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 the cost of salary adjustments and other employee economic benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the commonwealth and the Massachusetts Nurses Association (Unit 7), and for costs pursuant to Article 13C of the approved collective bargaining agreement between the commonwealth and the National Association of Government Employees, Local R1-207 (Unit 6), 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 one hundred and ninety-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and eighty-seven, the sums so appropriated to be in addition to any amounts available for the purpose.

SECTION 2. `tm;keep=no `tcol=6,B4;c1=1,9,tu,T;c2=1,78,tuc;c3=1,78,tuc;c4=12,53,tfh1;c5=16,49,tu;c6=66,13,tur `tc3 EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE. `tc2 Collective Bargaining. `t+1

`tch `tc1 `ts Item `t+1 `tch;end `tc1 1108-3200 `tc4 For the purposes of the commonwealth's contributions for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and eighty-eight to health and welfare funds established pursuant to certain collective bargaining agreements; provided, however, that said contributions shall be calculated as provided in the applicable collective bargaining agreement, and shall be paid to such trust funds on a monthly basis, or on such other basis as the applicable collective bargaining agreement provides `tc6 $140,000 `tc1 1599-3651 `tc4 For a reserve to meet the cost of certain salary adjustments and other employee economic benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the commonwealth and the Massachusetts Nurses Association (Unit 7), 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 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 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 years nineteen hundred and eighty-eight and nineteen hundred and eighty-nine 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 said 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; provided, further, that no transfers shall be made as authorized herein without prior notification of the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided, further, that the secretary of administration shall implement said salary adjustments and benefits within sixty days of the effective date of this act; and provided, further, that this appropriation shall expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eighty-nine `tc6 $12,402,000 `tcol;end `tm;keep=yes

SECTION 3. Section 2 of chapter 18 of the acts of 1988 is hereby amended by inserting the following item:- `tm;keep=no `tcol=6,B4;c1=1,9,tu,T;c2=1,78,tuc;c3=1,78,tuc;c4=12,53,tfh1;c5=16,49,tu;c6=66,13,tur `tc1 1108-3640 `tc4 For the purpose of meeting the commonwealth's obligations pursuant to the provisions of article thirteen C of the collective bargaining agreement between the commonwealth and the National Association of Government Employees, Local R1-207 (Unit 6) provided, however, that no funds appropriated herein shall be expended for or in relation to child care or day care facilities, services, or benefits, except in accordance with a spending plan approved by the director of the office for children, after consultation with the joint labor-management committee established under said article thirteen C, and filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means prior to any such expenditure `tc6 $50,000 `tcol;end

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.