STATE OF MAINE

123rd LEGISLATURE

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JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

 

Work Session Agenda for May 3-6, 2007

 

 

Location:        Room 228 of the State House

 

            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

 

   Thursday

   5/3/07

1:30 p.m.

Continue review of Biennial Budget Bill (LD 499) and the caucus proposals regarding:

 

 
  • Racino Revenue

 

 
  • Contracting-out the Single State Audit

 

 
  • Maine Revenue Services related topics

 

 
  • Maine Technology Institute Innovation Clusters

 

 
  • Pre-payment of Teacher Retirement

 

 
  • State Employee Health Insurance initiatives

 

 
  • Temporary borrowing of Other Special Revenue

 

 
  • Multi-state settlement (Office of the Attorney General)

 

 
  • Department of Education related items

 

 
  • Higher Education related items

 

 

 

   Friday

   5/4/07

9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

Department of Health and Human Services Interim Payment Recovery Update

 

 

·     Brenda Harvey, Commissioner - DHHS

 

 

·     Kirsten Figueroa, Deputy Commissioner - DHHS

 

 

 

 

 

Provider Advisory Group response to interim payment recovery process

 

 

·     Mary Lou Dyer, Managing Director, Maine Association of  Community Service Providers

 

 

·     Richard Erb, President, Maine Health Care Association

 

 

 

 

 

Continue review of Biennial Budget Bill (LD 499) and the caucus proposals regarding:

 

 
  • Drugs for Maine’s Elderly program

 

 
  • All Department of Health and Human Services related initiatives

 

 

Continue review of Biennial Budget Bill (LD 499)

 

 

 

   Sunday

12:00 p.m.

Continue review of Biennial Budget Bill (LD 499)

   5/6/07

 

 

 

CONTACT PERSON:                                   Diane Pruett

                                                                         5 State House Station

                                                                         Augusta, Maine  04333-0005

                                                                        287-1316  or  287-1635