202
RENTS	7,732,894	5,599,350	2,133,544
COMMODITIES	521,156	376,085	145,071
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	4,733	4,705	28
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	532,556		532,561		-5
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	84,823,316	61,981,887	22,841,636		-207

DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE

ROLAND D. MARTIN, COMMISSIONER

PAUL F. JACQUES, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	284 STATE ST, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0041
Mail Address:	41 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0041	FAX:	(207) 287-6395
Established:	1980	Telephone:	(207) 287-5202
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 09 ; Unit: 137 ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000010051
Average Count--All Positions: 298.563		Legislative Count: 290.50

Units:

	DIVISION OF LICENSING, REGISTRATION AND ENGINEERING		BUREAU OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (IF&W)
	ADVISORY COUNCIL (INLAND FISHERIES & WILDLIFE)		BUREAU OF WARDEN SERVICE (IF&W)
	ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE LICENSING OF GUIDES
	MAINE OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND BOARD
	DIVISION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION (IF&W)

PURPOSE:
     The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife was established to preserve, protect and enhance the inland fisheries and wildlife; to encourage wise use of the resources; to ensure the resources are maintained and perpetuated for their intrinsic and ecological values, for their economic contribution and for their recreational, scientific and educational use by the people of the State.  In addition, the Department is responsible for the establishment and enforcement of laws and regulations governing fishing, hunting and trapping; the registration and operation of snowmobiles, watercraft, and all-terrain vehicles; propagation and stocking of fish; acquisition of wildlife management areas; safety programs for hunters, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles and watercraft, and the issuing of licenses and permits (hunting, fishing, trapping, guide, wildlife possession/importation, as well as many other miscellaneous permits).

ORGANIZATION:
     The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (formerly Game) traces back to 1830 when wardens were first appointed by the Governor to enforce the moose and deer laws enacted that year.  Two Commissioners of Fisheries were appointed in 1867.  In 1880, the Commissioners were assigned responsibility for enforcing game laws as well as fish laws, and in 1895, their title was changed to Commissioners of Inland Fisheries and Game.  The two Commissioners were later replaced by the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Game in 1917.  Function Divisions were added as the Department mandates and responsibilities were expanded, e.g. Warden Service Aviation in 1937; Wildlife Division in 1938; Fisheries Division in 1951; Information and Education in 1955; Program Development and Coordination in 1968; Snowmobile Registration in 1969; Realty in 1970; Watercraft Registration and Safety in 1974.
     Effective October 1, 1975, the Department was renamed the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.  In 1984, the Department underwent its first Sunset Review by the Legislative Committee on Audit and Program Review.  As a result, the Department was reorganized into the following:  1. Bureau of Administrative Services;  2. Bureau of Resource Management; 3. Bureau of Warden Service; 4. Office of the Commissioner including the Division of Public Information and the Division of Program Development and Coordination.
     In 2006, a statewide reorganization removed the financial and information technology functions of the agency and placed them within the newly created Natural Resources Service Center and the Office of Information Technology.  The Bureau of Administrative Services, as it was known prior to this reorganization became the Division of Licensing, Registration and Engineering in 2009 to more accurately reflect the duties of the Division.
     The Department also includes several boards and committees, including the Advisory Board for the Licensing of Guides, the Disabled Hunter, Trapper and Angler Advisory Committee, the Advisory Board for the Licensing of Taxidermists, Landowners and Sportsmen Relations Advisory Board, and the Advisory Board for the Licensing of Whitewater Guides.

PROGRAM:
     The Department's program focuses on the management of the State's inland fish and wildlife, enforcement, applied research studies, surveys and inventories, program development (planning), artificial propagation and stocking of fish and wildlife, coordination of Department interests between state and federal agencies and the private sector, environmental coordination, the search for lost persons, the registration of watercraft, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and hunter/trapper education programs, and hunter, snowmobile, boating and ATV safety programs.
     The establishment of rules is an important part of the program carried out by the Department.  The Commissioner provides copies of abstracts of the inland fisheries and wildlife laws and rules for distribution to the public (Six summaries are updated, printed and distributed, plus migratory bird regulations).  The Open Water and Ice Fishing Regulations, upon filing with the Secretary of State, as printed and distributed to the public, are declared to be official consolidations of fishing rules.
     A complete reporting of these programs will be included in the reports for the various Bureaus and Divisions.

LICENSES:
Commercial Whitewater Rafting Allocations

See individual Bureaus for other licenses and permits

PUBLICATIONS:
The Department has many varied publications including law summaries, books on various species or species groups and several colorful posters of fish and wildlife. Consult the Department's website for a complete list with pricing.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	14,276,832	10,036,890	916,608		3,323,334
HEALTH BENEFITS	5,693,777	4,034,776	369,262		1,289,739
RETIREMENTS	3,365,099	2,537,471	200,718		626,910
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	287,178	214,752	18,163		54,263
COMPUTER SERVICES	1,188,484	1,077,705	80,688		30,091
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	4,541,956	2,731,265	893,316		917,375
RENTS	1,814,094	1,329,555	212,444		272,095
COMMODITIES	1,359,354	987,710	153,538		218,106
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	2,556,203	136	529,625		2,026,442
PURCHASE OF LAND	1,590,133		156,123		1,434,010
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS	1,488					1,488
EQUIPMENT	1,419,151	-1,000	397,782		844,754	177,615
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	199,404	2,859	137,965		58,580
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	38,293,153	22,952,119	4,066,232		11,095,699	179,103

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	282,359	280,153	2,206
HEALTH BENEFITS	82,910	82,349	561
RETIREMENTS	53,976	53,635	341
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	3,798	3,767	31
COMPUTER SERVICES	4,391		4,391
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	122,806	69,178	53,628
RENTS	6,293	4,774	1,519
COMMODITIES	19,614	5,084	14,530
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	28,347		28,347
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	604,494	498,940	105,554

DIVISION OF LICENSING, REGISTRATION AND ENGINEERING

VACANT ,

Central Office:	284 STATE ST, AUGUSTA, ME
Mail Address:	41 STATEHOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0041
Established:	1965	Telephone:	(207) 287-5202
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 09 ; Unit: 167 ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000010052
Average Count--All Positions: 22.000		Legislative Count: 22.00

PURPOSE:
      The purpose of the Division is to administer the issuance of department licenses, stamps and permits and the registration of snowmobiles, watercraft and all-terrain vehicles; and to oversee the design, maintenance and report of department-owned facilities, including the preparation of a capital improvement plan to be printed in the budget document. The responsibilities of the Bureau include, but are not limited to: 1) licensing and registrations, 2) information technology (IT), and 3) engineering.

ORGANIZATION:
     In 1984, the 111th Legislature reorganized the Department, thus creating the Bureau of Administrative Services as one of the major Bureaus.  This Bureau was structured in the following manner:  Accounting Section-headed by a Chief Accountant; Division of Engineering and Realty-headed by a Supervisor; Division of Licensing and Registration-headed by a Director; Personnel Section-headed by a Personnel Officer; Central Purchasing and Supply Section-headed by a Property Officer.
   During FY 2006 a statewide reorganization of administrative functions substantially changed the make-up of Administrative Services.  A new entity, the Natural Resources Service Center under the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, was established to provide budget, accounting, human resources and payroll services to all of the Natural Resource Departments within State government. These functions were removed from the Department during that consolidation. In addition, the Office of Information Technology centralized all of the Department's IT functions under a consolidated Natural Resources IT cluster. The licensing and registration, engineering and land acquisition functions were left in Administrative Services.  In 2009, legislation was passed to change the name from the Bureau of Administrative Services, to the Division of Licensing, Registration and Engineering to more accurately reflect the responsibilities and duties of the Division.

PROGRAM:
     Until the reorganization at mid-year 2006, the Bureau carried on its obligation to coordinate the accounts of all Department revenues and expenditures providing the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, various Legislative Committees, and others with facts, figures, and reports as needed.  This is now done at the Natural Resources Service Center.
     The Personnel Section coordinated all staff personnel activities of the Department including processing all personnel actions, advising employees on personnel rules and regulations and providing other personnel information and statistics as required.  These functions are now carried out by the Natural Resources Service Center.
   The Licensing Section continues to provide the public with hunting and fishing licenses and miscellaneous permits through the Department's main office and designated license agents.  The Section also registers all watercraft, snowmobiles and All-Terrain vehicles.  The operation of these machines is regulated in cooperation with all law enforcement agencies and information is provided as required.
     The Engineering Section coordinated the design, maintenance and repair of all Department owned facilities either by utilization of Department staff or outside contractors.
   The Storehouse (now also part of the Natural Resources Service Center) coordinates the purchase of capital equipment and supplies and disperses these items on a Department-wide basis.  Adequate inventories of vehicle, snowmobile, and outboard motor parts, clothing, footwear and miscellaneous items are held in stock to be issued to all field personnel.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF LICENSING, REGISTRATION AND ENGINEERING	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	748,315	748,315
HEALTH BENEFITS	347,336	347,336
RETIREMENTS	128,655	128,655
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	15,628	15,628
COMPUTER SERVICES	1,065,971	1,065,971
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,496,957	1,212,934	284,023
RENTS	321,788	321,788
COMMODITIES	123,453	122,194	1,259
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	24,004		24,004
EQUIPMENT	7,530					7,530
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	9,258		9,258
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	4,288,895	3,962,821	318,544			7,530

ADVISORY COUNCIL (INLAND FISHERIES & WILDLIFE)

STEVE PHILBRICK, CHAIRMAN

Central Office:	284 STATE ST, AUGUSTA, ME
Mail Address:	41 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0041
Established:	1945	Telephone:	(207) 287-5202
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 09 ; Unit: 140 ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000010151

PURPOSE:
     To provide advice and consent to the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife on regulation changes necessary for the proper implementation, enforcement and interpretation of any provision of law that the commissioner is charged with the duty of administering.
     The Advisory Council also renders information and advice concerning the administration of the Department to the Commissioner.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Advisory Council is appointed by the Governor, subject to review by the Joint Standing Committee on Fisheries and Wildlife and to confirmation by the Legislature, and consists of ten members representing one or more counties of the State on fish and wildlife related issues.  The commissioner is a nonvoting member of the Council ex officio but may vote to break a tie.  Appointments are for 3 years or until successors are appointed and qualified.  No person shall serve more than 2 consecutive 3-year terms.  Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of any person so appointed, the Governor shall appoint a member to serve for the unexpired term.
     The members of the Advisory Council receive $50 per day for their services and actual expenses for each fiscal year.  The Council holds regular meetings with the commissioner or his deputy in December and May of each year, and special meetings at such other times and places within the State as would seem advisable.  At the meeting held in May of each year, the Council may elect one of its members as chair and one as vice-chair.

PROGRAM:
     The Advisory Council met with the Commissioner to review regulation changes and other department matters 10 times during FY 10.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE LICENSING OF GUIDES

ROLAND D. MARTIN, COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	284 STATE ST, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0041
Mail Address:	41 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0041	FAX:	(207) 287-8094
Established:	1975	Telephone:	(207) 287-5202
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 09 ; Unit: 142 ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000010153

PURPOSE:
     The Advisory Board for the Licensing of Guides was established:
A. To provide advice and consent regarding rules proposed by the Commissioner;
B. At the request of the Commissioner, to conduct oral examinations of applicants for guide licenses; and
C. To advise the Commissioner on granting and revoking guide licenses.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Advisory Board for the Licensing of Guides, established by Title 5, section 12004, subsection 10, shall consist of the following 7 members:
A. One subordinate officer of the department designated by the Commissioner;
B. Two wardens of the department; and
C. Four representatives of the public, with no more than 3 holding license under this subchapter, to be appointed by the Governor for a term of 3 years to reflect a wide diversity of guiding experience.  At least 2 members shall be chosen for their expertise in outdoor recreation.  The public members shall be compensated as provided in Title 5, Chapter 379.

PROGRAM:
     The categories of licenses granted by the Advisory Board for the Licensing of Guides are as follows:
Master
Hunting
Fishing
Recreation
Hunting/Fishing

LICENSES:
Master Guides License

Hunting Guides License

Fishing Guides License

Recreational Guides License

Tidewater Guides License

Sea Kayaking Guides License

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

MAINE OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND BOARD

CAROL GAY, SECRETARIAT

Central Office:	284 STATE ST., AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0041
Mail Address:	41 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0041	FAX:	(207) 287-8094
Established:	1995	Telephone:	(207) 688-4191
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 09 ; Unit: 585 ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000010308

PURPOSE:
     The Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund was established by the Legislature in 1995 after it became clear there was insufficient funding for worthwhile projects that would perpetuate Maine's outdoor heritage -- the state's endangered species, wildlife habitat and pristine lands for outdoor recreation.  By funding the program solely with revenue from the sale of special Outdoor Heritage lottery tickets, the legislature was able to support financially worthwhile projects without using revenue from the General Fund.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund is governed by a board of seven members.  The Commissioner of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and the Coordinator of the Natural Areas Program are permanent members.  With approval from the Legislature, the Governor appoints four citizen members to staggered 4-year terms.  One citizen member must represent a state sportsman's organization, one must represent a state wildlife conservation organization and one must work in a field related to natural resources.  The Board has hired an executive director on a contractual basis to perform the duties of administering the grants once they are awarded, organizing the application process for grants and coordinating with the Lottery Commission and other state and private organizations.

PROGRAM:
     The Board awards grants semi-annually to natural resource agencies for conservation and recreation projects that meet the guidelines stated in the Outdoor Heritage Fund's Strategic Plan.
     The grants are awarded in four categories: - fisheries and wildlife, and habitat conservation projects; - acquisition and management of public lands, parks, wildlife conservation areas, public access and outdoor recreation sites and facilities; - endangered and threatened species conservation projects; -  natural resources law enforcement.
     Revenue is raised from the sale of instant lottery tickets, which are available at most outlets that sell other Maine State Lottery tickets.  The Outdoor Heritage ticket design changes every six months.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
MAINE OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND BOARD	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	3,422		3,422
HEALTH BENEFITS	1,316		1,316
RETIREMENTS	1,024		1,024
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	58		58
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	96,578		96,578
COMMODITIES	11,921		11,921
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	356,245		356,245
PURCHASE OF LAND	15,700		15,700
EQUIPMENT	8,867		8,867
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	2,019		2,019
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	497,150		497,150

DIVISION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION (IF&W)

REGIS TREMBLEY, DIR PUB INFO EDUC

Central Office:	284 STATE ST, AUGUSTA, ME
Mail Address:	41 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0041
Established:	1952	Telephone:	(207) 287-5244
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 09 ; Unit: 236 ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000010056
Average Count--All Positions: 17.841		Legislative Count: 13.00

PURPOSE:
     The major function of the Public Information and Education Division is to create and maintain public understanding and support for Departmental objectives and programs.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Division was created in 1952, as the Information and Education Division, under authorization granted by the 96th Legislature in 1951.  It was reorganized into the Public Information Division, effective July 1, 1980; it was again reorganized, as the Division of Public Information and Education under the Office of the Commissioner, effective April 24, 1984.  Another reorganization, effective July 1, 1993, established the Division of Public Information and Education as its own unit.

PROGRAM:
   The major programs of the Public Information and Education Division are the Information Center, media relations, public relations, educational outreach, law book publications, youth activities, and marketing; the Safety Division, and the Maine Wildlife Park.
     The Information Center provides a knowledgeable staff responding to telephone inquiries and directing calls to appropriate Department Divisions, as well as e-mail requests.  The Information Center also maintains the Department's web page.
    Media relations provides press releases about the Department and its programs to newspapers, radio and television in both written and electronic formats as well as a media contact point. This program publishes The IF&W Insider, the Department's monthly e-newsletter. It also provides feature articles for magazines and periodicals, and utilizes the new technologies of social networking to expand our outreach capabilities.
   The Safety Division provides a number of programs that inform and instruct the public on how to hunt, trap and operate recreational vehicles safely.  The Recreational Safety Program reaches more than 9,000 participants each year using a cadre of more than 500 volunteers and 11 part-time staff.
    The Maine Wildlife Park hosted over 90,000 visitors last year.  A variety of wildlife and conservation school programs and tours are offered here, reaching well over 3,000 Maine school children annually.  Teacher workshops are offered statewide using Project WILD to assist classroom teachers and other educators to become more informed about Maine wildlife and conservation.  The Division provides support for the popular Maine Conservation Camp scholarship program and the "Becoming an Outdoors-Woman" workshops.
     The Division represents the Department at trade shows and produces and distributes a variety of advertising intended to promote outdoor recreation in the state, safety, and our landowner relations program.  The Division organizes the Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp art contest, Governor's Cup Charity Bass Tournament, and the annual open house at the Maine Wildlife Park.
    The unit has expanded the focus of public outreach to habitat conservation, wildlife and non-game and endangered species, as well as all outdoor recreational activities that thrive on our natural resources.
      Maine Fish and Wildlife Magazine went on-line with four quarterly issues focusing primarily on the Department and its projects, programs and personnel.
    Information and Education also provides support to other divisions for video, photography, displays, presentations, and the design, development, and distribution of printed material.
   The youth activities program is designed to expose young people to a variety of outdoor activities.  Finally, the division produces multiple law books covering the rules and regulations for hunting and trapping, snowmobiling, ice fishing, open water fishing, boating and ATV's.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION (IF&W)	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	633,117	373,466	173,047		86,604
HEALTH BENEFITS	262,954	152,030	80,866		30,058
RETIREMENTS	105,400	63,522	28,084		13,794
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	10,088	6,655	2,060		1,373
COMPUTER SERVICES	4,686	2,205	2,481
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	470,553	204,858	157,787		107,908
RENTS	31,624	20,382	10,657		585
COMMODITIES	131,605	50,403	62,696		18,506
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	100,000		100,000
EQUIPMENT	6,549		6,549
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	88,046	2,859	82,338		2,849
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,844,622	876,380	706,565		261,677

BUREAU OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (IF&W)

JOHN BOLAND, DIR BUR RES MNGMT

Central Office:	284 STATE ST, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0041
Mail Address:	41 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0041	FAX:	(207) 287-6395
Established:	1965	Telephone:	(207) 287-5261
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 09 ; Unit: 189 ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000010053
Average Count--All Positions: 122.222		Legislative Count: 119.50

PURPOSE:
   The Bureau of Resource Management is responsible for the management of the State's inland fisheries and wildlife resources and the development of rules governing the effective management of these resources.

ORGANIZATION:
   The Bureau of Resource Management was established by the 111th Legislature as a result of recommendations made by the Legislative Program Audit and Review Committee.  The Bureau presently consists of the following:
Division of Wildlife Management
Division of Fisheries and Hatcheries
Computer Services Section
Environmental Coordination Section

PROGRAM:
     Division of Wildlife Management.  Wildlife Management - The abundance and use of the major wildlife species are monitored utilizing the latest tools, techniques, and information available.  Periodic assessments are made to identify supply and demand imbalances, associated problems and management needs.  Wildlife management programs are implemented to accomplish the long-term goals and objectives of species management plans.  Habitat improvement work is actively carried out in the Department's Wildlife Management Areas.  These include approximately 100,000 acres of upland and wetland habitat strategically located throughout the State, as well as nearly 300 coastal seabird nesting islands.
     Division of Fisheries and Hatcheries.  Fisheries Management - Field studies designed to monitor the status of the major game species are routinely carried out.  These include habitat and fisheries inventories of lakes, ponds, rivers and streams that are undertaken to obtain basic information regarding the abundance and condition of fish populations in specific waters.  Creel surveys and aerial angler counts provide important information on fishing pressure and quality. Much of the biologists' time has been utilized in tracking an undue number of illegal, invasive species introductions. They also continue to work with biologists from the hydro industry in assessing needs of fish in the project areas. The regions have also been involved in comprehensive species management plans which are formulated every five years and guide the overall statewide fisheries management programs.  More work has been conducted on many of the state's bass waters.  Propagation of Fish - The fish needed to support statewide fisheries management programs are produced and reared in the Department's fish hatcheries and rearing stations.  Approximately 1.3 million salmon and trout are stocked annually. Fish culturists continue to work with DEP staff in order to comply with wastewater discharge licenses.
     Habitat Management - In conjunction with the Department's environmental permit review responsibilities, Division biologists assessed environmental impacts of more than 1,500 project applications submitted to State agencies and this Department.  They included Natural Resource Protection Act applications, LURC applications, Highway Project and Hydroelectric Projects.  Recommendations pertaining to the impact of the State's fisheries resources on each project were forwarded to the permitting agencies.  Fisheries Research - Research work focuses on the development of biological principles and management techniques needed to support fisheries management programs. Some of these projects have included statewide hydro-acoustic surveys to evaluate smelt populations, habitat improvement projects on streams, radio telemetry studies associated with hydroelectric projects, as well lake trout spawning and northern pike spawning and a special arctic charr study following an illegal smelt introduction. One of our larger statewide projects is a study of more than 2000 reaches of wild brook trout streams, and two UM contracted studies on lake whitefish and sea run brook trout.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (IF&W)	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	5,568,677	2,484,567	373,547		2,710,563
HEALTH BENEFITS	2,254,967	1,041,697	143,869		1,069,401
RETIREMENTS	915,741	407,122	61,083		447,536
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	92,020	42,441	6,912		42,667
COMPUTER SERVICES	31,773	5,170	9,250		17,353
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,386,319	502,538	239,101		644,680
RENTS	358,477	127,087	34,033		197,357
COMMODITIES	687,490	524,730	40,307		122,453
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	2,031,421	136	4,843		2,026,442
PURCHASE OF LAND	1,574,433		140,423		1,434,010
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS	1,488					1,488
EQUIPMENT	689,085				519,000	170,085
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	58,115		8,567		49,548
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	15,650,006	5,135,488	1,061,935		9,281,010	171,573

BUREAU OF WARDEN SERVICE (IF&W)

JOEL WILKINSON, GAME WARDEN COLONEL

GREGG SANBORN, GAME WARDEN MAJOR

Central Office:	284 STATE ST, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0041
Mail Address:	41 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0041	FAX:	(207) 287-8094
Established:	1965	Telephone:	(207) 287-2766
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 09 ; Unit: 218 ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000010054
Average Count--All Positions: 132.500		Legislative Count: 132.00

PURPOSE:
   The primary function of the Maine Warden Service is to enforce Title 12, Chapters 901-939, to enforce all rules promulgated by the Commissioner, and to enforce the U.S. Migratory Bird Treaty Act.  In addition to these duties, the Maine Warden Service enforces the Maine boat laws and recreational vehicle laws (snowmobile and ATV).  The Maine Warden Service is, by statute, responsible for searches for persons presumed lost or drowned in the fields, forests and inland waters of the State of Maine.  Game Wardens of the Maine Warden Service are uniformed law enforcement officers with full police powers and statewide jurisdiction.

ORGANIZATION:
    The Maine Warden Service was formally established on March 9, 1880, and was renamed the Bureau of Warden Service in 1984 as a part of the reorganization statute enacted by the 111th Legislature.  The Bureau of Warden Service currently consists of a Game Warden Colonel (Chief Warden), a Game Warden Major (Deputy Chief Warden), a Game Warden Captain, 4 Game Warden Lieutenants, 16 Game Warden Sergeants, 4 Game Warden Investigators, 1 Chief  Warden Pilot, 2 Game Warden Pilots, 91 District Game Wardens, 4 Game Warden Specialists, and 4 Deputy Game Wardens.  Support services within the Maine Warden Service include a Dive Team, Incident Management Team (for Search and Rescue & Natural Disasters), K-9 Team, Special Investigations Team, Aviation Division, Evidence Response Team,  Forensic Mapping Team.

PROGRAM:
    Conservation Law Enforcement:  In FY 2010, the Maine Warden Service responded to 18,978 complaints on matters of conservation law enforcement, search and rescue, and Inland Fisheries and Wildlife rules and regulations.  During 2010, 4,510 persons were prosecuted and 2,580 were warned for violation of laws and rules pertaining to fish, wildlife, boating, and recreational vehicles.  To accomplish the Conservation Law Enforcement and Search and Rescue mission of the Bureau, in 2010 Game Wardens drove 2,736,430 miles.
     Search and Rescue:  During 2010, the Maine Warden Service responded to 516 searches for persons lost in the fields and forests of Maine or presumed to be drowned on the inland waters of the State.
     Data Collection:  During 2010, Maine Warden Service was responsible for assisting with compiling the following data for management purposes:  assistance with the administration of fur tagging stations and the administration of big game registration stations.

LICENSES:
Special dog training area license

License to hold field trials for sporting dogs

Snowmobile race permit

Import permit (fish and wildlife)

Eel permit for licensed trappers (20 lbs. of eels)

Permit to stock rabbit

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF WARDEN SERVICE (IF&W)	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	7,040,944	6,150,390	364,386		526,168
HEALTH BENEFITS	2,744,294	2,411,364	142,650		190,280
RETIREMENTS	2,160,303	1,884,537	110,186		165,580
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	165,586	146,261	9,102		10,223
COMPUTER SERVICES	81,661	4,358	64,565		12,738
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	968,745	741,758	62,199		164,788
RENTS	1,095,913	855,524	166,236		74,153
COMMODITIES	385,272	285,300	22,825		77,147
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	44,533		44,533
EQUIPMENT	707,120	-1,000	382,366		325,754
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	13,618		7,435		6,183
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	15,407,989	12,478,492	1,376,483		1,553,014

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

HON. LEIGH I. SAUFLEY, CHIEF JUSTICE

Central Office:	, ,
Mail Address:	BOX 4820, PORTLAND, ME 04112-4820
Established:	1820	Telephone:	(207) 822-0792
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 40 ; Unit: 274 ; Citation: T0004 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000001
Average Count--All Positions: 512.500		Legislative Count: 512.50

Units:

	ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS		COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND DISABILITY
	BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS		BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE BAR
	STATE COURT LIBRARY COMMITTEE		SUPERIOR COURT
	COURT ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICE		SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
	DISTRICT COURT FOR THE STATE OF MAINE

PURPOSE:
     The purpose of the Judicial Branch is to administer the State courts.

ORGANIZATION:
     Until the signing of the Articles of Agreement for Separation in 1820, Maine was part of Massachusetts and therefore included in the Massachusetts court system.  In 1820, Article VI, Section 1, of the new Maine Constitution established the judicial branch of government stating: "The judicial power of the State shall be vested in a Supreme Judicial Court, and such other courts as the Legislature shall from time to time establish".  From the start of statehood, the Supreme Judicial Court was both a trial court and an appellate court or "Law Court".  The new State of Maine also adopted the same lower court structure as existed in Massachusetts, and the court system remained unchanged until 1852.  The Court Reorganization Act of 1852 increased the jurisdiction of the Supreme Judicial Court to encompass virtually every type of case, increased the number of justices and authorized the justices to travel in circuits.  The Probate Courts were created in 1820 as county-based courts and have remained so.
     The next major change in the system came in 1929, when the Legislature created the statewide Superior Court to relieve the overburdened Supreme Judicial Court.  Meanwhile, the lower courts continued to operate much as they always had until 1961 when the municipal courts and the trial justices system was abolished and the new District Court created.  The Administrative Court, which was created in 1978, was abolished on March 15, 2001.
     The administrative structure of the Maine Judicial Branch is similar to that of a corporation.  The Supreme Judicial Court serves as the Branch "board of directors" and by statute has general administrative and supervisory authority over the Branch.  This authority is exercised by promulgating rules, issuing administrative orders, establishing policies and procedures, and generally  advising the chief justice.  The chief justice is designated as head of the Judicial Branch and is assisted by the state court administrator.  Each of the two trial courts has a chief justice or judge, appointed by and responsible to the chief justice, who also heads the Law Court.  The Administrative Office of the Courts under the direction of the state court administrator, assists in meeting the operational needs of the courts.

PROGRAM:
     JUDICIAL BRANCH COMMITTEES. Efforts to improve efficiency and enhance communication are ongoing through the creation of the Judicial Resource Team, the enchanced involvment of the Trial Court Chiefs in coordinated scheduling, the solicitation of feedback from the system's users, a Judicial Branch newsletter, and a greatly expanded employee training program.  The Performance Council (made up of court staff and external volunteers) continued to serve as a sounding board for the Judicial Branch, overseeing key areas of change and improvement.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	24,756,267	23,152,266	346,348		1,257,653
HEALTH BENEFITS	8,397,557	7,610,777	134,410		652,370
RETIREMENTS	3,852,679	3,749,274	64,451		38,954
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	457,478	418,640	8,276		30,562
COMPUTER SERVICES	2,424,282	2,112,268	398		311,616
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	22,292,258	20,598,004	1,007,583		686,671
RENTS	1,632,964	1,609,516			23,448
COMMODITIES	1,102,418	1,030,460	7,163		64,795
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	1,862,889	12,890	1,849,999
EQUIPMENT	345,780		72,788		272,992
INTEREST-DEBT RETIREMENT	6,638,697	6,638,697
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	26,054	-197,860	9,220		214,694
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	73,789,323	66,734,932	3,500,636		3,553,755

	FOR		SPECIAL
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	24,756,267	23,152,266	346,348		1,257,653
HEALTH BENEFITS	8,397,557	7,610,777	134,410		652,370
RETIREMENTS	3,852,679	3,749,274	64,451		38,954
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	457,478	418,640	8,276		30,562
COMPUTER SERVICES	2,424,282	2,112,268	398		311,616
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	22,292,258	20,598,004	1,007,583		686,671
RENTS	1,632,964	1,609,516			23,448
COMMODITIES	1,102,418	1,030,460	7,163		64,795
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	1,862,889	12,890	1,849,999
EQUIPMENT	345,780		72,788		272,992
INTEREST-DEBT RETIREMENT	6,638,697	6,638,697
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	26,054	-197,860	9,220		214,694
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	73,789,323	66,734,932	3,500,636		3,553,755

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS

JAMES T. GLESSNER, STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR

Central Office:	, ,
Mail Address:	BOX 4820, PORTLAND, ME 04112	FAX:	(207) 822-0781
Established:	1975	Telephone:	(207) 822-0792
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 40 ; Unit: 425 ; Citation: T0004 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000015

PURPOSE:
     The State Court Administrator, under the supervision of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, is required by statute to: survey and study Judicial Branch operations to improve administration and management of the court system; develop and recommend long-range plans for the Judicial Branch; examine the status of all court dockets and make recommendations concerning the assignment of personnel; investigate complaints about the operation of the courts; examine and maintain court statistical systems, and collect and analyze statistical data relating to court operations; prescribe uniform policies and business methods to be used in all courts; implement standards and policies set by the Chief Justice regarding court hours and the assignment of  justices; act as fiscal officer of the courts including the oversight of all budgetary and accounting functions; and examine and supervise arrangements for court facilities, equipment and supplies.
     In addition, the State Court Administrator is required to act as secretary to the Judicial Conference; submit an Annual Report to the Chief Justice, Legislature and Governor reporting the activities of the preceding fiscal year; maintain liaison with the other branches and agencies of government; prepare and plan for the operation of District and Superior Court clerks' offices; develop and implement educational and training programs for nonjudicial personnel; perform other duties consistent with the powers delegated and assigned to him by the Chief Justice and the Supreme Judicial Court; plan and implement arrangements for court security; report on out-of-state travel; and prepare impact statements for executive orders and proposed legislation.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Administrative Office of the Courts was created in 1975.  The office is directed by the State Court Administrator, who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Chief Justice.  The Administrative Office staff is appointed by the State Court Administrator with the approval of the Chief Justice.  The staff administers the accounting, technology, fiscal, legislative, personnel, purchasing, planning, research and security related functions for the court system.

PROGRAM:
     Under the direction of the State Court Administrator, the Administrative Office of the Courts continued its involvement in ongoing areas of court automation, fiscal administration, court security, facilities management and personnel administration.  Initiatives were undertaken to improve court security, enhance case processing  techology, increase the availability and quality of interpretation services, and adapt court operations to meet the needs of Maine's citizens.

PUBLICATIONS:
"A Citizen's Guide to the Maine Courts" (out of print)

"The Maine Judicial Branch Annual Report" ($5.00)

"A Guide to Small Claims Proceedings of the Maine District Court" (free)

"Traverse Juror Handbook" (free)

"A Guide to Protection From Abuse And Harrassment Actions" (free)

All publications are available on-line at www.courts.me.us

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS

NATHANIEL ROSENBLATT, ESQ, CHAIR

DEBORAH FIRESTONE, ESQ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Central Office:	40 WATER STREET, 2ND FLOOR, HALLOWELL, ME 04347
Mail Address:	PO BOX 140, AUGUSTA, ME 04332-0140	FAX:	(207) 622-0059
Established:	1899	Telephone:	(207) 623-2464
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 40 ; Unit: 291 ; Citation: T0004 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000801

PURPOSE:
     The purpose of the Board of Bar Examiners is to examine all applicants for admission to the Bar, as to their legal learning and general qualifications to practice as attorneys in the several courts of the State.  After passing the examination and compliance with the statutes has been accomplished, the Board issues a certificate of qualification which states the standing of the applicant, and recommends his/her admission to the bar.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Board is composed of seven lawyers of the State and two representatives of the public appointed by the Governor.  As the terms of the members expire,  members of the Board are appointed annually by the Governor on the recommendation of the Supreme Judicial Court, and hold office for terms of 5 years, beginning on the first day of January of the year of appointment and ending on the last day of December of the year of expiration of the appointment.
     The Board holds two examination sessions annually at such times and places in the State as the Board determines and the Supreme Judicial Court approves.  The members of the Board elect a chair and a secretary who may, but need not be, the same person, and a treasurer.  The Board makes rules and regulations relative to the performance and duties of the Board and to the examinations which the Board conducts.   Five members of said Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

PROGRAM:
     In its efforts to discharge its statutory duties, the Board must review its policies and practices in such matters as:
1. the necessity of examining applicants who already have been admitted by examination in other jurisdictions;
2. the eligibility of graduates of foreign law schools to take the bar exam;
3. the fairness and validity of examination procedures and standards;
4. the relationship of a law school education to the bar examination; and,
5. the effectiveness of procedures to determine the moral character of applicants to practice law.
     The Board works closely with the National Conference of Bar Examiners and the American Bar Association to receive the benefit of the experience of the other jurisdictions in bar examination matters.

LICENSES:
Certificate:

   Recommending Admission to the Bar

PUBLICATIONS:
"Rules of the Board" - (Maine Bar Admission Rules)

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

STATE COURT LIBRARY COMMITTEE

HON. ROBERT E. MULLEN, CHAIR

Central Office:	, ,
Mail Address:	PO BOX 4820, PORTLAND, ME 04112
Established:	1981	Telephone:	(207) 822-0718
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 40 ; Unit: 447 ; Citation: T0004 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000191

PURPOSE:
     The State Court Library Committee serves as the governing body for Maine's 17 county law libraries, to assure access to basic legal materials for the bench, the bar and the public.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Committee is made up of nine voting members - three members of the public, two of the judiciary and four attorneys, all of whom are appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, who also appoints the chairperson.  The State Court Administrator, the State Law Librarian, and the University of Maine School of Law Librarian are ad hoc members and one member of the judiciary serves as judicial liaison.
     Cumberland and Penobscot serve as regional court library centers.  All other law libraries receive equal services and have access to the regional court library centers for resources not available locally.

PROGRAM:
     Under the direction of the State Court Library Committee, the State Court Library Coordinator is charged with overseeing the professional functions of the county law libraries.  These duties include periodic visits to the libraries and meetings with the local bar association library committees; budgeting and the allocation of state monies for collection development; and the utilization of computer-assisted legal research.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

COURT ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICE

DIANE E. KENTY, ESQ., DIRECTOR

Central Office:	, ,
Mail Address:	PO BOX 4820, PORTLAND, ME 04112	FAX:	(207) 822-0781
Established:	1996	Telephone:	(207) 822-0721
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 40 ; Unit: 589 ; Citation: T0004 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000018B

PURPOSE:
     The purpose and objective of the Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Service (CADRES) is to provide an administrative structure that oversses and provides court-connected Alternative Dispute Resolution services in Maine.

ORGANIZATION:
     The operation and policies of the Service are overseen by the Court Alternative Resolution Service Committee.  Members of the Committee are appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court pursuant to 4 MRS Section 18-B.  The Director administers statewide rosters and supervises the work of mediators and other ADR neutrals.   The neutrals provide mediation services as required in each of the State's District and Superior court locations.


PROGRAM:
     CADRES provides alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services - including mediation, arbitration and early neutral evaluation - to the residents of Maine in all courts and all counties.  CADRES selects and maintains statewide rosters of neutrals in various types of cases:  small claims, family matters, evictions, land use/environmental and civil litigation.  More than 150 neutrals are available statewide to provide ADR services under the auspices of the courts.
     In District Court, referral to mediation is mandatory in most contested family matters and is available in other types of cases.  In Superior Court, pursuant to Rule 16B of the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, ADR is required in many types of civil cases.  Parties are permitted to choose the type of ADR process, i.e., mediation, arbitration or early neutral evaluation, in which they are then required to participate.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

DISTRICT COURT FOR THE STATE OF MAINE

HON. CHARLES C. LAVERDIERE, CHIEF JUDGE

Central Office:	65 STONE STREET, AUGUSTA, ME
Mail Address:	163 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0163
Established:	1961	Telephone:	(207) 287-6950
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 40 ; Unit: 279 ; Citation: T0004 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000151

PURPOSE:
     The purpose of the District Court is to serve as a court of general jurisdiction in law and equity for the State, excluding jury trials.

ORGANIZATION:
     The District Court was originally created by the Legislature in 1961 as Maine's Court of limited jurisdiction.  The Court's jurisdiction has expanded substantially.  In criminal matters, it has original jurisdiction in non-felony cases and may conduct initial appearance, probable cause, and bail hearings in felony cases.  The District Court also has original jurisdiction over civil violations. Until March 15, 2001, the Court had concurrent jurisdiction with the Superior Court in divorce and non-equitable civil cases involving not more than $30,000.  As of March 15, 2001, the monetary claim limit for civil cases was eliminated, creating concurrent jurisdiction with the Superior Court.  The District Court now has exclusive jurisdiction of divorce and family cases.  The District Court also may grant equitable relief in a wide variety of cases including unfair trade practices and cases involving environmental law violations.  The District Court hears all child protection cases, and protections from abuse and harassment cases.
     The District Court is the small claims court (for cases involving not more than $6,000) and the juvenile court.  In addition, the Court hears mental health, forcible entry and detainer, quiet title and foreclosure cases.  It is the only court available for the enforcement of money judgments. The District Court also has exclusive jurisdiction over violations bureau matters.
     There are 36 judges in the District Court, including the Chief Judge, who is designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court.  In March 2001, the Administrative Court was abolished, and the last remaining judge of the Administrative Court was transferred to the District Court.  All District Court judges are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Legislature for seven year terms. Pursuant to Administrative Order,  District Court judges may also sit in the Superior Court.  In the District Court, judges are assigned by the Chief Judge to sit in any District Court in the State.

PROGRAM:
     Within the District Court, there are administrative units and systems designed to enable the Court to achieve its purposes.
     The Family Division of the District Court was established by the Second Session of the 118th Legislature, which enacted 4 M.R.S.A. section 183 as follows:  "There is established within the District Court a Family Division that has jurisdiction over family matters filed in District Court.  The Family Division shall provide a system of justice that is responsive to the needs of families and the support of their children."  In May of 1998, Family Case Management Officers, renamed Family Law Magistrates in 2005,  began to hear and dispose of the following matters as allowed by statute:
(1) Interim orders in actions involving the establishment, modification or enforcement of child support; (2) Interim actions involving divorce, legal separation, paternity or parental rights; (3) Final orders in matters when the proceeding is uncontested; (4) Final orders in a contested proceeding when child support is the only contested issue and (5) Other actions as assigned by the Chief Judge of the District Court.
    The District Court Judges, along with Superior Court Justices, preside over Adult Drug Treatment Court proceedings. The Adult Drug Treatment Courts operate in York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Penobscot, Hancock, and Washington Counties. Adult Drug Treatment Courts hold criminal offenders accountable and increase the likelihood of successful rehabilitation of offenders through early, continuous and intensive judicially supervised substance abuse treatment and other appropriate rehabilitation services.
   The Family Treatment Drug Court is operating within the Maine District Court in the Lewiston-Auburn area, the Bangor area and in Central Maine.  This federally funded docket works with families in child protection proceedings when substance abuse is a major problem in the family. The family treatment drug court combines frequent judicial supervision of participants with intensive substance abuse treatment and other rehabilitative services.
       The District Court also operates Domestic Violence Monitoring Courts in eleven locations throughout the State. This grant funded docket provides ongoing court monitoring of individuals that have admitted to criminal acts of domestic violence.
     The Chief Judge of the District Court rosters all Guardians ad Litem (GAL), who are appointed by the Court in part to provide children with a voice in family and child protection matters in the District Court.  GAL's must attend a core training program, be a member of the legal or other recognized profession and meet continuing education requirements.  Complaints regarding GAL's are processed through the Office of the Chief Judge in completed cases.  They are referred to the presiding judge in pending cases.
    The Chief Judge of the District Court also appoints all Bail Commissioners and Justices of the Peace.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND DISABILITY

H. CABANNE HOWARD, ESQ., EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

Central Office:	P.O. BOX 8058, PORTLAND, ME 04104-8058
Mail Address:	PO BOX 8058, PORTLAND, ME 04104-8058
Established:	1978
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 40 ; Unit: 276J ; Citation: J1978 M.R.S.A., Sect. SJC-00109

PURPOSE:
     The Committee on Judicial Responsibility and Disability was created by the Supreme Judicial Court by court order in 1978.  The Committee is empowered to receive and investigate complaints of judicial misconduct and disability.  Judicial misconduct is defined by the Maine Code of Judicial Conduct,  which was promulgated by the Supreme Judicial Court.  By order of the Court, the Code of Judicial Conduct is binding on all state judges, as set forth in the Code and the Court's order.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Committee on Judicial Responsibility consists of seven members appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court.  One member is either an active or active retired justice of the Superior Court, and one is an active or active retired judge of the District Court.  Two members are attorneys at law admitted to practice in the State of Maine, and threepublic members are appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court upon the recommendation of the Governor.  Four alternate members are also appointed to serve with respect to any matter from which a regular member is excused or otherwise unavailable.

PROGRAM:
     Proceedings before the Committee are typically begun upon receipt of a complaint concerning the conduct of a judge.  If the Committee members decide that the facts involved in the complaint appear to come within its authority, a copy of the complaint is submitted to the judge for a response, unless the allegations or facts available to the Committee show that no disciplinary misconduct is involved.  At the time a complaint is submitted to the judge, an investigation is conducted appropriate to the circumstances of the complaint.  Based upon its investigation and the judge's response, the Committee determines whether the complaint should be dismissed or whether an evidentiary hearing is necessary.
     The Committee cannot itself impose disciplinary sanctions.  Unless the complaint is dismissed, the Committee's findings and conclusions, together with recommendations, are reported to the Supreme Judicial Court in any matter in which the Committee finds misconduct warranting formal disciplinary action.  Thereafter, the matter is in the hands of the Court.  The Committee may also seek informal correction of any judicial conduct or practice that may create an appearance of judicial misconduct.
     Upon written request of the Governor, the Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary, or an appropriate federal agency or official, in connection with consideration of the appointment of a person who has been a judge, the Committee is directed to provide information on any complaints made against that person and the Committee's disposition thereof.  The Committee reports annually to the Supreme Judicial Court a summary of each year's activities.

PUBLICATIONS:
The Committee has available for distribution material describing the Committee's operation and function, as well as the rules that govern the Committee's jurisdiction and procedure.  Copies are available upon request.  Copies of the available Annual Reports of the Committee are also distributed upon request.

All of this information is also available on the Committee's website: www.jrd.maine.gov

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE BAR

JUD KNOX, CHAIR

JACQUELINE M. ROGERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Central Office:	97 WINTHROP STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	PO BOX 527, AUGUSTA, ME 04332-0527	FAX:	(207) 623-4175
Established:	1978	Telephone:	(207) 623-1121
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 40 ; Unit: 276B ; Citation: J1978 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000004890

PURPOSE:
     The purpose of this Board is to act on behalf of the Supreme Judicial Court, and by its appointment and order, to supervise attorneys admitted to the practice of law in this state, and to assist the Supreme Judicial Court in disciplining of attorneys who may violate the Court-mandated ethical or other rules of practice.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Board of Overseers of the Bar was created by order of the Supreme Judicial Court, effective November 1, 1978 (Maine Bar Rules). The Board consists of nine (9) members selected by the Court, three (3) of whom are lay persons and six (6) of whom are members of the Bar of the State of Maine.

PROGRAM:
     This unit's activities are limited to the performance of its duties as provided in the Maine Bar Rules. and the Maine Rules of Professional Conduct (See Maine Rules of Court.)  In general, it supervises and administers the registration of all attorneys admitted to practice in this state; investigates and processes claims and reports of violations by attorneys of the rules of practice set forth in the Maine Bar Rules and the Maine Rules of Professional Conduct; provides a procedure for the arbitration of disputes between clients and attorneys with respect to legal fees; maintains limited consulting and advisory services with respect to the interpretation and application of the Code of Professional Responsibility (Rule 3 of the Maine Bar Rules relating to the ethical standards); and engages in a continuing review and study of the Bar in relation to the public and the Courts for the purpose of making recommendations to the Supreme Judicial Court with respect to the Maine Bar Rules .

PUBLICATIONS:
"Legal Fee Arbitration." (Procedures and rules governing the Fee

    Arbitration Commission of the Board of Overseers of the Bar)

"Maine Manual on Professional Responsibility" (two volumes).

"Board of Overseers of the Bar Annual Report." (free)

"The Grievance Process" (free)

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

SUPERIOR COURT

HON. THOMAS E. HUMPHREY, CHIEF JUSTICE

Central Office:	142 FEDERAL STREET, PORTLAND, ME
Mail Address:	PO BOX 287, PORTLAND, ME 04112-0287
Established:	1930	Telephone:	(207) 822-4174
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 40 ; Unit: 278 ; Citation: T0004 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000101

PURPOSE:
     The Superior Court serves as a court of general jurisdiction in law and equity for the State of Maine, but excluding matters designated by law as being within the exclusive jurisdiction of the District Court (e.g., divorce; family matters; child protection and protection from abuse and harassment). The Superior Court has exclusive jurisdiction over all felony-level criminal proceedings, medical malpractice cases, civil and criminal jury trials, and administrative appeals from most State and local agencies and boards. It also has limited concurrent original jurisdiction with the Supreme Judicial Court over certain proceedings and limited appellate jurisdiction.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Superior Court was created by the Legislature in 1929 as Maine's trial court of general jurisdiction. Since 2001, the Court no longer has jurisdiction over family matters and its appellate jurisdiction is limited to appeals from decisions of administrative and governmental agencies, and to questions of law and de novo proceedings in certain District Court cases.

     There are 17 justices of the Superior Court who hold sessions of the court in each of the State's 16 counties.  The justices are appointed by the Governor for seven year terms, with the consent of the Legislature.  A single justice is designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court  to serve as the Chief Justice of the Superior Court.

     The Chief Justice of the Superior Court is responsible for establishing the regular and special assignments of the justices, for specifying when the Grand Jury shall be summonsed in each county, and for assigning justices to the Single-Justice program and to other matters throughout the State on a regionalized schedule that is coordinated with the District Court's regionalized schedule. The Chief Justice also supervises the Medical Malpractice Pre-Litigation Screening Panel program for all medical malpractice cases in the Superior Court.

PROGRAM:
     In 2004, the Superior Court established a statewide Single-Justice system in which an individual justice is assigned for all purposes to each civil and criminal homicide case filed in the State. As a result, only one justice is responsible for all decisions and matters in each of those cases.

     The Superior Court also conducts several types of problem-solving courts throughout the State, including the Business and Consumer Docket (aka The Business Court), the Adult Drug Treatment Court and the Co-occurring Disorders Court. The Court also has pioneered the use of judicially assisted settlement conferences, a highly successful form of mediation in which a judge not involved with the case being mediated serves as the neutral. This system is now used throughout the trial court system.



FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT

HON. LEIGH I. SAUFLEY, CHIEF JUSTICE

Central Office:	142 FEDERAL STREET, PORTLAND, ME
Mail Address:	P.O. BOX 368, PORTLAND, ME 04112-0368
Established:	1920	Telephone:	(207) 822-4146
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 40 ; Unit: 276 ; Citation: T0004 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000001

PURPOSE:
     The purpose of the Supreme Judicial Court sitting as the Law Court is to serve as the final appellate tribunal for the State.  The Supreme Judicial Court also has general administrative and supervisory authority over the Judicial Department and shall make and promulgate rules, regulations, and orders governing the administration of the Judicial Department.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine, and as the Law Court is the court of final appeal.  As of January 1, 2001, the Law Court hears appeals of civil and criminal cases from District and Superior Courts; appeals from all final judgments, orders and decrees of the Probate Court; appeals of decisions of the Public Utilities Commission and the Workers Compensation Board.   A justice of the Supreme Judicial Court may be assigned by the Chief Justice to sit in the Superior Court or the District Court to hear cases of any type, including post-conviction matters and jury trials.
     In addition, the Supreme Judicial Court defines and regulates the practice of law and the conduct of attorneys in Maine by the promulgation of Maine Bar Rules, published in the annual Maine Rules of Court.  It also is the ultimate authority for admitting lawyers to the bar, and for administering lawyer discipline including disbarment.  The justices of the Supreme Judicial Court may be called upon to make decisions regarding legislative apportionment and render advisory opinions concerning important questions of law on solemn occasions when requested by the Governor, Senate, or House of Representatives.  Three members of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court serve as the Sentence Review Panel for the review of sentences of one year or more.
     The Supreme Judicial Court has seven members; the Chief Justice and six Associate Justices.  The justices must be trained in the law and are appointed by the Governor for seven year terms, with the consent of the Legislature.  By statute, the Chief Justice is head of the Judicial Branch, and the Supreme Judicial Court has general administrative and supervisory authority over the Judicial Branch.  Upon retirement, a Supreme Judicial Court Justice may be appointed an Active Retired Justice by the Governor, for a seven year term, with the consent of the Legislature.  On assignment by the Chief Justice, an Active Retired Justice has the same authority as an active justice.

LICENSES:
Admission to Practice - Attorney At Law, 4 M.R.S.A. Sec. 801

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

LAURA FORTMAN, COMMISSIONER

EDMUND MCCANN, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	45 COMMERCE CTR DR, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	54 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0054
Established:	1971	Telephone:	(207) 287-3787
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 12 ; Unit: 158 ; Citation: T0026 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001401A
Average Count--All Positions: 561.615		Legislative Count: 560.00

Units:

	OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER		BUREAU OF LABOR STANDARDS
	DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS		MAINE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
	STATE BOARD OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION		PANEL OF MEDIATORS
	DIVISION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED		BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
	DIVISION FOR THE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING AND LATE DEAFENED		BUREAU OF REHABILITATION SERVICES
	COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING & LATE DEAFENED		MAINE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION
	BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES		CENTER FOR WORKFORCE RESEARCH AND INFORMATION
	BUREAU OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
	MAINE JOBS COUNCIL

PURPOSE:
The mission of the Department of Labor is to promote the safety and economic well-being of all individuals and businesses in Maine.  The department's purpose (as stated in 26 MRSA Section 1401-A) is "... to achieve the most effective utilization of the employment and training resources in the State by developing and maintaining an accountable state employment and training policy, by ensuring safe working conditions and protection against loss of income and by enhancing the opportunities of individuals to improve their economic status."

ORGANIZATION:
The Department of Labor, which is comprised of six units, was created in 1971 during a reorganization of state government.  The oldest of these units is the Bureau of Labor Standards, which has been functioning since 1873, and provides for safe and fair workplaces.  The Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, originally established in 1936, provides economic stability for Maine people impacted by unemployment.  The Bureau of Employment Services, functioning since 1974, helps increase workers' skills and matches workers to openings in Maine businesses.  The Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, which became part of the department in 1996, provides vocational rehabilitation and independent living services to people with disabilities.  The Division of Labor Market Information Services provides statistics and projections on the Maine workforce.  The Office of the Commissioner oversees the other units and is the point of contact for customers and stakeholders.  Other units included in this report fall under the umbrella of the Department of Labor, but are not considered subsidiary units.

PROGRAM:
The long-range goals of the Department of Labor are: to provide accurate and timely benefits to unemployed workers and facilitate their reemployment; to increase employment opportunities for Maine residents; to improve knowledge, skills and abilities, promote lifelong learning and support the independence of Maine residents; to ensure safe and fair treatment of all people on the job; and, to supply Maine businesses and industries with information and resources and connect them with a qualified workforce.

In order to improve services and reduce operating costs, the department embarked on a new initiative called Bend the Curve, based on the principles of Lean Government.  Development of the initiative began in June 2005.  Since that time, approximately 20% of the department employees have become involved in a systematic review of department processes.  Services are being improved and savings are beginning to be identified as a result of eliminating redundant process steps, making information more readily available, and by simplifying the delivery of services.  Work on this initiative will continue into 2009.

LICENSES:
None.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	22,936,021	2,321,286	1,284,257		19,267,889	62,589
HEALTH BENEFITS	8,585,034	804,441	411,595		7,346,051	22,947
RETIREMENTS	3,743,080	373,358	188,403		3,172,446	8,873
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	408,034	37,371	17,824		351,696	1,143
COMPUTER SERVICES	3,742,382	87,639	117,299		3,537,443	1
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	12,467,960	453,766	344,731		11,615,649	53,814
RENTS	3,145,448	230,830	150,328		2,764,090	200
COMMODITIES	724,745	17,321	84,223		621,128	2,073
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	505,732,682	5,935,468	115,866		260,507,042	239,174,306
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	544,979		41,170		502,146	1,663
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	562,030,365	10,261,480	2,755,696		309,685,580	239,327,609

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER

LAURA FORTMAN, COMMISSIONER

EDMUND MCCANN, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	45 COMMERCE CTR DR, AUGUSTA, ME
Mail Address:	54 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0054	FAX:	(207) 287-5292
Established:	1983	Telephone:	(207) 287-3787
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 12 ; Unit: 168 ; Citation: T0026 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001401A
Average Count--All Positions: 11.000		Legislative Count: 11.00

PURPOSE:
The Office of the Commissioner provides leadership for the department and serves as a liaison between the department and its customers.

ORGANIZATION:
Within the Office of the Commissioner, the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner lead the department. They are supported by an operations manager, legislative liaison, communications manager, a publications coordinator and an administrative assistant.

PROGRAM:
The Office of the Commissioner provides guidance and works closely with unit managers to ensure that program services are in line with the State's and the department's strategic vision, and that customers' needs are met.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010: The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	535,729	51,500	29,695		454,534
HEALTH BENEFITS	128,882	8,423	6,105		114,354
RETIREMENTS	67,194	4,367	3,046		59,781
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	12,746	1,002	532		11,212
COMPUTER SERVICES	49,239	10,704	3,029		35,506
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	343,776	125,427	-36,159		254,508
RENTS	223,097		70,167		152,930
COMMODITIES	68,548	156	6,270		62,122
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	3,250	3,250
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	70,763		4,766		65,997
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,503,224	204,829	87,451		1,210,944

DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

LAURA LEE KLEIN, CHIEF HEARINGS EXAMINER

LAURA BOYETT, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	45 COMMERCE CENTER DR, AUGUSTA, ME 04330-9477
Mail Address:	54 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04330-9477	FAX:	(207) 624-5903
Established:	1988	Telephone:	(207) 287-5953
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 12 ; Unit: 183 ; Citation: T0026 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001082

PURPOSE:
The Division of Administrative Hearings is the first level appeal authority for the Maine Unemployment Insurance Program.  The division conducts fair hearings for claimants and employers to resolve disagreements with benefit eligibility decisions issued by the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation.

ORGANIZATION:
The division is an organizational unit within the Maine Department of Labor, Bureau of Unemployment Compensation.

PROGRAM:
The division provides a full and fair opportunity for parties to present facts and law regarding a dispute and to hear and decide cases in the most efficient manner possible.

LICENSES:
None.

PUBLICATIONS:
The division is responsible for educating the public prior to attending a hearing or other dispute resolution activity.  A video on "How to Prepare for Your Appeals Hearing" is available to claimants, employers, and attorneys at Career Centers, at public libraries, on the Internet and through the mail.  A pamphlet, "Preparing for Your Appeals Hearing" is mailed to all parties to a hearing.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

STATE BOARD OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION

MARC AYOTTE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MLRB

Central Office:	2ND FLOOR, ELKINS BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME
Mail Address:	90 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0090	FAX:	(207) 287-4416
Established:	1909	Telephone:	(207) 287-2015
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 12 ; Unit: 186 ; Citation: T0026 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000931

PURPOSE:
The Maine Board of Arbitration and Conciliation was established to further harmonious labor-management relations in the State of Maine by endeavoring to settle disputes, strikes and lockouts between employers and employees.  It serves as a Board of Inquiry, as a Board of Conciliation in the private sector, or as a Board of Arbitration with power to inquire and to investigate labor-management disputes in the public or private sector.

A new law enacted this year requires that employers who file for certification with the U.S. Department of Labor to hire a bond worker in a logging occupation must be members and "active participants" in a recruitment clearinghouse that assists in evaluating and referring potential logging occupation workers.  The law provides that the Maine Department of Labor must maintain a list of logging contractors who are in compliance with these requirements and must, after notice and hearing, remove from the list any employer found to have violated the requirements of the law or the applicable federal regulations.  One may appeal to the board the placement or removal of an employer on the approved list.

ORGANIZATION:
The Maine Board of Arbitration and Conciliation originally was created in 1909, and experienced major reorganization in 1955 and procedural reform in 1985.  The board consists of three primary members representing labor, management and the public.  There are six alternates, two for each of the primary positions.  All primary and alternate members of the board are appointed by the Governor for terms of three years.  Appropriations for the board are included in the budget of the Maine Labor Relations Board.

PROGRAM:
In FY2010, requests for board services were higher than in FY2009.  In FY2010, 22 requests for services were received, compared with 21 requests in FY2009.  The variety of employee and employer units requesting service in the past few years reflects the growing perception in the public sector labor relations community of the board's stature in providing quality and professional arbitration and conciliation services.

In addition to the new matters filed in FY2010, there were 10 cases carried over from the prior year which required hearing and disposition by the board or other action.  Of the 22 filings in FY2010, 21 were grievance arbitration requests; there was one request for fact finding services. Under the statutes governing public employee collective bargaining, the board is given authority to hear fact finding and interest arbitration matters when there is a mutual submission for such services.  In all, the board issued 14 formal Decisions and Awards during FY2010.

In addition to the matters proceeding to hearing and formal Decision and Award, 2 other issues were conciliated with the assistance of board panel members or were settled at the hearing.  The board convened to hear 15 matters, 14 concluded by formal Decision and Award and 2 resolved at hearing, 17 more than the number of cases disposed of through the hearing process in FY2009.  Several matters were withdrawn or are scheduled for withdrawal.  Withdrawals usually indicate settlement on the issues by the parties, often after a hearing has been scheduled.

LICENSES:
None.

PUBLICATIONS:
Statute Establishing the Procedures of the State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation Uniform Arbitration Act.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

DIVISION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED

JOHN MCMAHON, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	45 COMMERCE CTR DR, AUGUSTA, ME
Mail Address:	150 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0150	FAX:	(207) 287-5292
Established:	1994	Telephone:	(207) 623-7949
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 12 ; Unit: 150 ; Citation: T0026 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001418A
Average Count--All Positions: 36.500		Legislative Count: 36.50

PURPOSE:
The Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired was established to provide services to people who are blind or visually impaired.  These services include: the prevention of blindness; the location and registration of people who are blind or visually impaired; the provisions of certain education services to children who are blind or  visually impaired from birth to age 21; vocational rehabilitation services to accomplish job placement; independent living services; and the provision of other social services.

ORGANIZATION:
The division was established in 1941 as the Division for the Blind in the Department of Health and Welfare. Since 1996, the division has been part of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services in the Department of Labor. The division provides services in Career Centers throughout the State.

PROGRAM:
The Education Program provides specific instructional services to blind children in assisting local school units to meet their responsibilities for a free appropriate public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).  These services (braille instruction, travel training, direct teaching, special materials, personal and family counseling) are provided in part by DBVI staff and in part through contracted itinerant teachers.  This program currently serves up to 300 children per year.

The Independent Living Program provides direct skill training activities to assist older people in achieving or maintaining independence in their homes and communities and to avoid costly institutionalization.  Services are provided in part by DBVI staff and in part by contracted rehabilitation teachers.  This program serves about 300 adults each year.

The Vocational Rehabilitation Program provides services to enable people who are blind or visually impaired to acquire or retain employment.  Through vocational counseling, application of technology, direct skill training activities and a variety of purchased and contracted services, the Vocational Rehabilitation program currently serves 800 transitioning youth and adult clients.  In addition, the Business Enterprise Program (BEP) places individuals in self-employment within the food-service industry in state and federal installations.

LICENSES:
None.

PUBLICATIONS:
1.  Comprehensive Services for Visually Impaired and Blind Individuals of All Ages (free)

2.  Independent Living Services for Older People with Visual Impairments (free)

3.  What Do You Do When You See a Blind Person

4.  Facts About Blindness and Visual Impairment

5.  The Eye And How We See

6.  Understanding Eye Language

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,439,644	408,787	40,596		990,261
HEALTH BENEFITS	547,562	138,723	20,006		388,833
RETIREMENTS	231,173	60,862	6,650		163,661
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	24,500	6,467	809		17,224
COMPUTER SERVICES	97,113	14,093	1,621		81,399
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	455,520	57,896	29,940		367,684
RENTS	261,347	86,477	109		174,761
COMMODITIES	75,779	10,912	2,674		62,193
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	3,540,180	2,119,020	3,402		1,417,758
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	13,226		596		12,630
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	6,686,044	2,903,237	106,403		3,676,404

DIVISION FOR THE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING AND LATE DEAFENED

JOHN SHATTUCK, DIRECTOR

NANCY MELANSON, ASST TO THE DIRECTOR

TTY:			(888) 755-0023
Central Office:	45 COMMERCE CTR DR, AUGUSTA, ME
Mail Address:	150 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0108	FAX:	(207) 287-5292
Established:	1994	Telephone:	(207) 623-7957
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 12 ; Unit: 160 ; Citation: T0026 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001413

PURPOSE:
The purpose of the Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened (DDHHLD) is to ensure equal opportunity for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or late deafened to fully participate in, contribute to, and benefit from Maine's community.  This is accomplished through contracts that provide individual and systemic advocacy, as well as the provision of telecommunications equipment.  The DDHHLD consults with and offers training to state agencies to assist in making state services fully accessible.   The DDHHLD also provides information and referral services and periodicals in support to consumers and providers.

ORGANIZATION:
The Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened was established on November 1, 1982, and was known as the Office of Deafness.  In 1985, Governor Joseph E. Brennan signed Public Law Chapter 160 (22 MRSA c. 714) establishing the division as a statutory unit of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services.  The Director of the Division reports directly to the Director of the Bureau of Rehabilitation, and is a member of the bureau leadership team.  The division received its present name in July of 2009 as the result of a five year plan goal to make the division more inclusive.

PROGRAM:
The Division maintains a toll-free number and responds to approximately 100-150 calls per month concerning information, referral, training, advocacy and other related services for people who are deaf, hard-of hearing or late deafened. The division also administers the state's telecommunication device program, which provides telecommunications equipment for people with any disability on either a cost-share or loan basis depending on the individual's income.  This program was expanded by Public Law Chapter 553 (26 MRSA subsect. 1419) to include equipment that provides or assists in providing emergency alert notification to deaf and hard of hearing persons.

The division administers a state-created fund to provide for American Sign Language interpretation services for deaf persons who are subject to legal proceedings when meeting with an attorney or advocate.  Also, the division provides voluntary identification cards for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

LICENSES:
None.

PUBLICATIONS:
1.  Resources, A Guide to Deaf Services.

2.  Using Your TTY Comfortably.

3.  Interpreting Licensure Brochures.

4.  Maine-Lines Quarterly Newsletter.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING & LATE DEAFENED

JONATHON CONNICK, CHAIR

AMY SNEIRSON, VICE CHAIR

TTY:			(888) 755-0023
Central Office:	45 COMMERCE CTR DR, AUGUSTA, ME
Mail Address:	150 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0150	FAX:	(207) 287-5292
Established:	1994	Telephone:	(207) 624-5963
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 12 ; Unit: 161 ; Citation: T0026 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001413C

PURPOSE:
The Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened advises the governor on the development and coordination of services to people who are deaf, hard of hearing and late deafened.  The commission evaluates the progress toward goals and recommendations and advises the division on implementation plans.

ORGANIZATION:
The commission has 24 members and 3 member-at-large positions.  One third of the members are people who are deaf, hard of hearing or late deafened.  The commission meets quarterly in Augusta on the second Thursday of January, April, June, and October. The chairperson is elected by the commission and serves a two-year term.

PROGRAM:
Commission activities this past year focused on services for senior citizens, adult education, employment, youth leadership, support for low cost hearing aids and public accessibility for people who are deaf, hard of hearing or late deafened.

LICENSES:
None.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

MELANIE ARSENAULT, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	45 COMMERCE CENTER DR, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	55 SHS HALLOWELL ANNEX, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-5933
Established:	1996	Telephone:	(207) 621-5097
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 12 ; Unit: 597 ; Citation: T0026 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001401A
Average Count--All Positions: 134.000		Legislative Count: 134.00

PURPOSE:
The Bureau of Employment Services (BES) is the state administrative and oversight entity responsible for Maine Department of Labor employment and training services.  BES also is responsible for developing policies, programs and services for the purpose enhancing economic success through workforce development.  The BES provides services to workers and employers through the CareerCenter network statewide, in conjunction with partner organizations, and also on the Web.

The BES works closely with other MDOL bureaus and divisions, the Maine Jobs Council, four Local Workforce Investment Boards, education, economic development, employer and community groups to ensure that responsive and high quality services are being delivered through Maine's CareerCenters.  This includes employment and training services to help provide a skilled workforce and increased employment opportunities for workers. This is accomplished through self directed and consultative worker services including job placement, career guidance, education and training, and layoff assistance.  Workforce consultation, worker recruitment, direct referral to business resources, layoff assistance, and access to training resources are among services available to businesses.  Occupational information and training is provided to educators, employment training program managers, and policy makers. These services are available through the statewide network of CareerCenters.

ORGANIZATION:
As a bureau within the Maine Department of Labor, services are funded through State General Fund, Federal Workforce Investment Act, Federal Wagner-Peyser, and Trade Act, and other federal funds.  The BES, in consultation with the four local workforce boards, the Division of Labor Market Information Services, Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, the Bureau of Labor Standards and other community based service providers including education and economic development partners ensures that workforce services are provided through Maine's CareerCenter network.

PROGRAM:
The Bureau of Employment Services, in consultation with several other organizations, oversees and administers the design and delivery of services aimed at building the workforce of the state and connecting workers with employers.  Through the CareerCenter network and on the Web, individuals have access to a library of resources designed to help individuals explore career options, learn about the labor market, search for employment, interview for jobs, explore self employment possibilities, and much more. They may use a variety of electronic equipment to write, copy, e-mail and fax resumes and cover letters, search Maine's Job Bank and other internet resources, and pursue training opportunities.  A variety of workshops related to employment and training topics are available to interested parties. For individuals meeting eligibility criteria, assessment services, job counseling, employability enhancement, and occupational skills training are available.

Businesses have access to a library of resources on topics relating to human resources, safety, business incentives, ADA, labor laws, labor market information, licensing, and more. They may attend free seminars on safety, labor laws, labor market information, employee retention and training options. CareerCenter rooms are available at no charge for businesses to use for recruiting and interviewing. CareerCenter staff trained in workforce consultation are available for on-site services including developing service strategies, packaging of services, referral, development of job descriptions, etc.  Training assistance is available in the form of apprenticeships as well as new hire and incumbent worker training resources.

The Rapid Response Team of the bureau provides special on-site information services to laid-off workers.  The team gives employees information about training, job opportunities, unemployment benefits, health care, and emergency services.

LICENSES:
None.

PUBLICATIONS:
The bureau publishes state policy and operational guidelines for the One-Stop CareerCenter system.  Planning instructions for the operation of programs are issued to Maine's four Local Workforce Investment Areas and other contracted providers.  Various fiscal reports required for the Maine Legislature and U.S. Department of Labor are routinely published.  All publications are public domain and may be obtained by contacting the bureau.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	5,108,264	477,102			4,568,573	62,589
HEALTH BENEFITS	1,876,587	149,772			1,703,868	22,947
RETIREMENTS	839,474	69,121			761,480	8,873
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	101,985	8,021			92,821	1,143
COMPUTER SERVICES	586,845				586,844	1
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,222,289	56,921	1,799		1,109,755	53,814
RENTS	1,081,092	1,172			1,079,720	200
COMMODITIES	156,422	288	11,697		142,364	2,073
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	30,713,610	1,444,901	1,709		27,101,892	2,165,108
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	102,330		148		100,519	1,663
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	41,788,898	2,207,298	15,353		37,247,836	2,318,411

BUREAU OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

LAURA BOYETT, DIRECTOR

KIMBERLY SMITH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Central Office:	45 COMMERCE CENTER DR, AUGUSTA, ME 04332-0259
Mail Address:	54 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0054	FAX:	(207) 287-2305
Established:	1980	Telephone:	(207) 621-5156
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 12 ; Unit: 169 ; Citation: T0026 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001082
Average Count--All Positions: 211.115		Legislative Count: 209.50

PURPOSE:
The purpose of the Unemployment Compensation Program is to provide an economic safety net for individuals who are out of work through no fault of their own.  It is an insurance program that provides a temporary financial bridge from one job to another and promotes economic stability for the State during periods of high unemployment.

ORGANIZATION:
The Bureau of Unemployment Compensation of the Department of Labor is organized into four divisions and a small administrative unit that report to a bureau director.  The largest of the four divisions is the UC Field Services which is responsible for delivering unemployment claim services including claim filing, processing and adjudication functions for all state and federal unemployment benefit programs out of three telephone claim centers.  The Program Integrity & Compliance Division houses the bureau's quality control unit and unemployment fraud investigation units, as well as the field tax unit that ensures Maine workers are properly classified for unemployment insurance protection coverage and provides technical assistance to employers on unemployment laws and regulations.  This division also includes a small unit that carries out the delivery of claim services for special unemployment programs.  The Internal Operations Division is responsible for all processes associated with banking and the issuance of benefit checks, imaging and records management functions, employer account setup and account maintenance and collections activities. The Division of Administrative Hearings provides dispute resolution for the Maine Unemployment Insurance Program when either an employer or individual disagrees with a benefit eligibility decision. Federal funding reporting and financial management activities are performed primarily by the Service Center assigned to the Department of Labor and by working closely with the bureau and deputy bureau directors. The bureau's administrative unit provides liaison activities with the program's federal partners, implements state and federal legislative initiatives, oversees internal program security requirements, researches and analyzes program data to assess program performance and inform strategic decision making, responds to constituent matters and provides support to the divisions and bureau director in program-related matters.

PROGRAM:
Unemployment compensation workloads encompassed a wide variety of claim processing activities during FY2010. Financial benefits were paid out to Maine workers who lost their jobs through no fault of their own from the following state and federal unemployment insurance programs: State Unemployment Insurance (UI), Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE), Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Service Members (UCX), the Dislocated Workers Benefit (DWB) program, the Disaster Unemployment Assistance program (DUA) and from the federal Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA) program.  Additionally as a result of severe economic downturn experienced the last two fiscal years, the bureau processed claims and paid benefits through additional federally funded and stimulus funded benefit programs including the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program, Federal Additional Compensation Program and a fully federally funded Extended Benefit program.

The Reemployment Eligibility & Assessment Review program, a collaborative initiative between the Unemployment Compensation and Employment Services Bureaus, provided special eligibility review and strategic job search planning to aid unemployed workers in finding employment quickly.  The Benefit Payment Control Program was responsible for collecting non-fraud overpayments and detecting claimant fraud through a variety of sources, such as automatic cross-matching of employer wage files, employer protest of charges, anonymous tips, and Benefit Quality Control Program audits.  In addition, a Benefit Quality Control Program reviewed a random selection of active claims to detect any claims that were improperly filed and processed. The results of these audits are used to further improve operational procedures. A similar program evaluated the quality of the functions performed in the UC Tax Division.

The bureau worked in collaboration with Maine Revenue Services to collect Unemployment, State withholding and Competitive Skills Scholarship taxes from employers and to collect and maintain wage information for all workers in covered employment.   Additionally, the UC Field Tax personnel audited approximately 2% of all employer businesses in Maine to ensure that workers were being properly reported and covered under the Maine Unemployment Insurance Program.  Particular emphasis was placed on identifying and eliminating worker misclassifications.

During FY2010, the Unemployment Compensation Bureau primarily focused on improving program response to dramatically high benefit claim and appeal workloads resulting from a severe economic recession.  Additional claims and appeal staff were hired to better respond to service demand which remained at unprecedented levels.  Additionally, staff sought ways to streamline existing processes to address backlogs.

The benefit costs of the Unemployment Insurance Program are financed through a payroll tax on most of the State's employers.  The monies collected are placed in an Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and used solely to pay unemployment benefits, they are not used to fund the administration of this program.  During FY2010, Maine's Trust Fund remained solvent and one of the top 5 most stable trust funds in the country while maintaining one of the lowest unemployment insurance tax rates nationally. This was in marked contrast to most states who are grappling with trust fund solvency issues.  41 states are currently borrowing funds to pay unemployment benefits.

LICENSES:
None.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	8,930,218		13,781		8,916,437
HEALTH BENEFITS	3,344,078		4,452		3,339,626
RETIREMENTS	1,463,127		2,240		1,460,887
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	147,674		274		147,400
COMPUTER SERVICES	2,494,878		12,379		2,482,499
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	8,795,279		22,935		8,772,344
RENTS	797,863				797,863
COMMODITIES	275,522		316		275,206
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	463,253,942		-35,359		226,280,103	237,009,198
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	190,023		431		189,592
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	489,692,604		21,449		252,661,957	237,009,198

MAINE JOBS COUNCIL

GARRET OSWALD, CHAIR

Central Office:	45 COMMERCE CENTER DR, AUGUSTA, ME 04332-0259
Mail Address:	120 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0120
Established:	1998	Telephone:	(207) 612-5087
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 12 ; Unit: 605 ; Citation: T0026 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000002006

PURPOSE:
The Maine Jobs Council was created in 1997 out of the recognition that a more strategic, coordinated approach was needed to cultivate an educated and skilled workforce.

ORGANIZATION:
The council is comprised of representatives from business, labor, education, community organization, and the public.  Additionally, seven subcommittees are established to address the workforce development issues related to: people with disabilities, women, apprenticeship, older workers, business & industry, school to work initiatives and CareerCenter service delivery. The Department of Labor and  the Department of Education jointly administer the Maine Jobs Council.

PROGRAM:
The council's strategies are to encourage and assist the people of Maine to upgrade their education and skills; encourage employers to invest in the education and training of their workers;  ensure cooperation among the State public education and training institutions; and ensure that public resources are targeted to high quality outcomes.

Investment in the education and training of Maine workers is one of the most important issues affecting the quality of economic development.  This investment will have long-term impact on the quality of jobs and level of earnings that will be achieved by people living in Maine for years to come.

LICENSES:
None.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

BUREAU OF LABOR STANDARDS

WILLIAM PEABODY, DIRECTOR

MICHAEL ROLAND, DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Central Office:	45 COMMERCE CTR DR, AUGUSTA, ME
Mail Address:	45 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0045	FAX:	(207) 623-7934
Established:	1973	Telephone:	(207) 623-7925
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 12 ; Unit: 170 ; Citation: T0026 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000041
Average Count--All Positions: 47.000		Legislative Count: 47.00

PURPOSE:
The Bureau of Labor Standards enforces State laws regulating the employment of minors and the payment of wages; State laws established for the protection of the health and safety of workers; and those enacted for the protection of working people in general.  This includes the review and approval of employer substance abuse testing policies.  The bureau also has significant resources to encourage and support employers in compliance with state and federal labor laws.

ORGANIZATION:
The Bureau was established in 1873 as an activity under the Secretary of State to collect and print statistics on manufacturing, mining, commercial and industrial interests, together with the valuation and appropriations of municipalities.  In 1887, the Bureau of Industrial and Labor Statistics was established by the Legislature. In 1911, this was changed to the Department of Labor and Industry with added responsibilities for enforcing laws regulating employment of children and women, the protection of the physical well-being of factory workers and the payment of wages.  The department remained as a separate entity until 1972, when in the reorganization of State government; it became the Bureau of Labor and Industry within the new Department of Manpower Affairs.  In 1975, the Bureau's name was changed to the Bureau of Labor.  In 1981, when the name of the Department of Manpower Affairs was changed to the Department of Labor, the bureau's name changed to the Bureau of Labor Standards.

PROGRAM:
The Outreach and Education Unit identifies training needs relating to health, safety, and wage and hour regulations; develops and coordinates training programs, administers special projects, and oversees marketing activities.  The Unit also coordinates and implements marketing for "SafetyWorks!."

The Technical Services Division includes two units.  The Research and Statistics Unit collects and publishes statistical data concerning labor and industry, and it performs epidemiological studies to determine the prevalence and causes of occupational injuries and illnesses and to evaluate interventions towards lessening their number and effect.  Regular data series prepared by this unit include the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in Maine, Report on the Substance Abuse Testing Law, the Construction Wage Rate Survey, the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, the OSHA Data Initiative, and the Census of Case Characteristics. The Customer Service Unit, which functions as the bureau's and department's information center, assists callers, distributes brochures, maintains the video library, registers customers for classes, and processes work permits, labor complaints, and statistical surveys.

The Wage and Hour Division enforces State laws relating to employment including, but not limited to, child labor, equal pay, minimum wage, overtime, nonpayment of wages, and severance pay.  It investigates all complaints alleging violations of these laws.  In addition, the division approves employer drug-testing policies and work permits for minors.

The Workplace Safety and Health Division conducts a variety of programs to assist employers in improving their occupational safety and health performance. Training and on-site consultation are offered through the SafetyWorks! program.  State-funded activities are augmented by two federal grants. Under a grant with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration the division provides free consultation services to employers whereby they can receive recommendations without penalties.  A grant with the Mine Safety and Health Administration supports training in mine safety.  The division also has a public sector enforcement program that enforces rules adopted by the Board of Occupational Safety and Health.

PUBLICATIONS:
Characteristics of Work-Related Injuries & Illnesses in Maine, annual, free.

Occupational Injuries & Illnesses in Maine, annual, free.

Maine Construction Wage Rates, annual, free.

The Report of Fatal Occupational Injuries in Maine, annual, free.

Report on activities under the Substance Abuse Testing Act, annual, free.

Schedule of SafetyWorks! classes, twice yearly, free.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2010:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF LABOR STANDARDS	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,853,321	430,975	1,153,778		268,568
HEALTH BENEFITS	702,790	147,238	381,033		174,519
RETIREMENTS	302,644	68,851	176,468		57,325
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	31,617	5,804	16,208		9,605
COMPUTER SERVICES	155,079	25,865	100,270		28,944
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	467,541	50,288	306,368		110,885
RENTS	164,095	45,991	80,052		38,052
COMMODITIES	75,455	2,659	63,265		9,531
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	16,742		16,742
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	28,879		22,109		6,770
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	3,798,163	777,671	2,316,293		704,199

MAINE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

MARC P. AYOTTE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Central Office:	2ND FL, ELKINS BLDG, 19 ELKINS, AUGUSTA, ME
Mail Address:	90 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-4416
Established:	1972	Telephone:	(207) 287-2015
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 12 ; Unit: 180 ; Citation: T0026 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000968
Average Count--All Positions: 5.000		Legislative Count: 5.00

PURPOSE:
The Maine Labor Relations Board was established to improve the relationship between public employers and their employees by providing a uniform basis for recognizing the right of public employees to join labor organizations of their choosing, and to be represented by such organizations in collective bargaining.  State, county, municipal, school department, university, community college, judicial, legislative, and certain agricultural employees come within the board's jurisdiction.

If employers and employee organizations are unable to agree on appropriate bargaining units, they are created through the unit determination process.  Once an appropriate unit is constituted, and absent voluntary recognition by the public employer, the board conducts a representation election to determine whether a majority of unit employees wish to be represented by an employee organization for purposes of collective bargaining.

Established bargaining units may be modified by agreement of the public employer and the bargaining agent or through the unit clarification process.  Unit employees seeking to terminate an organization's status as their bargaining agent may petition the board to conduct a decertification election.  Board staff conduct unit proceedings and representation elections, subject to review by the board.  The board also adjudicates alleged unfair labor practices, referred to as "prohibited acts" under the five labor relations statutes.

The various labor relations statutes administered by the board prohibit public and agricultural employees from engaging in work stoppages, strikes or slowdowns and provide dispute resolution procedures in lieu of the self-help options available to employees and employers in the private sector.

The dispute resolution procedures include mediation, fact finding, interest arbitration, and, in the case of judicial employees, an option for mediation-arbitration.  The board and its executive director are responsible for the administration and assignment of members of the Panel of Mediators.  Services of panel members are available to parties in both private and public sectors.

The State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation is also administered by the MLRB Executive Director.  The board serves in both the private and public sectors, and is primarily engaged in resolving grievance arbitration disputes in the public sector.

ORGANIZATION:
The Maine Labor Relations Board was first established as a Public Employees Labor Relations Board in 1972.  Prior to the existence of the board, the Municipal Public Employees Labor Relations Act of 1969 was administered by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, but governmental reorganization in 1972 terminated this relationship. In 1975, the board became the Maine Labor Relations Board and acquired responsibility for administering the Municipal Public Employees Labor Relations Law, the State Employees Labor Relations Act, and the Panel of Mediators.  The University of Maine System Labor Relations Act was enacted, effective July 1, 1976, and was amended to cover employees of the Maine Maritime Academy as of October 1, 1976.  Bargaining rights were extended to county employees in September 1981, to Judicial Department employees in July 1984, to employees of large agricultural employers on September 9, 1997, and to Legislative Branch employees on July 1, 1999.

The board consists of three primary members, one representing each of the elements of public sector labor, public sector management and the general public interest, with the member representing the general public interest serving as chair.  These members, and their alternates (two for each of the primary positions), are appointed by the Governor and serve for terms of four years.

PROGRAM:
The municipal sector continues to be the most diversified and most active of all sectors utilizing the services of the Maine Labor Relations Board.  During FY2010, 31 voluntary or joint agreements relative to bargaining units were received, up from 15 in the prior fiscal year.  During FY2010, 12 unit determination or clarification petitions were filed, compared with 13 such filings in FY2009.

There were 11 election requests received by the board in FY2010.  In addition to this, the board received 4 decertification/certification requests but no straight decertification election requests.  With respect to election activities, there were 19 election requests in all requiring attention during the fiscal year; this compares with 22 requests in FY2009 and 28 in FY2008.  In all, board officials conducted 11 elections pursuant to the various petitions filed.

The activities of the Panel of Mediators are summarized for purposes of this report and are more fully reviewed in the Annual Report of the Panel of Mediators.  The number of new mediation requests this fiscal year was 64, compared with 39 last year.  There were 16 carry-over matters from the FY2009 filings which required mediation activity in FY2010.  The success ratio for the panel has exceeded 70 percent of matters handled by its members over the past several years.  The success rate in FY2010 increased to 80 percent for mediations, including carry-overs, concluded in FY2010.

Fact-finding is the second step in the three-tiered process of statutory dispute resolution.  Fourteen (14) fact-finding requests were filed in FY2010, up from 9 in FY2009.  The range in fiscal years 2005 through 2010 has been a low of 2 filings in FY2008 to a high of 13 in FY2010.

The Board received 15 prohibited practice complaints in FY2010.  This compares to 16 in FY2009.  The administration and processing of these complaints involves both the board and its staff in the details of docketing, arranging hearings before the board members, processing prehearing conferences, scheduling post-hearing memoranda, meeting for deliberation of cases, research, and preparation involved with the decisions themselves.

INTERNET SITE: The board's site may be found at the State of Maine web site and contains a search engine and a substantial data base of the board's decisions.  (http://www.maine.gov/mlrb)

LICENSES:
None.

	FOR		SPECIAL
MAINE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	317,393	270,985	46,408
HEALTH BENEFITS	100,242	100,242
RETIREMENTS	57,872	57,872
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	3,301	3,301
COMPUTER SERVICES	8,612	8,612
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	29,173	10,316	18,857
COMMODITIES	3,027	3,027
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	13,103		13,103
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	532,723	454,355	78,368

Central Office:	45 COMMERCE DR, AUGUSTA, ME
Mail Address:	45 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0045
Established:	1975	Telephone:	(207) 623-7922
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 12 ; Unit: 179 ; Citation: T0026 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000564

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF REHABILITATION SERVICES	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	4,751,455	681,938			4,069,517
HEALTH BENEFITS	1,884,894	260,043			1,624,851
RETIREMENTS	781,598	112,286			669,312
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	86,209	12,775			73,434
COMPUTER SERVICES	350,615	28,365			322,250
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,154,383	152,919	990		1,000,474
RENTS	617,954	97,191			520,763
COMMODITIES	69,990	279			69,711
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	8,204,958	2,368,297	129,372		5,707,289
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	126,654		17		126,637
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	18,028,710	3,714,093	130,379		14,184,238

Central Office:	45 COMMERCE DRIVE, AUGUSTA, ME
Mail Address:	57 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04332-0057
Established:	1936	Telephone:	(207) 623-6787
Reference: Policy Area: 01 ; Umbrella: 12 ; Unit: 172 ; Citation: T0026 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001081

TTY:			(207) 287-6431
Central Office:	STATE HOUSE, FLOOR 2, AUGUSTA, ME
Mail Address:	43 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0043	FAX:	(207) 287-6467
Established:	1971	Telephone:	(207) 287-1600
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 31 ; Unit: 556 ; Citation: 3MRSA M.R.S.A., Sect. 0000000171
Average Count--All Positions: 14.000		Legislative Count: 14.00

	FOR		SPECIAL
LAW AND LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	726,251	726,251
HEALTH BENEFITS	236,556	236,556
RETIREMENTS	119,574	119,574
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	12,419	12,419
COMPUTER SERVICES	4,504	4,504
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	346,503	346,503
COMMODITIES	39,013	39,013
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,484,820	1,484,820

	OFFICE OF FISCAL AND PROGRAM REVIEW		OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION SERVICES
	OFFICE OF POLICY AND LEGAL ANALYSIS		SENATE
	OFFICE OF THE REVISOR OF STATUTES		HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
	MAINE-CANADIAN LEGISLATIVE ADVISORY COMMISSION		LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
	STATE HOUSE AND CAPITOL PARK COMMISSION		(OFFICE OF) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
	COMMISSION ON INTERSTATE COOPERATION
	COMMISSION ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS

Central Office:	STATE HOUSE - ROOM 226, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0005
Mail Address:	5 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0005	FAX:	(207) 287-6469
Established:	1962	Telephone:	(207) 287-1635
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 30 ; Unit: 263F ; Citation: T0003 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000161

Central Office:	2ND FLOOR, CROSS BLDG, RM 215, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0013
Mail Address:	13 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0013	FAX:	(207) 287-1275
Established:	1973	Telephone:	(207) 287-1670
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 30 ; Unit: 263P ; Citation: T0003 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000161

Central Office:	STATE HOUSE - FIRST FLOOR, AUGUSTA, ME
Mail Address:	7 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0007
Established:	1928	Telephone:	(207) 287-1650
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 30 ; Unit: 263R ; Citation: T0003 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000161

Central Office:	STATEHOUSE, AUGUSTA, ME
Mail Address:	2 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0002
Established:	1978	Telephone:	(207) 287-1300
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 30 ; Unit: 300 ; Citation: T0003 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000227

Central Office:	115 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0115
Mail Address:	115 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0115	FAX:	(207) 287-1621
Established:	1988	Telephone:	(207) 287-1615
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 30 ; Unit: 519 ; Citation: T0003 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000901A

	FOR		SPECIAL
STATE HOUSE AND CAPITOL PARK COMMISSION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	2,201	2,201
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	2,201	2,201

	FOR		SPECIAL
COMMISSION ON INTERSTATE COOPERATION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	211,315	211,315
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	211,315	211,315

Central Office:	ONE MONUMENT SQUARE, PORTLAND, ME 04101-1110
Mail Address:	ONE MONUMENT SQUARE, PORTLAND, ME 04101-1110	FAX:	(207) 791-1350
Established:	1955	Telephone:	(207) 791-1100
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 30 ; Unit: 271 ; Citation: T0003 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000241

Central Office:	STATE HOUSE, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0003
Mail Address:	3 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0003
Established:	1820	Telephone:	(207) 287-1540
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 30 ; Unit: 261 ; Citation: C0004 M.R.S.A., Sect. 002-00001

	FOR		SPECIAL
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	10,898,011	10,894,876	3,135
HEALTH BENEFITS	5,045,901	5,045,901
RETIREMENTS	1,460,296	1,460,296
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	181,557	181,557
COMPUTER SERVICES	351,360	351,360
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	2,363,924	2,357,954	5,970
RENTS	35,009	35,009
COMMODITIES	60,890	60,890
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	399,735	399,735
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	433		433
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	20,797,116	20,787,578	9,538

Central Office:	BAKER BLDG, 2 BEECH STREET, HALLOWELL, ME 04347
Mail Address:	21 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0021	FAX:	(207) 624-6024
Established:	1967	Telephone:	(207) 624-6550
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 13 ; Unit: 188 ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000006021
Average Count--All Positions: 179.250		Legislative Count: 169.50

	ADVISORY COUNCIL (TO MARINE RESOURCES)		BUREAU OF MARINE PATROL
	DIVISION OF COMMUNITY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT		BUREAU OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
	OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER		BUREAU OF SEA RUN FISHERIES AND HABITAT

Central Office:	2 BEECH STREET, BAKER BLDG, HALLOWELL, ME 04347
Mail Address:	21 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0021	FAX:	(207) 624-6024
Established:	1957	Telephone:	(207) 624-6550
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 13 ; Unit: 188D ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000006051
Average Count--All Positions: 5.000		Legislative Count: 5.00

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF COMMUNITY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	230,477	78,947	151,530
HEALTH BENEFITS	94,948	33,094	61,854
RETIREMENTS	37,752	12,932	24,820
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	4,251	1,586	2,665
COMPUTER SERVICES	424	424
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	-5,225	4,880	-10,105
RENTS	13,152	13,152
COMMODITIES	302	302
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	8,725		8,725
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	384,806	145,317	239,489

Central Office:	2 BEECH ST., BAKER BLDG, HALLOWELL, ME 04347
Mail Address:	21 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 624-6024
Established:	1978	Telephone:	(207) 624-6550
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 13 ; Unit: 188P ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000006025
Average Count--All Positions: 58.000		Legislative Count: 57.00

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF MARINE PATROL	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	2,616,924	2,087,555	265,708		263,661
HEALTH BENEFITS	1,025,378	810,944	102,396		112,038
RETIREMENTS	784,637	625,790	70,786		88,061
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	62,982	49,650	6,791		6,541
COMPUTER SERVICES	61,503	454	3,888		57,161
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	491,997	92,040	210,790		189,167
RENTS	434,557	377,527	39,525		17,505
COMMODITIES	367,716	26,918	326,423		14,375
EQUIPMENT	383,405				383,405
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	67,102		38,802		28,300
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	6,296,201	4,070,878	1,065,109		1,160,214

Central Office:	MCKOWN POINT, WEST BOOTHBAY, ME 04575
Mail Address:	PO BOX 8, WEST BOOTHBAY, ME 04575	FAX:	(207) 633-9579
Established:	1946	Telephone:	(207) 633-9500
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 13 ; Unit: 188S ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000006021
Average Count--All Positions: 68.500		Legislative Count: 65.50

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	3,209,318	1,428,960	864,360		915,998
HEALTH BENEFITS	1,405,135	609,978	401,235		393,922
RETIREMENTS	531,901	239,481	141,786		150,634
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	54,328	24,242	14,271		15,815
COMPUTER SERVICES	30,473	6,459	7,908		16,106
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,402,652	370,499	623,547		408,606
RENTS	279,977	146,333	29,637		104,007
COMMODITIES	474,258	262,601	44,263		167,394
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	1,695,503				1,695,503
EQUIPMENT	132,635		25,000		107,635
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	190,033		107,896		82,137
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	9,406,213	3,088,553	2,259,903		4,057,757

Central Office:	6 BEECH STREET, HALLOWELL, ME 04347
Mail Address:	172 SHS, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Established:	2007	Telephone:	(207) 287-9973
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 13 ; Unit: 188R ; Citation: M.R.S.A., Sect.
Average Count--All Positions: 29.750		Legislative Count: 24.00

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF SEA RUN FISHERIES AND HABITAT	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,219,650	250,712	201,804		767,134
HEALTH BENEFITS	486,767	94,119	83,199		309,449
RETIREMENTS	199,353	44,343	31,231		123,779
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	22,345	5,201	3,792		13,352
COMPUTER SERVICES	6,775	137			6,638
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	452,266	43,141	60,239		348,886
RENTS	93,876	51,877	5,271		36,728
COMMODITIES	51,003	9,529	11,410		30,064
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	135,900				135,900
EQUIPMENT	49,615				49,615
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	76,862		15,007		61,855
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	2,794,412	499,059	411,953		1,883,400

Central Office:	, CASTINE, ME 04420
Mail Address:	, CASTINE, ME 04420	FAX:	(207) 326-2218
Established:	1941	Telephone:	(207) 326-4311
Reference: Policy Area: 02 ; Umbrella: 75 ; Unit: 370 ; Citation: S1941 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000037

	FOR		SPECIAL
MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	8,774,496	8,204,025				570,471
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	8,774,496	8,204,025				570,471

Central Office:	76 NORTHERN AVE., GARDINER, ME 04345
Mail Address:	35 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0035	FAX:	(207) 624-8595
Established:	1973	Telephone:	(207) 624-8511
Reference: Policy Area: 07 ; Umbrella: 02 ; Unit: 027 ; Citation: T0010 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000008001
Average Count--All Positions: 222.708		Legislative Count: 221.50