| | 2.__Recommendation and approval.__Allotment of the funds under | subsection 1 is recommended by the State Budget Officer and | approved by the Governor by financial order as an allotment | increase in the annual work program; |
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| | 3.__Legislative review.__Allotment of the funds under | subsection 1 is subject to review by the joint standing committee | of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and | financial affairs; |
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| | 4.__30-day wait.__Allotment of the funds under subsection 1 | does not take effect until 30 days after the approval by the | Governor; and |
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| | 5.__Collective bargaining; detrimental effect.__Either one of | the following: |
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| A.__Allotment of the funds under subsection 1 is required to | provide for the costs of approved collective bargaining | agreements; or |
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| B.__Failure to allot the funds under subsection 1 could have | a significant detrimental impact on current programs. |
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| | In case of extraordinary emergency situations, the | requirements of subsection 4 may be waived by vote of the joint | standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over | appropriations and financial affairs. |
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| | Sec. T-8. 5 MRSA §1811, sub-§8, as corrected by RR 2003, c. 1, §3, is | amended to read: |
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| | 8. Cooperative purchasing. To permit any political | subdivision or school administrative district in the State or | nonprofit free health care clinic that provides free primary or | preventative services to make purchases of foodstuffs, materials, | equipment and supplies through the Bureau of General Services, | subject to such procedures, rules and regulations as may be | prescribed by the director. This subsection applies to a | municipality notwithstanding any provision in its municipal | charter to the contrary; and |
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| | Sec. T-9. 5 MRSA §1811, sub-§9, ¶K, as amended by PL 1991, c. 780, Pt. | Y, §66, is further amended to read: |
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| K. The Director of the Bureau of General Services shall report | to the joint standing committees of the legislature Legislature | having jurisdiction over state and local government matters and | appropriations and financial affairs matters by February 15th of | each year with respect to the |
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