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130th MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 1808 |
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LR 2288(02) |
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An Act To Address
Employee Retention at the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory and the
Computer Crimes Unit in the Department of Public Safety |
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Fiscal Note for
Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " " |
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Committee: Labor and Housing |
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes |
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| Fiscal Note |
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FY 2021-22 |
FY 2022-23 |
Projections FY 2023-24 |
Projections FY 2024-25 |
| Net Cost
(Savings) |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
$1,616,019 |
$23,887 |
$24,652 |
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Highway Fund |
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$0 |
$8,700 |
$8,978 |
$9,266 |
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| Appropriations/Allocations |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
$1,616,019 |
$23,887 |
$24,652 |
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Highway Fund |
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$0 |
$8,700 |
$8,978 |
$9,266 |
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| Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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Public Law 2021,
chapter 474 (LD 1101), enacted on July 15, 2021, provided civilian employees
of the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory or computer crimes unit within the
Department of Public Safety on or after October 1, 2021 the option to
participate in the 1998 Special Plan on a prospective basis if the employees
elected to participate by December 31, 2021. Based on an analysis performed
by MainePERS, the fiscal note for LD 1101 had assumed that 21 of the
estimated 32 eligible civilian employees would choose to participate in the
1998 Special Plan and funding was included in that enacted bill for the
estimated increase in employer contributions for those employees. |
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This bill
requires that, effective August 1, 2022, the retrospective service retirement
benefits for civilian employees of the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory or
computer crimes unit earned under the regular state employee and teacher plan
be calculated under a plan that allows for retirement after 25 years of
service regardless of age. The bill includes a one-time General Fund
appropriation of $1,592,873 in fiscal year 2022-23 to the Retirement System -
Retirement Allowance Fund within the Maine Public Employees Retirement System
for the cost of the unfunded actuarial liability created by allowing that
provision. |
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Also, as it is
now assumed that service retirement benefits for all eligible civilian
employees will be calculated under a plan that allows for retirement after 25
years of service regardless of age, this bill includes General Fund
appropriations of $23,146 and Highway Fund allocations of $8,700 in fiscal
year 2022-23 to the Department of Public Safety for the prospective costs of
increased employer contributions for the 11 civilian employees not included
in the funding provided in LD 1101. |
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