CHAPTER 34
H.P. 1231 - L.D. 1656
An Act To Establish the Administrative Operating Budget for the Maine State Retirement System for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2005
Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, the 90-day period may not terminate until after the beginning of the next fiscal year; and
Whereas, certain obligations and expenses incident to the operation of the Maine State Retirement System will become due and payable before the 90-day period may terminate; 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. Allocation of funds. Administrative operating expenses of the Maine State Retirement System for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005 must be paid from the retirement system's Expense Fund in accordance with the following schedule.
2004-05
MAINE STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Personal Services $7,098,675
All Other 2,860,570
MAINE STATE
RETIREMENT SYSTEM __________
TOTAL ALLOCATIONS $9,959,245
Sec. 2. Attribution of costs. The expenses identified in section 1 are attributed as follows.
2004-05
MAINE STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
General Fund $6,697,592
Non-General Fund 1,508,826
Participating Local District and Other 1,752,827
MAINE STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM __________
TOTAL ATTRIBUTIONS $9,959,245
Sec. 3. Transfers of allocations; year-end balances. Transfers of allocations and carry-forwards of unexpended balances must be carried out in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 17103, subsection 13.
Sec. 4. Collective bargaining agreements approval. As required by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 17103, subsection 14, collective bargaining agreements covering the period beginning November 1, 2003 and ending October 31, 2006 between the Maine State Retirement System and the Maine State Employees Association for the retirement system's administrative services, professional-technical and supervisory bargaining units are approved. The allocations made in section 1 and the attributions made in section 2 include the amounts required to fund the collective bargaining agreements in fiscal year 2004-05. Amounts required to fund the collective bargaining agreements in fiscal year 2005-06 and 4 months of fiscal year 2006-07 are subject to specific appropriation requests to be submitted to the 122nd Legislature for review and approval.
Sec. 5. Authorization to expend retirement system reserve administrative operating funds. Of the amount authorized to be expended in section 1 for the administrative costs of the Maine State Retirement System, $400,000 must be provided from the system's reserve administrative operating funds.
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect July 1, 2004.
Effective July 1, 2004.
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