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LAW WITHOUT
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                                                                  SIGNATURE
                                                                                                737
                                                                   MAY 7, 2022            PUBLIC LAW
                                  STATE OF MAINE
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                           IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
                        TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO
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                                   H.P. 561 - L.D. 756
                An Act Regarding Criminal Services for Juveniles
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
    Sec. 1. Transfer from Liquor Operation Revenue Fund. Notwithstanding the
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 6054, subsection 4, or any other provision of
law to the contrary, and in addition to any amount authorized by law to be transferred in
fiscal year 2022-23, the Maine Municipal Bond Bank shall transfer $700,000 by June 30,
2023 from the Liquor Operation Revenue Fund, established in Title 30-A, section 6054,
subsection 1, to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund.
    Sec. 2. Transfer of settlement money; fiscal year 2021-22. Notwithstanding
any provision of law to the contrary, no later than June 30, 2023, the State Controller shall
make a one-time transfer of $300,000 from the money received pursuant to the Maine
Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 203-A for antitrust enforcement or enforcement of the
Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act to the Department of Education. The department shall
use money received under this section to establish or expand:
    1. School-based restorative justice programs;
    2. Mentoring services for juveniles involved in the juvenile legal system; and
   3. In collaboration with the Department of Labor, workforce development and
educational or vocational programs for juveniles involved in the juvenile legal system.
    Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
School and Student Supports Z270
Initiative: Provides funding to establish or expand school-based restorative justice
programs, mentoring services for juveniles involved in the juvenile legal system and, in
collaboration with the Department of Labor, workforce development and educational and
vocational programs for juveniles involved in the juvenile legal system.
GENERAL FUND                                                       2021-22          2022-23
 All Other                                                              $0         $700,000
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL                                      $0      $700,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS                        2021-22       2022-23
 All Other                                              $0      $300,000
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL                       $0      $300,000
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