An Act to Provide Pubhc Sector Labor Umons Reasonable Access to Inf01mation Regarding Employees
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1588
Committee Amendment CA_A_H377 (House)
Amends: 26 MRSA §975, 26 MRSA §979-T, 26 MRSA §1037

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to HP 1033, L D 1588, "An Act to Provide 
Pubhc Sector Labor Umons Reasonable Access to Inf01mation Regarding Employees" 
Amend the bill in section 1 m paragraph A by stnkmg out all of the blocked pa1agraph 
(page 1, Imes 19 to 23 m L D ) and msertmg the following 
'For mformat10n regardmg newly hired public employees. the employer shall provide 
the information required under this paragraph not later than 3 0 calendar days after the 
date a prospective public employee accepts an offer of employment 01 not late1 than 
calendar days after the date of hire for all pubhc employees At the request of the 
bargammg agent, but not more than quarterly, the public employer shall provide the 
required information for all other pubhc employees m the batgammg umt withm 30 
calendar days ' 
Amend the btll by mseitmg aftet section 1 the followmg 
'Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §975, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2019, c 389, § 1, 1s amended by 
enactmg at the end a new fit st blocked parag1aph to iead 
This subsection is sub1ect to the dispute resolution process specified m an applicable 
collective bargammg agreement f01 a pubhc employee ' 
Amend the bill m section 2 m paragraph A by stnkmg out all of the blocked paragraph 
(page 2, Imes 3 to 8 m L D ) and msertmg the followmg 
'For mformat10n regardmg newly hired state employees and legislative employees, the 
employer shall provide the mformatlon required under this parag1 aph not late1 than 3 0 
calendar days after the date a prospective state employee or legislative employee 
accepts an offer of employment or not later than 30 calenda1 days after the date of hire 
for all state employees and legislative employees At the request of the bat gammg 
agent, but not more than quarterly. the public employer shall p10vide the required 
mformat10n f01 all other state employees and legislative employees m the bat gaining 
unit w1thm 3 0 calendar days.' 
Amend the bill by msertmg after section 2 the following 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H P 1033, L D 1588 
'Sec. 3. 26 MRSA §979-T, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2019, c 389, §2, 1s amended 
by enactmg at the end a new first blocked paragraph to read 
This subsection 1s sub1ect to the dispute resolution process specified m an applicable 
collective bargammg agreement for a pubhc employee ' 
Amend the bill m sect10n 3 m paragraph A by striking out all of the blocked paragraph 
(page 2, Imes 26 to 32 in L D ) and insertmg the following 
'For mformat10n regardmg newly hired umvers1ty, academy or commumty college 
employees, the employer shall provide the mformat10n requn ed under this pat agraph 
not later than 30 calendar days after the date a prospective umvers1ty, academy or 
commumty college employee accepts an offer of employment or not later than 3 0 
calendar days after the date of hire for all university, academy or commumty college 
employees At the request of the ba1 gainmg agent, but not more than quarterly, the 
pubhc employer shall provide the reqmred mformat10n for all other umve1s1ty, 
academy 01 community college employees m the bargammg umt w1thm 30 calendar 
days' 
Amend the bill by msertmg after section 3 the following· 
'Sec. 4. 26 MRSA §1037, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2019, c 389, §3, 1s amended 
by enactmg at the end a new first blocked paragraph to read 
Tms subsection 1s sub1ect to the dispute resolution process specified m an apphcable 
collective bargainmg ag1eement for a pubhc employee.' 
Amend the bill m section 4 m paragraph A by striking out all of the blocked paragraph 
(page 3, lines 9 to 13 in L.D.) and insertmg the following 
'For mformat1on regarding newly hired Judicial employees, the pubhc employer shall 
provide the mformat10n reqmred under this paragraph not later than 3 0 calendar days 
after the date a p10spective mdicial employee accepts an offer of employment or not 
later than 3 0 calendar days after the date of hire for all rndicial employees At the 
request of the bargainmg agent, but not more than quarterly, the pubhc employer shall 
p1ov1de the reqmred mformation for all other rnd1cial employees m the baigaming umt 
within 3 0 calendar days ' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the followmg 
'Sec. 5. 26 MRSA § 1295, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 3 89, § 7, ts amended by enactmg 
at the end a new first blocked paragraph to read 
This subsection is sub1ect to the dispute resolut10n process specified m an apphcable 
collective bargaining agreement for a pubhc employee ' 
Amend the 6111 by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment retams language m cmTent law that a pubhc employe1 p1ov1de to a 
bargammg agent of public sector umons personal contact mf01mat10n of newly hued 
employees not later than 30 calendar days after the date of hire The amendment specifies 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A ",to HP 1033, L D 1588 
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that a bargammg agent of a pubhc sector umon may request personal contact mformat1on 
for all other employees not more often than quarterly 
The fiscal note identifies a potential unfunded state mandate m the reqmred supplying 
of personal contact information by a pubhc employer to a bargammg agent, which 1s subject 
to a dispute resolution process of an applicable collective bargammg agreement foi a pubhc 
employee 
The cmmmttee reviewed the fiscal note and determined that because a new dispute 
resolution process is not bemg created and that because the dispute resolution ptocess is 
only triggered 1f there is not compliance by the pubhc employer, the requirement m the 
amendment that this is subject to the dispute resolution process and may therefore result m 
increased cost to the pubhc employees for legal and other services does not reqmre an 
expansion or modificat10n of activities so as to necessitate additional expenditures 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 05/31/23 frac.. 
LD 1588 
LR 781(02) 
An Act to Provide Public Sector Labor Unions Reasonable Access to Information Regarding 
Employees 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment •A { H.,, '3?'7) 
Committee: Labor and Housing 
State Mandates 
Required Activity 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential State Mandate - Unfunded 
Specifies that the prov1S1on of personal contact mfonnation by a pubhc employer to 
a bargaining agent is subJect to any dispute resolut10n process of a collective 
bargaming agreement for any pubhc employee This requirement may result 111 
increased costs to pubhc employers for legal and other services 
Unit Affected 
Mumc1pahty 
School 
Local Cost 
Moderate 
statewide 
The required local activities 111 this bill may represent a state mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Mame If the 
bill does require a local umt of government to expand or modify its activities so as to necessitate addit1011al 
expenditures from local revenue, the state mandate prov1s1ons of the Constitution of Maine require either (1) General 
Fund appropriations be provided to fund at least 90% of any add1t10nal necessitated local costs of the mandate, or (2) 
a Mandate Preamble be added to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt the mandate 
from the funding requirement If the bill does represent a state mandate and neither one of these actions occurs, the 
local umts of government will not be requned to implement the mandated activities. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Add1t1011al costs to the higher educational mstltut1ons and the executive, Judicial and legislative branches of 
government associated with the requirements of this legislation can be absorbed w1thm existing budgeted resources 
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