An Act To Make Technical Corrections to the Employment Security Law
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2007
Committee: Labor
Sponsors: DUPREY, DOW, HAMPER, HASKELL, JACKSON, THOMAS, TUTTLE
Amends: 26 MRSA §1166

Legislative Document 
No. 2007 
S.P.801 
December 18,2007 
An Act To Make Technical Corrections to the Employment Security 
Law 
(EMERGENCy) 
Submitted by the Department of Labor pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 18, 2007. Referred to the Committee 
on Labor pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator STR,lMLING of Cumberland. 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Cosponsored by Representative DUPREY of Hampden and Senator: DOW of Lincoln, 
Representatives: HAMPER of Oxford, HASKELL of Portland, JACKSON of Allagash, 
THOMAS of Ripley, TUTTLE of Sanford. 
Printed on ~c1ed paper 
I 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the Competitive Skills Scholarship Fund was created in the First Regular 
Session ofthe I 23rd Legislature; and 
Whereas, the legislation creat,mg the Competitive Skills Scholarship Fund requires 
the Department of Labor to bring in approximately $3,000,000 to the fund over the 
calendar year beginning January I, 2008; and 
• 
Whereas, the Competitive Skills Scholarship Fund planned yield is a variable in the 
calculation ofthe fund contributions; and 
Whereas, a technical correction has been identified as needed in the definition of 
the Competitive Skills Scholarship Fund planned yield; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1166, sub-§l,~, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 352, Pt. A, §1, is 
amended to read: 
B. "Competitive Skills Scholarship Fund planned yield" means the percentage of 
wages, as defined in section 1043, subsection 19, equal to .02% of the eOAtr1s\:ItioAs 
e.f total wages for each contributing employer subject to this chapter. 
Sec.2. 26 MRS A §2033, sub-§4, ~A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 352, Pt. A, §3, is 
amended to read: 
A. The education or training provided through the program must be for employment 
in industries with significant demand for skilled labor that have been: 
(1) Identified by the DivisioA of Lasor Market IAformation Sen'iees Center for 
Workforce Research and Information as providing opportunity for employment 
in jobs with high compensation; 
(2) Recommended by the Maine Jobs Council; and 
(3) Approved by the Governor or the Governor's designee. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill corrects a wording error in the definition of the Competitive Skills 
Scholarship Fund planned yield and updates a reference to the former Division of Labor 
Page I -123LR3191(OI)-1 
J 
Market Information within the Department of Labor. 
It is now called the Center for 
Workforce Research and Information.