Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1744: An Act to Modify Provisions of the State Civil Service System Governing Employee Recruitment and Retention
Status: Signed into law, April 3, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Modify Provisions of the State Civil Service System Governing Employee Recruitment and Retention.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Modify Provisions of the State Civil Service System Governing Employee Recruitment and Retention Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §7065, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1993, c. 705, §1, is further amended to read: 2. Salary limits. No A position may not be assigned a salary greater than the maximum or less than the minimum rates fixed in the compensation plan except as provided by subsection 2‐D 2-E. Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §7065, sub-§2-D, as corrected by RR 2023, c. 1, Pt. B, §38 and affected by §50, is repealed. Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §7065, sub-§2-E is enacted to read: 2-E. Recruitment and retention adjustments. The following provisions govern the process of requesting a recruitment and retention adjustment. A. An agency or bargaining agent shall file a request for a recruitment and retention adjustment with the Bureau of Human Resources on forms prescribed by the bureau. B. When a request for a recruitment and retention adjustment is filed by an agency or bargaining agent with the Bureau of Human Resources under paragraph A, the officer shall conduct a preliminary review to determine the extent to which vacancy rates, turnover rates or other workforce indicators identified in the request are attributable to any of the following conditions: (1) Statewide or departmental hiring freezes, position holds, delays in hiring authorizations or …
Sponsors
- David Rollins (D, 59) · primary sponsor
- Beebe-Center, Pinny H. (D, 12)
- Richard Bennett (R, 18)
- Suzanne Salisbury (D, 128)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-857), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-857) READ and ADOPTED. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-857).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Committee on LABOR suggested and ordered printed. On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, Legislature, Senate, STATE GOVERNMENT, Other, STATE PERSONNEL
Common questions
- What is LD1744?
- LD1744 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Modify Provisions of the State Civil Service System Governing Employee Recruitment and Retention.
- What does LD1744 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Modify Provisions of the State Civil Service System Governing Employee Recruitment and Retention.
- What is the status of LD1744?
- Signed into law as of April 3, 2026. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored LD1744?
- David Rollins (D, 59), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1744?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1744&snum=132
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