An Act To Remove the Sunset on Part;-time Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0309
House Amendment HA_C_H402 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ,,~ to H.P. 233, L.D. 309, Bill, "An Act To 
Remove the Sunset on Part;-time Unemployment Insurance Benefits" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
. Sec. 2. Education and training pilot program. 
By October l, 
2005, the Department of Labor shall develop within its existing 
resources an education and training pilot program, referred to in 
this section as "the program," for unemployed part-time workers 
as described in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 
1192, subsection 3, paragraph A that is designed to enhance the 
employability and economic security of those workers. 
1. 
Design of program. 
In designing 
the 
program, 
the 
department shall: 
A. 
Develop 
methods 
to 
facilitate 
the 
participants' 
efficient transition from receiving compensation under the 
unemployment compensation insurance system to obtaining new 
job placements; 
B. 
Minimize the impact on the Unemployment Trust Fund from 
extending unemployment compensation benefits to unemployed 
part-time workers and explore methods to stabilize the fund; 
C. 
Maximize the use of its existing resources in order to 
deliver the education and training services and ensure that 
necessary 
support 
services 
are 
made 
available 
to 
participants in the program; and 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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D. 
Operate the program through the career center network in 
partnership 
with 
community-based 
education 
programs, 
including 
local 
adult 
education 
programs, 
the 
Maine 
Community College System and the University of Maine System. 
2. 
Report. 
The department shall report on the results of 
the program to the Joint Standing Committee on Labor by January 
15, 2006, together with recommendations on making permanent such 
an education and training program, 
any necessary implementing 
legislation 
and 
any 
additional 
recommendations 
that 
would 
increase 
the 
availability 
of 
skilled 
workers 
for 
Maine's 
businesses. 
After 
receipt 
and 
review 
of 
the 
report 
and 
recommendations, 
the 
Joint Standing Committee on Labor shall 
report 
out 
legislation to 
make 
permanent 
an 
education 
and 
training program for unemployed part-time workers. ' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment directs the Department of Labor to develop as 
a pilot program an education and training program for unemployed 
part-time workers that is designed to enhance the employability 
and economic security of those workers. 
In designing the pilot 
program, 
the 
department 
is 
directed 
to 
develop 
methods 
to 
facilitate the participants' efficient transition from receiving 
compensation under the unemployment compensation insurance system 
to obtaining new job placements and to minimize the impact on the 
Unemployment Trust Fund from extending unemployment compensation 
benefits to unemployed part-time workers. 
The 
department is 
directed to report its results to the Joint Standing Committee on 
Labor by January 15, 2006. 
FISCAL I"OTE REQUitEb 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: ~~.4~~~~f-~ 
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(Representative 
TOWN: 
Van Buren 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/17/05 )'Iiyac::.. 
LD309 
LR 0581(11) 
An Act To Remove the Sunset on Part-time Unemployment Insurance Benefits 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment 'V 
Sponsor: Rep. Smith 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Current biennium cost increase - Federal Expenditures Fund 
This amendment requires the Department of Labor to establish a pilot program within existing resources to provide 
education and training for unemployed part-time workers. Requiring that the additional cost to establish the required 
pilot program be absorbed within the department's existing budgeted resources will result in less money being 
a'lUlilable to support the infrastructure of the Career Centers. 
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