Bill > LD1265

This bill mandates that the Bureau of Human Resources, which oversees state employee compensation, must contract with an experienced outside contractor to conduct market pay studies every four years and comprehensive reviews of the state's classification plan for positions every ten years. These studies and reviews are crucial for ensuring state employees are paid competitively and that job classifications accurately reflect their duties, with the results being reported to legislative committees and employee bargaining agents. To fund these contracted services, the bill authorizes a transfer of $2,000,000 from the Department of Administrative and Financial Services' Salary Plan program to the General Fund, with a corresponding appropriation of $2,000,000 for the 2026-27 fiscal year to cover the costs of these studies and reviews.

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https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1265&snum=132