STATE OF MAINE

123rd LEGISLATURE

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JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

 

Work Session Agenda for the period March 15-18, 2007

Amended 3/15/07

 

Location:         Room 228 of the State House

 

Regarding:      The Governor’s budget bill for the 2008-2009 biennium (LD No. 499 "An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009”)

 

            The audio portions of public hearings and work sessions held in Room 228 of the State House may be monitored over the Internet by addressing:

 

http://janus.state.me.us/legis/audio/approps_cmte.html

 

Monday

9:00 a.m.

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation

3/12/07

 

 

 

10:00 a.m.

Review the written report submitted by the Joint Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy

 

 

 

 

11:00 a.m.

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Insurance and Financial Services

 

 

 

 

1:00 p.m.

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly report (week ending March 9th) from the Department of Health and Human Services regarding MaineCare payment cycles and Interim Payment Recovery

 

 

 

Tuesday

3/13/07

1:00 p.m.

Discussion with Commissioner Gendron regarding funding for General Purpose Aid for Local Schools and “regionalization” efforts

 

 

 

 

3:30 p.m.

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary

 

 

 

Wednesday

9:00 a.m.

(continue review of various parts of the budget bill)

3/14/07

 

 

 

10:00 a.m.

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Business Research and Economic Development

 

 

 

 

 

(continue review of various parts of the budget bill)

 

 

 

 

1:00 p.m.

(continue review of various parts of the budget bill)

 

 

 

 

Thursday

3/15/07

1:00 p.m.

Discussion with the Joint Standing Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs regarding their budget bill recommendations

 

 

 

 

 

Discussion with the Richard Davies, Public Advocate

 

 

 

 

 

Continue review of the budget bill, especially those agencies under the jurisdiction of ACF, BRED and LAB

 

 

 

Friday

3/16/07

9:00 a.m.

Discussion with Richard Thompson, Chief Information Officer regarding technology related initiatives

 

 

 

 

 

(continue review of various parts of the budget bill)

 

 

 

 

1:00 p.m.

(continue review of various parts of the budget bill)

 

 

 

Saturday

 

No Meeting Scheduled

3/17/07

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday

1:00 p.m.

(continue review of various parts of the budget bill)

3/18/07

 

 

 

CONTACT PERSON:                                         Diane Pruett

                                                                                5 State House Station

                                                                                Augusta, Maine  04333-0005

                                                                                287-1316  or  287- 1635