Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.

SUMMARY

This bill accomplishes the following.

1. It clarifies the administrative and financial relationship between the Maine Military Authority and the State.

2. It requires the Maine Military Authority to preserve existing terms and conditions of employment for employees of the Maine Military Authority and the management practices relating to the terms and conditions of their employment to the greatest extent possible, consistent with the Civil Service Law and the state employee laws governing labor relations.

3. It provides that employees who were hired after the effective date of this bill have the same rights and benefits as transferred employees.

4. It requires that agreements between the Maine Military Authority and the bargaining agents in effect at the time of the Authority's status change to an executive branch agency must be maintained for bargaining unit personnel until changed in accordance with applicable labor law principles.