Session Laws

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. To provide for certain collective bargaining costs, including the cost of salary adjustments and other employee economic benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the commonwealth and the National Association of Government Employees, Local RI-219-Unit 3, by the memorandum of understanding between the commonwealth and the Massachusetts Nurses Association-Unit 7 for certain class reallocations, by the collective bargaining agreement between the board of regents of higher education and the University Staff Association/MTA/NEA at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and by the collective bargaining agreement between the board of regents of higher education and AFSCME/AFL-CIO, SEIU/AFL-CIO, and IBEW/AFL-CIO, and to provide for the cost of certain salary adjustments and other employee economic benefits authorized by chapter five hundred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen hundred and eighty-six and by chapter five hundred and twenty of the acts of nineteen hundred and eighty-six, the sums set forth in section two are hereby appropriated, subject to the provisions of law regulating the disbursement of public funds and the conditions pertaining to appropriations in chapter two hundred and six of the acts of nineteen hundred and eighty-six.

SECTION 2.

`tm;keep=no `tcol=6,B4;c1=1,9,tu,T;c2=1,78,tuc;c3=1,78,tuc;c4=11,53,tfh1;c5=15,49,tu;c6=65,14,tur `tc3 JUDICIARY. `tc2 Trial Court. `tch `tc1 `ts Item `t+1 `tch;end `tc1 0330-0701 `tc4 For a reserve to meet the fiscal year nineteen hundred and eighty-six and nineteen hundred and eighty-seven costs of certain salary adjustments and other employee economic benefits authorized by chapter five hundred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen hundred and eighty-six; provided, however, that the chief administrative justice of the trial court is hereby authorized to transfer from the sum appropriated herein to other items of appropriation and allocations thereof for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and eighty-seven such amounts as are necessary to meet the cost of said adjustments and benefits where the amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance is authorized to allocate the cost of such adjustments and benefits to the several state or other funds to which such items of appropriation are charged; and, provided further, that no transfers shall be made as authorized herein without prior approval of the house and senate committees on ways and means `tc6 $2,550,020 `tc1 0330-0702 `tc4 For a reserve to meet the fiscal year nineteen hundred and eighty-six and nineteen hundred and eighty-seven costs of certain salary adjustments and other employee economic benefits authorized by chapter five hundred and twenty of the acts of nineteen hundred and eighty-six; provided, however, that the chief administrative justice of the trial court is hereby authorized to transfer from the sum appropriated herein to other items of appropriation and allocations thereof for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and eighty-seven such amounts as are necessary to meet the cost of said adjustments and benefits where the amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose; provided, further, that the secretary of administration and finance is authorized to allocate the cost of such adjustments and benefits to the several state or other funds to which such items of appropriation are charged; and, provided further, that no transfers shall be made as authorized herein without prior approval of the house and senate committees on ways and means `tc6 $2,486,752 `tc3 EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE. `tc2 Collective Bargaining. `tc1 1105-3606 `tc4 For the purpose of meeting the commonwealth's obligations pursuant to the provisions of articles nineteen, twenty-three and twenty-five A of the collective bargaining agreement between the commonwealth and the National Association of Government Employees, Local RI-219-Unit 3 `tc6 $55,000 `tc1 1599-3606 `tc4 For a reserve to meet the cost of salary adjustments and other employee economic benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the commonwealth and the National Association of Government Employees, Local RI-219-Unit 3, and to meet the cost of salary adjustments and other economic benefits necessary to provide equal salary adjustments or benefits to employees employed in "confidential" positions which would otherwise be covered by said collective bargaining agreement; provided, however, that the personnel administrator, with the approval of the secretary of administration and finance, shall determine such salary adjustments and other economic benefits for "confidential" employees in accordance with the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement then in effect which would otherwise cover said positions; provided, further, that said secretary is hereby authorized to transfer from the sum appropriated herein to other items of appropriation and allocations thereof for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and eighty-seven such amounts as are necessary to meet the cost of said adjustments and benefits where the amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose; provided, further, that said secretary is authorized to allocate the cost of such salary adjustments and benefits to the several state or other funds to which such items of appropriation are charged; provided, further, that copies of said collective bargaining agreement, together with an analysis of all cost items contained in said agreement and all changes to be made in the schedules of permanent and temporary positions required by said agreement, shall be filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means prior to the transfer or allocation of any amounts necessary to meet the cost of said adjustments and benefits; and, provided further, that no transfers shall be made as authorized herein without prior approval of the house and senate committees on ways and means `tc6 $2,394,000 `tc1 1599-3607 `tc4 For a reserve to meet the cost of salary adjustments and other employee economic benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the board of regents of higher education and the University Staff Association/MTA/NEA at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst; provided, however, that the secretary of administration and finance is hereby authorized to transfer from the sum appropriated herein to other items of appropriation and allocations thereof for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and eighty-seven such amounts as are necessary to meet the cost of said adjustments and benefits where the amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose; provided, further, that said secretary is authorized to allocate the cost of such salary adjustments and benefits to the several state or other funds to which such items of appropriation are charged; provided, further, that copies of said collective bargaining agreement, together with an analysis of all cost items contained in said agreement and all changes to be made in the schedules of permanent and temporary positions required by said agreement, shall be filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means prior to the transfer or allocation of any amounts necessary to meet the costs of said adjustments and benefits; and, provided further, that no transfers shall be made as authorized herein without prior approval of the house and senate committees on ways and means `tc6 $1,028,728 `tc1 1599-3608 `tc4 For a reserve to meet the cost of salary adjustments and other employee economic benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the board of regents of higher education and AFSCME/AFL-CIO, SEIU/AFL-CIO, and IBEW/AFL-CIO; provided, however, that the secretary of administration and finance is hereby authorized to transfer from the sum appropriated herein to other items of appropriation and allocations thereof for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and eighty-seven such amounts as are necessary to meet the cost of said adjustments and benefits where the amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose; provided, further, that said secretary is authorized to allocate the cost of such salary adjustments and benefits to the several state or other funds to which such items of appropriation are charged; provided, further, that copies of said collective bargaining agreement, together with an analysis of all cost items contained in said agreement and all changes to be made in the schedules of permanent and temporary positions required by said agreement, shall be filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means prior to the transfer or allocation of any amounts necessary to meet the cost of said adjustments and benefits; and, provided further, that no transfers shall be made as authorized herein without prior approval of the house and senate committees on ways and means `tc6 $4,874,926 `tc1 1599-3610 `tc4 For a reserve to meet the cost of certain salary adjustments and other employee economic benefits authorized by the supplemental agreement between the commonwealth and the Massachusetts Nurses Association-Unit 7 for certain class reallocations, and to meet the cost of salary adjustments and other economic benefits necessary to provide equal salary adjustments or benefits to employees employed in "confidential" positions which would otherwise be covered by said supplemental agreement; provided, however, that the personnel administrator, with the approval of the secretary of administration and finance, shall determine such salary adjustments and other economic benefits for "confidential" employees in accordance with the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement then in effect which would otherwise cover said positions; provided, further, that said secretary is hereby authorized to transfer from the sum appropriated herein to other items of appropriation for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and eighty-seven such amounts as are necessary to meet the cost of said adjustments and benefits where the amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose; provided, further, that said secretary is authorized to allocate the cost of such salary adjustments and benefits to the several state or other funds to which such said items of appropriation are charged; provided, further, that copies of said supplemental agreement, together with an analysis of all cost items contained in said agreement and all changes to be made in the schedules of permanent and temporary positions required by said agreement, shall be filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means prior to the transfer or allocation of any amounts necessary to meet the cost of said adjustments and benefits; and, provided further, that no transfers shall be made as authorized herein without prior approval of the house and senate committees on ways and means `tc6 $540,000 `tcol;end `tm;keep=yes

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.