An Act To Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements with Certain Judicial Department Employees (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1846
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: BAILEY

Legislative Document
No. 1846
H.P. 1318
House of Representatives, June 18, 2019
An Act To Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements with Certain 
Judicial Department Employees
(AFTER DEADLINE)
(EMERGENCY)
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205.
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BAILEY of Saco.
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, the Judicial Department has reached collective bargaining agreements 
with the 4 bargaining units representing Judicial Department employees; and
Whereas, this legislation authorizes funding of the agreements effective at the 
beginning of the pay week commencing closest to July 1, 2019; 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.  Adjustment of salary schedules for fiscal years 2019-20 and 2020-
21.  The salaries and stipends for the Judicial Department employees in the 
administrative services bargaining unit, the supervisory services bargaining unit, the law 
enforcement bargaining unit and the professional services bargaining unit and employees 
referred to in section 2 must be adjusted consistent with the terms of any ratified contract.
Sec. 2.  Other employees; similar and equitable treatment.  Employees of 
the Judicial Department who are excluded from collective bargaining pursuant to the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 1282, subsection 5, paragraphs C, D, E, F and G 
must be given similar and equitable treatment on a pro rata basis to that given employees 
covered by the collective bargaining agreements.
Sec. 3.  Costs to General Fund.  Costs to the General Fund must be provided in 
the Salary Plan program, General Fund account in the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services in the amount of $1,041,798 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 
and in the amount of $2,202,337 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 to implement 
the economic terms of the collective bargaining agreements made between the Judicial 
Department and the Maine State Employees Association for the administrative services 
bargaining unit, the supervisory services bargaining unit, the law enforcement bargaining 
unit and the professional services bargaining unit and for the costs of those Judicial 
Department employees referred to in section 2 who are excluded from collective 
bargaining pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 1282, subsection 5.
Sec. 4.  Contingent effective date.  This Act takes effect only upon ratification of 
the collective bargaining agreements made between the Judicial Department and the 
Maine State Employees Association for the administrative services bargaining unit, the 
supervisory services bargaining unit, the law enforcement bargaining unit and the 
professional services bargaining unit tentatively agreed to as of June 17, 2019.
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved.
SUMMARY
This bill authorizes funding of the collective bargaining agreements reached by the 
Judicial Department and the 4 bargaining units representing Judicial Department 
employees.