Sec. A-1. Costs to the General Fund. There is appropriated in Part B of this Act funding sufficient when combined with other available funds to cover the costs to the General Fund in the amount of $56,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997; in the amount of $62,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998; and in the amount of $126,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999 to implement the economic terms of the collective bargaining agreement made by the State and the Maine State Troopers Association for the state police bargaining unit.
Sec. A-2. Costs to the Highway Fund. There is allocated in Part B of this Act funding sufficient when combined with other available funds to cover the costs to the Highway Fund in the amount of $168,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997; in the amount of $93,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998; and in the amount of $189,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999 to fund salary and benefit changes of the collective bargaining agreement made by the State and the Maine State Troopers Association for the state police bargaining unit.
Sec. A-3. Special account funding. Funding provided by this Act must be segregated into a special account to be made available as needed upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer with the approval of the Governor. The funds must include retirement costs. Positions supported from sources of funding other than the General Fund and the Highway Fund must be funded whenever possible from those other sources.
Sec. A-4. Lump-sum payment. A lump-sum payment equal to 2.25% of the employee's base rate paid for the first 26 paychecks in calendar year 1996 must be paid to each employee included in the state police bargaining unit, consistent with the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. This sum may not be considered earnable compensation under the Maine State Retirement System.
Sec. A-5. Adjustment of salary schedules for fiscal year 1997-98. Effective at the beginning of the pay week commencing closest to July 1, 1997, the salary schedules for employees in the state police bargaining unit must be adjusted by 2%, consistent with the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.
Sec. A-6. Adjustment of salary schedules for fiscal year 1998-99. Effective at the beginning of the pay week commencing closest to July 1, 1998, the salary schedules for employees in the state police bargaining unit must be adjusted by 2%, consistent with the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.
Sec. A-7. New employees; similar and equitable treatment. Employees in classifications included in the state police bargaining unit who are excluded from collective bargaining pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 979-A, subsection 6, paragraphs E and F must be given similar and equitable treatment on a pro rata basis to that given employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement, except that nonstatus employees in acting capacity, intermittent or project positions may not receive any lump-sum payment provided in section 4 of this Part.
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