APPROVED CHAPTER
JULY 26, 2023 447
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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H.P. 777 - L.D. 1229
An Act to Provide Information to Parents Involved in the Child Protective
Services System and Ensure Funding in the Child Protective Services
Contingency Fund
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4004, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 2007, c. 586, §2, is further
amended to read:
D. Establishing and maintaining a Child Protective Services Contingency Fund, which
is a nonlapsing fund, to provide temporary assistance to families to help them provide
proper care for their children;
Sec. 2. Contract requirements. The Department of Health and Human Services
shall contract with an entity to provide free virtual classes conducted in real time with
information, resources and support to parents who are involved in the child protective
services system. The classes must be facilitated by parents who have experience with the
child protective services system or who have navigated multiple complex systems. The
contracted entity must conduct activities that maximize outreach to parents that qualify,
promote the classes to parents and providers of services to such parents and provide one-
on-one follow-up with parents who participate in the classes.
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Office of Child and Family Services - District 0452
Initiative: Provides one-time funding to contract with an entity to provide free virtual
classes that provide information, resources and support to parents involved in the child
protective services system, facilitated by parents who have experience with the child
protective services system or who have navigated multiple complex systems.
GENERAL FUND 2023-24 2024-25
All Other $0 $200,000
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $200,000
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 447: 22.4004