5. The Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources shall review the personnel policies and practices of the Maine Military Authority for consistency with the Civil Service Law. When the bureau has determined that the policies and practices of the authority are in compliance with the Civil Service Law, it shall authorize administration of civil service and classification functions at the authority to the extent the authority's actions are consistent with applicable law and with any existing collective bargaining agreement or practice.

The existing job titles in use at the authority must be established within the state classification file, with distinguishing class codes to be used solely by the authority. New positions must be established through a process and specifications must be written in a format mutually agreed upon between the bureau and the authority in a manner consistent with any existing collective bargaining obligation or practice.

6. Fringe benefits from current Maine Military Authority employment of transferred personnel, including vacation and sick leave, accrued seniority, health and life insurance and retirement, remain with the transferred personnel. The rights and benefits under statutes, rules and applicable collective bargaining agreements in effect on the effective date of this Act must be maintained for all personnel at the authority until changed in accordance with applicable labor law principles. The rights and benefits of personnel hired after the effective date of this Act whose positions are included within a bargaining unit are the same as those transferred employees once the newly hired personnel are eligible employees under applicable law or the applicable collective bargaining agreement. To the extent permitted by law the authority shall bargain collectively with its employees and administer any collective bargaining agreements.

7. All transferred employees who are represented by a bargaining agent on the effective date of this Act continue to be represented by that bargaining agent. Following the effective date of this Act, a petition for decertification or certification of a new bargaining agent may be filed in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, chapter 9-B and the rules of the Maine Labor Relations Board.

8. The Department of Administrative and Financial Services shall assist the Maine Military Authority with the orderly