‘An Act To Provide for a Professional Wage and Statewide Teacher Contract’
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Session - 129th Maine Legislature C "B", Filing Number S-60, Sponsored by
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LR 171 Item 3 |
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Provide for a Professional Wage and Statewide Teacher Contract’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA c. 513 is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 513
STATEWIDE TEACHER CONTRACT
§ 14001. Statewide teacher contract
Beginning January 1, 2021, a public employer acting on behalf of a school administrative unit is represented in collective bargaining by the Governor or the Governor's designee representing the executive branch pursuant to Title 26, section 979-A, subsection 5. For purposes of this section, "public employer" has the same meaning as in Title 26, section 962, subsection 7.
Sec. 2. Plan to implement statewide collective bargaining for teachers. The Department of Administrative and Financial Services, referred to in this section as "the department," shall develop a plan to implement statewide collective bargaining for public school teachers beginning January 1, 2021.
1. Policy goals. The plan developed by the department must be designed to:
2. Participation; input. In the development of the plan, the department shall invite the participation of the Commissioner of Education, the Maine Public Employees Retirement System, the Maine State Employees Association, the Maine Education Association and the Maine School Superintendents Association.
3. Plan details. At a minimum, the plan developed by the department must:
4. Report; submission of proposed implementing legislation. No later than December 4, 2019, the department shall submit a report that includes its plan and recommendations, including proposed implementing legislation, for introduction to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature.’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report and replaces the bill, provides for statewide collective bargaining for teachers beginning January 1, 2021. The amendment directs the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to develop a plan to implement statewide collective bargaining for teachers and requires that the plan be designed to permit school administrative units to maintain local control and direction of teacher employment; to include for all public school teachers a uniform compensation system that is competitive and fair throughout the State; and to maximize opportunities for certain economies of scale through the statewide negotiation of teachers' benefits, including, but not limited to, health insurance. The department is directed to submit its plan, together with proposed implementing legislation, for introduction to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature.