An Act To Support Realize!Maine To Attract and Retain Young People in the State's Workforce
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0750
Committee Amendment CA_A_H247 (House)
Amends: 10 MRSA §917-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " 
to H.P. 571, L.D. 750, Bill, "An Act To 
Support Realize!Maine To Attract and Retain Young People in the State's Workforce" 
Amend the biIl by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Support Efforts To Attract and Retain Young People in the 
State's Workforce' 
Amend the biIl by striking out everything after section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec.2. 10 MRSA §917-A, sub-§6 is enacted to read: 
6. Attract and retain youth in the State. The Maine Development Foundation 
shall establish and oversee an initiative to develop, recommend and implement specific 
strategies and efforts to attract and retain youth in this State. For the purposes of this 
subsection, "youth" means persons 20 to 40 years of age. The initiative must be guided 
by an independent steering committee selected by the Maine Development Foundation 
Board of Directors that is composed of youth with a diverse representation of gender, 
race, geography, professional sector and education and including representation from 
regional young persons groups and networks across the State. The Maine Development 
Foundation shall perfonn activities to advance this initiative, including but not limited to: 
A. The support of regional efforts in this State to connect, attract and retain youth. 
Areas of support include professional and leadership development, social networking 
and community building and collaboration between regional groups for the purpose 
of promoting best practices; 
B. The support and promotion of existing and emerging economic development, 
public policy and community initiatives that expand opportunities for youth in this 
State; and 
C. The development and oversight of a comprehensive website linking youth to 
professional, educational, social, recreational, cultural and civic opportunities in this 
State. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 571, L.D. 750 
Sec. 3. Report. By February 1, 2009, the Maine Development Foundation shall 
report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
business, research and economic development matters on the progress made pursuant to 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, section 917 -A, subsection 6 to attract and retain 
young people in this State and to support regional efforts in this State to connect, attract 
and retain people 20 to 40 years of age and the foundation's use of any state funds 
appropriated to support these efforts across the State. 
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, MAINE 
Development Foundation 0198 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to support and increase activities, programs and 
outreach to attract and retain young people in the State within the Maine Development 
Foundation's responsibilities pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, section 
917-A, subsection 6. The foundation may use the appropriated funds to support any of 
these efforts, provided that not less than 50% of the funds be used to support regional 
efforts across the State. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2007-08 
$100,000 
$100,000 
2008-09 
$100,000 
$100,000 
This amendment replaces section 2 of the bill with new language describing the 
Maine Development Foundation's responsibility to establish and oversee an initiative to 
develop, recommend and implement specific strategies and efforts to attract and retain 
youth in Maine. It also requires the foundation to report to the joint standing committee 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over business, research and economic development 
matters by February 1, 2009 on the progress made pursuant to the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 10, section 917-A, subsection 6 to attract and retain young people in Maine 
and to support regional efforts in Maine to connect, attract and retain people 20 to 40 
years of age and the foundation's use of any state funds appropriated to support these 
efforts across the State. It also amends the initiative section of the appropriations and 
allocations section to require the foundation to use the appropriated funds to support any 
of these efforts to provide programs and outreach to attract and retain young people in 
Maine, provided that not less than 50% of the funds be used to support regional efforts 
across the State. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05108/07 
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LD750 
LR 1855(02) 
An Act To Support Realize!Maine To Attract and Retain Young People in the State's Workforce 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A " 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
"ppropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$100,000 
$100,000 
2008-09 
$100,000 
$100,000 
Projections 
2009-10 
$100,000 
$100,000 
Projections 
2010-11 
$100,000 
$100,000 
This bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of$100,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2007-08 to the 
Maine Development Foundation to develop, recommend and implement specific strategies and efforts to retain and 
attract youth to Maine. 
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