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An Act To Fund Merit and Longevity Pay for Executive, Judicial and Legislative Branch Employees Pursuant to a Collective Bargaining Agreement
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas,  legislation enacted in the First Regular Session of the 126th Legislature again restricted the eligibility of employees in the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government to receive merit pay increases and longevity pay; and
Whereas,  this legislation needs to take effect before the end of the 2013-14 fiscal year in order to provide eligible employees with earned benefits; 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.  PL 2013, c. 354, Pt. E, §§1 and 2  are repealed.
Sec. 2. PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. E, §1, as amended by PL 2013, c. 425, §1, is repealed.
Sec. 3.  PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. E, §2  is repealed.
Sec. 4. Calculation and transfer; Highway Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer, upon approval of the Governor, shall reverse the financial order authorized by Public Law 2013, chapter 354, Part E, section 3. These transfers are considered adjustments to allocations in fiscal year 2013-14 and fiscal year 2014-15.
Sec. 5. Calculation and transfer; General Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer, upon approval of the Governor, shall reverse the financial order authorized by Public Law 2013, chapter 368, Part E, section 3. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2013-14 and fiscal year 2014-15.
Sec. 6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Executive Branch Departments and Independent Agencies - Statewide 0017
 
Initiative: Provides funding to offset savings from eliminating merit increases for fiscal year 2014-15.

GENERAL FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
Personal Services	$0	$3,829,314	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$3,829,314	

Executive Branch Departments and Independent Agencies - Statewide 0017
 
Initiative: Provides funding to offset savings from eliminating certain longevity payments.

GENERAL FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
Personal Services	$294,060	$444,824	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$294,060	$444,824	

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2013-14	2014-15	
			
GENERAL FUND	$294,060	$4,274,138	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$294,060	$4,274,138	

JUDICIAL, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063
 
Initiative: Provides funding to offset savings from eliminating certain longevity payments.

GENERAL FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
Personal Services	$201,087	$226,770	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$201,087	$226,770	

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2013-14	2014-15	
			
GENERAL FUND	$201,087	$226,770	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$201,087	$226,770	

LEGISLATURE
 
Legislature 0081
 
Initiative: Provides funding to offset savings from eliminating certain longevity payments.

GENERAL FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
Personal Services	$2,771	$7,816	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$2,771	$7,816	

LEGISLATURE			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2013-14	2014-15	
			
GENERAL FUND	$2,771	$7,816	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$2,771	$7,816	

PROGRAM EVALUATION AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, OFFICE OF
 
Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability 0976
 
Initiative: Provides funding to offset savings from eliminating certain longevity payments.

GENERAL FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
Personal Services	$0	$283	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$283	

PROGRAM EVALUATION AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, OFFICE OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2013-14	2014-15	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$283	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$283	

SECTION TOTALS	2013-14	2014-15	
			
GENERAL FUND	$497,918	$4,509,007	
			
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$497,918	$4,509,007	
 
Sec. 7. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Executive Branch Departments and Independent Agencies - Statewide 0017
 
Initiative: Provides funding to offset savings from eliminating merit increases for fiscal year 2014-15.

HIGHWAY FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
Personal Services	$0	$698,601	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$0	$698,601	

Executive Branch Departments and Independent Agencies - Statewide 0017
 
Initiative: Provides funding to offset savings from eliminating certain longevity payments.

HIGHWAY FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
Personal Services	$70,600	$107,949	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$70,600	$107,949	

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2013-14	2014-15	
			
HIGHWAY FUND	$70,600	$806,550	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$70,600	$806,550	
 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.
 
SUMMARY
This bill repeals the sections of Public Law 2013, chapters 354 and 368 that prohibited merit increases for employees in the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government in fiscal year 2014-15 and longevity payments to individuals not eligible on June 30, 2013. It includes General Fund appropriations and Highway Fund allocations to offset reductions made in the biennial budgets for 2014-2015 to restore funding for merit increases and longevity payments.