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An Act To Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements with Certain Judicial Department Employees
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.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 129th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.