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,
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 E, §§1 and 2 are repealed.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 E, §1, as amended by PL 2013, c. 425, §1, is repealed.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 E, §2 is repealed.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 |
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|
|
| 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 |
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GENERAL FUND
|
$497,918 | $4,509,007 |
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|
|
| 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 |
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|
|
| 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 |
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|
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| 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.