36 This bill requires:
1. A periodic updating of the compensation plan for classified state employees;
2. A market pay study every 2 years comparing the salaries of classified state employees with salaries of employees performing comparable work;
3. A comprehensive review of the classification plan every 10 years to make modifications and improvements as determined necessary;
4. The establishment of the State Employee Compensation Stabilization Fund to pay for the increase of state employee salaries as determined by market pay studies conducted, contracted or reviewed by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and as agreed upon through negotiations with the labor organization representing state employees. Funding for the State Employee Compensation Stabilization Fund comes from 1% of the unappropriated General Fund surplus at the close of each fiscal year;
5. The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services to complete a comprehensive review of the classification and compensation system for employees of the executive branch of the State performed pursuant to a memorandum of agreement executed with the Maine State Employees Association on June 25, 2019, including a recalculation of the market salary report using current salary data;
6. The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services to submit a report based upon recommendations made by a consultant commissioned by the commissioner to perform a comprehensive review of the classification and compensation system for employees of the executive branch of the State;
7. The implementation, by July 1, 2024, of the recommendations to close the pay gap. If the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services fails to implement the recommendations by July 1, 2024, the salaries of all state employees is increased by 5%; and
8. One-time funding to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to commission the comprehensive review.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1854, HP 1184: 5.1536, 5.7061