Sec. QQQ-4. Excepted employees; similar and equitable treatment. For the purposes of this Part, "excepted employees" means the employees within the Judicial Department who are in positions excluded from bargaining units pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 1282, subsection 5, paragraphs C, D and E, other than those referred to in section 3 of this Part. Excepted employees must be given similar and equitable treatment on a pro rata basis similar to that treatment given employees covered by the collective bargaining agreements.

Sec. QQQ-5. Costs to General Fund. Costs to the General Fund must be provided in the Salary Plan account referred to in Part SSS, section 1 of this Act, in the amount of $600,110 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006 and in the amount of $1,242,715 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007 to implement the economic terms of the collective bargaining agreements made between the Judicial Department and the Maine State Employees Association for the administrative services bargaining unit, the supervisory bargaining unit and the professional bargaining unit and, notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 1285, subsection 1, paragraph E, for the costs of those Judicial Department employees excluded from collective bargaining pursuant to Title 26, section 1282, subsection 5, paragraphs C, D, E, F and G.

PART RRR

Sec. RRR-1. 5 MRSA §8, as amended by PL 2001, c. 438, Pt. D, §1, is further amended to read:

§8. Mileage allowance

The State shall pay for the use of privately owned automobiles for travel by employees of the State in the business of the State such reimbursement as agreed to between the State and their certified or recognized bargaining agent. For employees and state officers and officials not subject to any such agreement, the State shall pay 30¢ 36¢ per mile effective July 1, 2001 January 1, 2006 and 32¢ 38¢ per mile effective July 1, 2002 January 1, 2007 for miles actually traveled on state business. The Governor may suspend the operation of this section and require state officials and employees to travel in automobiles owned or controlled by the State, if such automobiles are available.