Sec. E-2. Authorization for reimbursement of costs associated with contract resolution. The Department of Administrative and Financial Services may be reimbursed from the Salary Plan program for the costs of contract resolution, administration, implementation and other costs required by the process of collective bargaining and negotiation procedures.

PART F

Sec. F-1. 5 MRSA §8, as amended by PL 1997, c. 3, 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 22¢ per mile effective July 1, 1982, 23¢ per mile effective July 1, 1997 and 24¢ per mile effective July 1, 1998, 26__per mile effective January 1, 2000 and 28__per mile effective January 1, 2001 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.

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

SUMMARY

1. Part A implements the cost items in the collective bargaining agreements reached between the State and the Maine State Employees Association for employees in the administrative services bargaining unit, law enforcement services bargaining unit, operations, maintenance and support services unit, professional and technical services unit and the supervisory services unit in the following ways.