Sec. A-1. Costs to the General Fund. There is appropriated in Part E of this Act funding sufficient when combined with other available funds to cover the costs to the General Fund in the amount of $2,273,115 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997; in the amount of $2,562,433 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998; and in the amount of $5,086,291 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999 to implement the economic terms of the collective bargaining agreements made by the State and the Maine State Employees Association for the administrative services bargaining unit, the operations, maintenance and support services unit, the professional and technical services unit and the supervisory services unit.
Sec. A-2. Costs to the Highway Fund. There is allocated in Part E of this Act funding sufficient when combined with other available funds to cover the costs to the Highway Fund in the amount of $1,405,886 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997; in the amount of $1,617,465 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998; and in the amount of $3,314,040 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999 to fund salary and benefit changes of the collective bargaining agreements made by the State and the Maine State Employees Association for the administrative services bargaining unit, the operations, maintenance and support services unit, the professional and technical services unit and the supervisory services unit.
Sec. A-3. Special account funding. Funding provided by this Act must be segregated into a special account to be made available as needed upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer with the approval of the Governor. The funds must include retirement costs. Positions supported from sources of funding other than the General Fund and the Highway Fund must be funded whenever possible from those other sources.
Sec. A-4. Lump sum payment. A lump sum payment equal to 2.25% of the employee's base rate paid for the first 26 paychecks in calendar year 1996 must be paid to each employee included in the administrative services bargaining unit, the operations, maintenance and support services unit, the professional and technical services unit and the supervisory services unit, consistent with the terms of the collective bargaining agreements. This sum may not be considered earnable compensation under the Maine State Retirement System.
Sec. A-5. Adjustment of salary schedules for fiscal year 1997-98. Effective at the beginning of the pay week commencing closest to July 1, 1997, the salary schedules for employees in the administrative services bargaining unit, the operations, maintenance and support services unit, the professional and technical services unit and the supervisory services unit must be adjusted by 2%, consistent with the terms of the collective bargaining agreements.
Sec. A-6. Adjustment of salary schedules for fiscal year 1998-99. Effective at the beginning of the pay week commencing closest to July 1, 1998, the salary schedules for employees in the administrative services bargaining unit, the operations, maintenance and support services unit, the professional and technical services unit and the supervisory services unit must be adjusted by 2%, consistent with the terms of the collective bargaining agreements.
Sec. A-7. Adjustment of mileage allowance. Consistent with the terms of the collective bargaining agreements, the mileage allowance rate for employees in the administrative services bargaining unit, the operations, maintenance and support services unit, the professional and technical services unit and the supervisory services unit must be increased to $.23 per mile effective July 1, 1997 and $.24 per mile effective July 1, 1998.
Sec. A-8. New employees; similar and equitable treatment. Employees in classifications included in the administrative services bargaining unit, the operations, maintenance and support services unit, the professional and technical services unit and the supervisory services unit who are excluded from collective bargaining pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 979-A, subsection 6, paragraphs E and F must be given similar and equitable treatment on a pro rata basis to that given employees covered by the collective bargaining agreements, except that nonstatus employees in acting capacity, intermittent or project positions may not receive any lump sum payment provided in section 4 of this Part.
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