Resolve, To Conduct a Comprehensive Study of the Compensation System for State Employees
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1214
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: JACKSON, MARTIN, BELLOWS, CARPENTER, CARSON, CHENETTE, CHIPMAN, CLAXTON, DAVIS, DESCHAMBAULT, DILL, FARRIN, GRATWICK, LAWRENCE, LIBBY, MILLETT, MIRAMANT, POULIOT, VITELLI, ACKLEY, ALLEY, AUSTIN, BABBIDGE, BABINE, BAILEY, BLUME, BRENNAN, BROOKS, BRYANT, CAIAZZO, COOPER, CRAVEN, CUDDY, DENK, DODGE, DOORE, DOUDERA, EVANGELOS, FAY, FECTEAU, GATTINE, GIDEON, GROHOSKI, HANDY, HARNETT, HEPLER, HICKMAN, HUBBELL, JORGENSEN, LANDRY, MADIGAN, MATLACK, MAXMIN, MELARAGNO, MOONEN, MORALES, NADEAU, O'NEIL, PEOPLES, PERRY, RYKERSON, SCHNECK, SKOLFIELD, STOVER, TALBOT ROSS, TERRY, TIPPING, TUCKER, TUELL, WARREN, WHITE, ZEIGLER

Legislative Document
No. 1214
S.P. 376
In Senate, March 12, 2019
Resolve, To Conduct a Comprehensive Study of the Compensation 
System for State Employees
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by President JACKSON of Aroostook.
Cosponsored by Representative MARTIN of Sinclair and
Senators: BELLOWS of Kennebec, CARPENTER of Aroostook, CARSON of Cumberland, 
CHENETTE of York, CHIPMAN of Cumberland, CLAXTON of Androscoggin, DAVIS of 
Piscataquis, DESCHAMBAULT of York, DILL of Penobscot, FARRIN of Somerset, GRATWICK of 
Penobscot, LAWRENCE of York, LIBBY of Androscoggin, MILLETT of Cumberland, MIRAMANT 
of Knox, POULIOT of Kennebec, SANBORN, H. of Cumberland, SANBORN, L. of Cumberland, 
VITELLI of Sagadahoc, Representatives: ACKLEY of Monmouth, ALLEY of Beals, AUSTIN of 
Skowhegan, BABBIDGE of Kennebunk, BABINE of Scarborough, BAILEY of Saco, BLUME of 
York, BRENNAN of Portland, BROOKS of Lewiston, BRYANT of Windham, CAIAZZO of 
Scarborough, COOPER of Yarmouth, CRAVEN of Lewiston, CUDDY of Winterport, DENK of 
Kennebunk, DODGE of Belfast, DOORE of Augusta, DOUDERA of Camden, EVANGELOS of 
Friendship, FAY of Raymond, FECTEAU of Biddeford, GATTINE of Westbrook, Speaker GIDEON 
of Freeport, GROHOSKI of Ellsworth, HANDY of Lewiston, HARNETT of Gardiner, HEPLER of 
Woolwich, HICKMAN of Winthrop, HUBBELL of Bar Harbor, JORGENSEN of Portland, LANDRY 
of Farmington, MADIGAN of Waterville, MARTIN of Eagle Lake, MATLACK of St. George, 
MAXMIN of Nobleboro, McCREA of Fort Fairfield, McCREIGHT of Harpswell, McDONALD of 
Stonington, MELARAGNO of Auburn, MOONEN of Portland, MORALES of South Portland, 
NADEAU of Winslow, O'NEIL of Saco, PEOPLES of Westbrook, PERRY of Calais, RYKERSON of 
Kittery, SCHNECK of Bangor, SKOLFIELD of Weld, STOVER of Boothbay, TALBOT ROSS of 
Portland, TERRY of Gorham, TIPPING of Orono, TUCKER of Brunswick, TUELL of East Machias, 
WARREN of Hallowell, WHITE of Waterville, ZEIGLER of Montville.
Sec. 1.  Compensation study. Resolved:  That the Commissioner of 
Administrative and Financial Services shall commission a consultant to perform a 
comprehensive study of the wages and compensation system for employees of the 
executive branch of State Government.  The study must include, at a minimum, reviews 
of:
1.  Adjustments to the compensation system over the past 40 years, including, but not 
limited to, reclassifications, range changes, stipends and adjustments resulting from 
arbitration, legislation, settlements and collective bargaining agreements;
2.  All existing recruitment and retention adjustments and stipends adopted pursuant 
to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 7065, subsection 2-D;
3.  Any pay and reclassification study, whether or not completed, of any of the 
collective bargaining units in the executive branch;
4.  Any labor market surveys commissioned by the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services;
5.  The wages and compensation of employees in the public and private sectors in this 
State and in comparable states, including all other New England states doing comparable 
work; and
6.  The effect of current wages and compensation on the State's ability to recruit and 
retain employees in the executive branch.
Sec. 2.  Involvement of certified bargaining agents.  Resolved:  That, in 
selecting the consultant to perform the study required under section 1 and in developing 
the parameters of the study, the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services 
shall seek the input and involvement of the certified bargaining agent or agents for the 
relevant bargaining units.  The commissioner shall provide information collected for the 
study to each bargaining agent.
Sec. 3.  Findings and recommendations. Resolved:  That the Commissioner of 
Administrative and Financial Services shall report the findings of the study 
commissioned pursuant to section 1, together with any recommendations, to the Joint 
Standing Committee on State and Local Government no later than July 1, 2020.  
Following receipt and review of the findings and recommendations, the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters 
may submit a bill relating to the subject matter of the report to the First Regular Session 
of the 130th Legislature.
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services to 
commission a comprehensive study of the wages and compensation system for employees 
of the executive branch of State Government.  The resolve directs the commissioner to 
involve the certified bargaining agents for the employees covered by collective 
bargaining units and report the findings and any recommendations to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters 
no later than July 1, 2020, and authorizes the joint standing committee to submit a bill 
relating to the subject matter of the report to the First Regular Session of the 130th 
Legislature.