An Act To Fund Agreements with Bargaining Units for Certain Executive Branch Employees
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1702
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: CUSHING

Legislative Document 
No. 1702 
S.P. 709 
In Senate, April 29, 2016 
An Act To Fund Agreements with Bargaining Units for Certain 
Executive Branch Employees 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
(EMERGENCY) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator CUSHING of Penobscot. 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, certain obligations and expenses incident to the operation of state 
collective bargaining agreements will become due and payable immediately; and 
Whereas, it is the responsibility of the Legislature to act upon those portions of 
collective bargaining agreements negotiated by the executive branch that require 
legislative action; and 
Whereas, the Governor and the Legislature share a desire to address in a timely 
manner the needs of certain state employees excluded from collective bargaining units; 
and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  PL 2015, c. 376, §2 is amended to read: 
Sec. 2.  Adjustment of salary schedules for fiscal year 2016-17.  Effective at 
the beginning of the pay week commencing closest to July 1, 2016, the salary schedules 
for executive branch employees in bargaining units represented by the American 
Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the Maine State Troopers 
Association and the Maine State Law Enforcement Association must be adjusted upward 
according to the respective collective bargaining agreements. The salary schedules for 
executive branch employees in bargaining units represented by the Maine State 
Employees Association must be adjusted consistent with the terms of any tentative 
agreements ratified prior to September 30, 2015 May 31, 2016. 
Sec. 2.  PL 2015, c. 376, §6 is amended to read: 
Sec. 6.  Costs to General Fund and Highway Fund.  Costs to the General 
Fund and Highway Fund must be provided in all or part through a transfer of Personal 
Services appropriations within and between departments and agencies and in accordance 
with Public Law 2015, chapter 267, Part DDDD and from the Salary Plan program, 
General Fund account in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services up to 
$8,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016 and up to $12,000,000 for the fiscal 
year ending June 30, 2017 to implement the economic terms of the collective bargaining 
agreements made in the months of June of calendar year 2015 through September May of 
calendar year 2015 2016 by the State and the American Federation of State, County and 
Municipal Employees, the Maine State Troopers Association, the Maine State Law 
Enforcement Association and the Maine State Employees Association, to provide 
equitable treatment of employees excluded from bargaining pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 979-A, subsection 6, paragraphs E and F and, 
notwithstanding Title 26, section 979-D, subsection 1, paragraph E, subparagraph (3), to 
implement equitable adjustments for confidential employees. 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill extends the date by which a collective bargaining agreement for certain 
executive branch employees must be ratified in order to require the adjustment of the 
salary schedules to accommodate and fund the terms of the agreement.