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An Act To Extend to One Year the Probationary Period for Certain Municipal Employee Positions
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §2701, as amended by PL 1993, c. 744, §15, is further amended to read:
§ 2701.Employee probation periods
Except as specifically provided otherwise by charter or ordinance, any reference to cause and hearing in this Part only applies to an employee who has completed a reasonable probation period established by the municipality. PeriodsExcept as provided in this section, periods of probation may not exceed 6 calendar months or the length of time in effect in a municipality on January 1, 1984, whichever is greater, except in the case of policelaw enforcement officers, who upon being hired shall complete an employment probationary period that lasts for at least one year after graduation from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy or the date the board waives the basic training requirement. Except for a law enforcement officer, the period of probation for a municipal employee who is exempt from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 may not exceed one year.
 
SUMMARY
This bill increases from 6 months to one year the period of probation for municipal employees who are exempt from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, except for law enforcement officers.