An Act Concerninq the Provision of Information and Services to Businesses and Workers in Response to Certain Events Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 4 and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 4. 5 MRS A §13056, sub-§8 is enacted to read: 8. Lead agen£Y for business assistance in response to certain events. Be the lead agency for the State to provide information and business assistance to employers and businesses as part of the State's response to an event that causes the Department of Labor to carry out rapid-response activities as described in 29 United States Code, Sections 2801 to 2872 (2002). Sec. 5. Department of Labor to develop directory. The Department of Labor, within 90 days from the effective date of this Act, shall develop a directory of relevant and appropriate agencies and organizations whose resources could be beneficial to laid-off workers. The directory must be made available to employers and others involved in developing community responses to small or large events involving layoffs of workers. Page l-LR1812(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0918
Committee Amendment CA_A_H183 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "{},, to H.P. 675, L.D. 918, Bill, "An 
Act 
To 
Designate 
the 
Department 
of 
Economic 
and 
Community 
Development as the Lead Agency in the State's Response to Certain 
Events" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act Concerninq the Provision of Information and Services to 
Businesses and Workers in Response to Certain Events' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 4 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 4. 5 MRS A §13056, sub-§8 is enacted to read: 
8. 
Lead agen£Y for business assistance in response to 
certain events. 
Be the lead agency for the State to provide 
information and business assistance to employers and businesses 
as part of the State's response to an event that causes the 
Department of Labor to carry out rapid-response activities as 
described in 29 United States Code, Sections 2801 to 2872 (2002). 
Sec. 5. Department of Labor to develop directory. 
The Department 
of Labor, within 90 days from the effective date of this Act, 
shall develop a directory of relevant and appropriate agencies 
and organizations whose resources could be beneficial to laid-off 
workers. 
The directory must be made available to employers and 
others involved in developing community responses to small or 
large events involving layoffs of workers.' 
Page l-LR1812(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
,,,,.' , 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" I} .. to H.P. 675, L.D. 918 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
designates 
the 
Department 
of 
Tourism, 
Economic 
and 
Community 
Development 
as 
the 
lead 
agency 
for 
providing information and business assistance to employers and 
businesses in response to an event that triggers rapid-response 
activi ties. 
The bill would have designated that department as 
the lead agency for the entire State response to such an event. 
The amendment retains for the Department of Labor its current 
role as the lead agency for providing assistance to workers 
affected by such an event and directs the Department of Labor, 
within 90 days from the effective date of the Act, to develop a 
directory of organizations that can provide resources to laid-off 
workers. 
FISCAL ~OTE REQt;lRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
, 
Approved: 04120/03 ;'I;P'ac. 
I2lst Maine Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD918 
An Act Concerning the Provision of Information and Services to 
Businesses and Workers in Response to Certain Events 
LR 1812(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
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