An Act to Provide Equitable Treatment to State Employees LR2151(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1619
Committee Amendment CA_A_H531 (House)
Amends: 26 MRSA §664

AMENDMENT "11,, to H.P. 1198, L.D. 1619, 
Equitable Treatment to State Employees" 
Bill, "An 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph D in the first and 
2nd lines (page 1, lines 6 and 7 in L.D.) by striking out the 
following: 
"executive, judicial or legislative" and inserting in 
its place the following: 
'executive or judicial' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 1 
the 
following: 
'Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §664, sub-§4 is enacted to read: 
4. 
Compensatory time. 
To the extent permitted under the 
federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 United 
States 
Code, 
Section 
207(0), 
the 
overtime 
pay 
requirement 
applicable to executive or judicial employees as described in 
subsection 3, paragraph D may be met through compensatory time 
agreements. ' 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in that part designated 
"§670-A." in the first paragraph in the 2nd and 3rd lines (page 
1, lines 15 and 16 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: 
"executive, judicial or legislative" and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'executive or judicial' 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in that part designated 
"§670-A." in the first paragraph in the 6th and 7th lines (page 
1, 
lines 19 and 
in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: 
"executive, judicial or legislative" and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'executive or judicial' 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "H" to H.P. 1198, L.D. 1619 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in that part designated 
"S670-A." in the first paragraph in the 3rd line from the end 
(page 
1, 
line 
in 
L.D.) 
by 
striking out 
the 
following: 
"executive, judicial or legislative" and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'executive or judicial' 
Further amend the bill by 
nonconsecutive 
consecutively. 
Part 
letter· 
relettering 
or 
section 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
removes 
legislative 
employees 
from 
prov~s~on requiring overtime pay for other state employees. 
also 
adds 
language 
to 
make 
clear 
that 
compensatory 
agreements that may be used to comply with federal overtime 
applicable to public employees may also be used to comply 
the overtime rate provlslons being applied to executive 
judicial 
employees. 
Finally, 
the 
amendment 
adds 
appropriations and allocations section to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
the 
It 
time 
laws 
with 
and 
an 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/23/03 ;'tipac 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1619 
An Act to Provide Equitable Treatment to State Employees 
LR2151(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Labor 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - ferry Service Enterprise F'und 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements: 
This bill may increase the number of civil suits filed in the state court system. The additional 
workload and administrative costs associated with the minimal number of new cases filed can be 
absorbed within the budgeted resources of the Judicial Department. The collection of additional 
filing fees may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Because the State of Maine has made a good faith effort to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act regarding 
overtime, it is believed that any new challenges to recover unpaid overtime wages under this new system will be 
minimal. Any requests to work overtime by employees will be appropriately reviewed. 
The additional cost to the Island Ferry Services Fund within the Department of Transportation associated with the 
workers' compensation premiums for the ferry services workers can not be determined at this time. However, the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services estimates that the cost could be as high as $124,080 annually. 
This estimate is based on a workers' compensation premium rate of$1,320 and 79 full-time and 29 intermittent ferry 
services employees being affected by this measure. The additional cost to the Department of Labor can be absorbed 
utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
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