An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Public Sector Bargammg m Public Schools by Providmg an Exemption to the Time Limit on Negotiations
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1095
Committee Amendment CA_A_H79 (House)
Amends: 26 MRSA §965

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "J1,, to HP 690, L D 1095, "An Act to Amend the 
Laws Regarding Public Sector Bargammg m Public Schools by Providmg an Exemption 
to the Time Limit on Negotiations" 
Amend the bill by strikmg out the title and substitutmg the followmg 
'An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Public Sector Bargaming in Public Schools' 
Amend the bill by strikmg out everythmg aftei the enactmg clause and mserting the 
following 
'Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §965, sub-§1, ,0-1, as enacted by PL 2021, c 752, §2, is 
amended to read. 
B-1 
For a pubhc employer that is a school €itstHet admmistrative umt and the 
bargammg agent representing teaehets employees withm that school ffiSt:fl-et 
admmistrative umt, to meet wtthm 10 days after receipt of written notice from the other 
party requestmg a meetmg for collective bargammg pm poses, as long as the parties 
have not otherwise agreed m a prior written contract, except that explicit waivers of 
collective bargainmg over wages, hours, working conditions and conh act grievance 
arbitration m a prior written contract may not be enforced for purposes of tl11s 
paragraph +ms The obligation to meet withm 10 days of notice is suspended durmg 
the penod between a referendum approvmg a new regional school umt and the 
operational date of the regional school umt, as long as the parties meet at reasonable 
times durmg that period,' 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMlTfEE AMENDMENT" ff,io HP 690, L D 1095 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill The amendment specifies that collective bargammg 
agreements m school achmmstrative units may not waive the right to bargam over wages, 
hours, working conditions and contract grievance arbitration 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 04/13/23 ,:$Pae 
LD 1095 
LR 1781(02) 
An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Public Sector Bargaining in Public Schools by Providing an 
Exemption to the Time Limit on Negotiations 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,/I,( +f-,,,11) 
Committee: Labor and Housing 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net fiscal impact 
This bill amends language enacted m Pubhc Law 2021, chapter 752 associated with collective bargammg between 
school admmistratlve umts and the bargammg agents for teachers w1thm the school admimstratlve umts to clarify that 
collective bargammg agreements m school adm1mstratlve umts cannot waive the right to bargam ovei wages, hours, 
workmg conditions and contract grievance arbitration Public Law 2021, chapter 752 mcluded ongomg Geneial Fund 
appropnat10ns of $52,200 per year begmnmg m fiscal year 2022-23 to reimburse certam school admmistrat1ve umts 
for the mandated costs associated with the provisions mcluded m that legislation This bill does not change the fiscal 
impact of that enacted bill 
LRl 781 (02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1