An Act To Rename the Maine Jobs Council as the State Workforce Investment Board and Make Changes to Its Structure
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1874
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: MARTIN, VOLK, MASON, JOHNSON
Amends: 26 MRSA §2004-A, 26 MRSA §2006, 26 MRSA §2033, 32 MRSA §1101, 35-A MRSA §10104

Legislative Document 
No. 1874 
S.P. 655 
In Senate, March 13, 2012 
An Act To Rename the Maine Jobs Council as the State Workforce 
Investment Board and Make Changes to Its Structure 
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator MARTIN of Kennebec.  (GOVERNOR'S BILL) 
Cosponsored by Representative VOLK of Scarborough and 
Senator: MASON of Androscoggin, Representative: JOHNSON of Greenville. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  26 MRSA §2004-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 114, §9, is 
amended to read: 
1.  Review plans.  Review plans, policies and standards proposed by a local board, 
the Maine Jobs Council State Workforce Investment Board, the Governor or any other 
agency under the Workforce Investment Act before final approval by the responsible 
entity; 
Sec. 2.  26 MRSA §2004-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 114, §9, is 
amended to read: 
3.  Receive reports.  Receive reports prepared by the Maine Jobs Council State 
Workforce Investment Board, a local board, the Governor or any agency in connection 
with implementation of the Workforce Investment Act, including the report required by 
section 3101. 
Sec. 3.  26 MRSA §2006, as amended by PL 2009, c. 12, §§1 and 2, is further 
amended to read: 
§2006.  Establishment of State Workforce Investment Board 
1.  Responsibilities.  The Maine Jobs Council State Workforce Investment Board, 
referred to in this section as "the board," is established to ensure that the State's workforce 
development system helps Maine people and businesses compete successfully in the 
global economy.  Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to: 
A.  Performing all of the duties and responsibilities of the state board as defined in 
the Workforce Investment Act, 29 United States Code, Section 2801, including, but 
not limited to, the duties and responsibilities set forth in subsection 5-D; 
B.  Recommending to the Governor a state workforce development plan designed to 
maximize utilization and effectiveness of state workforce development services; 
C.  Monitoring agency and system-wide strategic goals based on the statewide 
workforce development policy and strategic plan and evaluating progress toward 
meeting those goals; 
D.  Providing recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature that would 
improve system effectiveness and reduce system fragmentation; 
E.  Creating greater coordination between economic development and human 
resource development and education programs; 
F.  Ensuring a balance between rural and urban workforce development; 
G.  Providing policy oversight and recommendations to ensure the effectiveness of 
vocational programs for people with disabilities in order to support efforts that reduce 
barriers to employment; 
H.  Providing policy oversight and recommendations to ensure that self-employment, 
microenterprise and small business are part of the overall workforce development 
strategy; 
I.  Providing policy recommendations to ensure the effectiveness of work-related 
programs and services for youth, including youth with disabilities; and 
J.  Providing policy recommendations to ensure the effectiveness of work-related 
programs and services for "at-risk" youth. 
2.  Membership.  The council board consists of members appointed by the Governor. 
B.  Appointments must be consistent with the representation requirements of the 
Workforce Investment Act, including representatives from business and industry, 
organized labor, state agencies responsible for human resource programs and 
educational and community-based institutions. 
The Governor shall ensure that the council board and its technical support group the 
Program Policy Committee under subsection 7 have sufficient expertise to effectively 
carry out the duties and functions of the council board. 
3.  Terms of members.  One third of the initial appointees shall serve for a one-year 
term, 1/3 of the initial appointees shall serve for a 2-year term and 1/3 shall serve for a 3-
year term.  All subsequent appointees shall serve 3-year terms. 
4.  Chair and vice-chair.  The Governor shall appoint a chair and vice-chair from the 
membership of the council board to serve for a one-year term.  The Governor may 
reappoint members to serve as chair or vice-chair. 
5-A.  Apprenticeship.  In addition to its other duties, the council, through its 
Standing Committee on Apprenticeship,  shall perform the duties of the former State 
Apprenticeship and Training Council. 
A.  As used in this subsection, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following 
terms have the following meanings. 
(1)  "Apprentice" means a person at least 16 years of age who is employed under 
an apprenticeship agreement to work at and learn a specific occupation and is 
registered with the council. 
(2)  "Apprentice agreement" means a written agreement that is entered into by an 
apprentice or organization of employees with an employer or an association of 
employers and provides for the apprentice's participation in a definite sequence of 
job training and for such related and supplemental instruction as may be 
determined necessary for the apprentice to qualify as a journeyman in a particular 
occupation. 
(3)  "Committee" means the council's Standing Committee on Apprenticeship. 
(4)  "Journeyman upgrading" means continued related instruction advocated for 
by a sponsor, including joint apprenticeship and training committees or 
employers, for an individual who has fulfilled a bona fide apprenticeship as 
determined by the committee.  Enrollment criteria are established by the 
committee. 
(5)  "Sponsor" means an employer or a potential employer. 
B.  The committee is composed of 12 voting members appointed by the Governor and 
made up as follows: 4 members must be representatives of employees and be bona 
fide members of a recognized major labor organization; 4 members must be 
representatives of employers and be bona fide employers or authorized 
representatives of bona fide employers; and 4 members must be representatives of the 
public, selected from neither industrial employers nor employees, nor may they be 
directly concerned with any particular industrial employer or employee.  At least 2 
members who are representatives of the public must represent the interests of women, 
minorities and recipients of aid to families with dependent children who are in 
registered apprenticeships.   Each member holds office until a successor is appointed 
and qualified, and any vacancy must be filled by appointment for the unexpired 
portion of the term.  The chair of the committee must be a member of the committee 
and is named by the members of the committee.  The Commissioner of Labor or a 
designee, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development or a 
designee, the Commissioner of Education or a designee, the chair of the council or a 
member designee and the President of the Maine Community College System or a 
designee are nonvoting ex officio members of the committee. 
C.  The committee shall: 
(1)  Establish standards, through joint action of employers and employees, assist 
in the development of registered apprenticeship programs in conformity with this 
subsection and generally encourage and promote the establishment of registered 
apprenticeship programs; 
(2)  Register or terminate, or cancel the registration of, apprenticeship programs 
and apprenticeship agreements, including journeyman upgrading; 
(3)  Authorize and issue certificates of completion of apprenticeship to 
apprentices who have been certified by a joint apprenticeship committee or 
employer as having satisfactorily completed their training; 
(4)  Keep a record of registered programs and apprentice agreements, including 
the number of women and minority apprentices by occupation and the number of 
occupations that are nontraditional for women; 
(5) Adopt rules necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this subsection.  
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in 
Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A; 
(6)  Make an annual report by March 1st of each year to the Governor, the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor matters, the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education 
and cultural affairs and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over business and economic development matters.  The report must 
include, for each business assisted under this subsection, the name and location of 
each business, the number of apprentices, the return on investment and, when 
applicable, the number of new jobs created; 
(7)  Ensure availability and oversee coordination of related and supplemental 
instruction for apprentices; and 
(8)  Develop a biennial plan in consultation with the Department of Labor and 
develop an evaluation tool and process that facilitates a review of the 
apprenticeship program outcomes based on the committee's biennial goals and 
objectives.  As a result of this process, the committee may initiate programs that 
promote apprenticeship and work force development. 
D.  Committee meetings are held quarterly and as often as is necessary in the opinion 
of a majority of the committee. The chair shall designate the time and place of the 
meetings and the staff shall notify all committee members at least one week in 
advance of each meeting. A majority of the membership of the committee constitutes 
a quorum, as long as each of the groups in paragraph B has at least one representative 
present. 
E.  Standards for apprentice agreements must contain the following: 
(1)  A statement of the occupation to be taught and the required hours for 
completion of apprenticeship; 
(2)  A statement of the major work processes in the occupation to be taught and 
the approximate amount of time to be spent at each process; 
(3)  A statement of educational subjects to be studied and mastered, including on-
the-job-training work experience. An agreement must state the number of hours 
required to complete an apprenticeship and indicate the approximate number of 
hours spent in each process and each training component; 
(4)  A statement that the apprentices may not be less than 16 years of age; 
(5)  A statement of the progressively increasing scale of wages to be paid the 
apprentice; 
(6)  A period of probation during which the committee shall terminate the 
apprentice agreement upon the written request of any party to the apprentice 
agreement. After the probationary period, the committee may terminate the 
registration of an apprentice upon agreement of the parties; 
(7)  A statement that, when differences arising out of the apprentice agreement 
can not be adjudged locally or in accordance with the occupation's established 
procedures, the services of the committee may be used for consultation regarding 
the settlement of the differences; 
(8)  A statement that if an employer is unable to fulfill its obligation under the 
apprentice agreement, the employer may transfer the obligation to another 
employer; 
(9)  A statement that there may be no discrimination based on sex, race, creed or 
color in employing apprentices; and 
(10)  Additional standards as may be prescribed in accordance with this 
subsection. 
F.  The committee may establish local, regional and state joint apprenticeship 
committees in any occupation or group of occupations, in cities, regions of the State 
or occupation areas whenever the apprentice training needs of the occupation or 
group of occupations justify the establishment. These local, regional or state joint 
apprenticeship committees are composed of an equal number of employer and 
employee representatives, selected by the respective local or state employer and 
employee organizations in the occupation or group of occupations, and any advisory 
members representing local boards or other agencies as may be advisable.  Each 
local, regional or state joint apprenticeship committee  must include an even number 
of voting members with expertise in issues related to women, minorities or recipients 
of aid to families with dependent children who are in apprenticeships, 1/2 to be 
chosen by the employer representatives and 1/2 to be chosen by the employee 
representatives.  In an occupation or group of occupations in which there is no bona 
fide employer or employee organization, a joint apprenticeship committee may be 
composed of persons known to represent the interests of employers and of 
employees, or a state joint apprenticeship committee may be approved as the joint 
apprenticeship committee in that occupation or group of occupations. Subject to the 
review of the committee and in accordance with standards established by the 
committee, the joint apprenticeship committees may devise standards for 
apprenticeship agreements and give necessary aid to their respective occupations and 
localities.  The activities of the joint apprenticeship committees must comply with all 
applicable affirmative action rules adopted by the committee. 
G.  This subsection, or any apprentice agreement approved under this subsection, 
does not invalidate an apprenticeship provision in a collective bargaining agreement 
between employers and employees that sets up higher apprenticeship standards. None 
of the terms or provisions of this subsection applies to any person, firm, corporation 
or craft unless the person, firm, corporation or craft voluntarily elects to be subject to 
the terms and provisions of this subsection. 
H.  In carrying out its duties on a state level, the committee shall employ personnel in 
the Department of Labor, Bureau of Employment Services. 
(1)  The Bureau of Employment Services must have a director of apprenticeship 
and training who supervises the execution of agreements and the maintenance of 
standards. 
(2)  The Bureau of Employment Services shall keep a record of apprentice 
agreements and programs and ensure that all aspects of related and supplemental 
instruction are delivered and coordinated in a timely manner. 
(3)  Apprenticeship field staff may be retained by agreements between the Bureau 
of Employment Services and its service provider network.  Field staff are 
responsible for promoting apprenticeships to employers, writing apprenticeship 
programs and carrying out delegated council duties. 
(4)  The committee's budget request must be incorporated into the overall budget 
of the Department of Labor. 
(5)  The Commissioner of Labor is ultimately responsible for selecting and 
supervising all personnel employed by the committee, providing adequate staff 
support to the committee and disbursing funds according to committee policy. 
I.  The Maine Community College System remains the primary vendor for 
apprenticeship-related instruction according to a biennial articulation agreement with 
the Department of Labor. 
(1)  The committee shall cooperate with the Department of Education, local 
school authorities, such as adult education and career and technical education 
centers, and other groups in organizing and establishing related or supplemental 
instruction for apprentices employed under approved agreements. 
(2)  An educational institution or apprenticeship sponsor may provide related and 
supplemental instruction according to the policies established by the committee. 
Educational providers shall identify a contact person for the committee staff.  As 
funds permit, the Department of Labor shall underwrite 50% of tuition costs for 
apprentices in good standing at public educational institutions and provide tuition 
assistance to sponsor groups in accordance with committee policies.  To ensure 
that adequate funds are available for tuition, the committee shall provide the 
Commissioner of Labor with its biennial plan, including projected apprenticeship 
enrollments and a subsequent budget request. 
(3)  The committee shall assist the Department of Education, the State's 
community colleges, local school authorities, such as adult education and career 
and technical education centers, and other groups in developing training courses 
to establish preapprenticeship training programs if the community colleges, local 
schools and other groups wish to do so.  Successful completion of 
preapprenticeship training programs enables a participant to meet the qualifying 
standards of the apprenticeship for which the participant has expressed serious 
interest.  All preapprenticeship training programs are subject to approval by the 
committee. 
J.  The committee shall cooperate with the Department of Labor and the Department 
of Economic and Community Development in matters relating to work force and 
economic development. 
K.    The committee shall cooperate and consult with the Department of Corrections 
to develop policies concerning issues of job safety for prisoners involved in prison 
industries programs, work release programs and job displacement created by those 
programs and to develop opportunities for jobs in the prison industries programs 
consistent with Title 34-A, section 1403, subsection 9. 
L.  The committee shall cooperate, consult and coordinate with groups that help 
people on welfare find jobs.  The committee shall also cooperate with other relevant 
groups to identify obstacles that may prevent women and recipients of aid to families 
with dependent children from participating in registered apprenticeships, and the 
necessary measures to be taken to overcome them. 
M.  Committee field staff are responsible for identifying and contacting potential 
sponsors with whom apprenticeship programs may be developed.  Staff may receive 
business referrals from a variety of sources, including, but not limited to, local work 
force development centers, business visitation programs, local chambers of 
commerce, the Department of Economic and Community Development and the 
Department of Labor's Employer Assistance Division.  Staff and committee members 
may regularly conduct presentations to employer groups, schools and other interested 
parties and develop brochures, public service announcements and promotional 
videotapes for the purpose of promoting apprenticeship. 
N.  Committee staff may provide apprenticeship sponsors with technical assistance 
that encourages high-quality job creation, reorganizes a workplace to help it remain 
competitive, upgrades worker skills by providing essential work competencies, 
occupational task analysis and instructor training and encourages affirmative action 
and recruitment of special populations. 
O.  All apprentice and training programs established under this subsection must 
conform to 29 Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 29 and 30, and any subsequent 
applicable provisions.  The Federal Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training is 
available as a resource to the committee. 
5-B.  Employment of people with disabilities.  In addition to its other duties, the 
council board, through its Standing Committee on Employment of People with 
Disabilities, created pursuant to subsection 7, paragraph A, subparagraph (3) referred to 
in this subsection as the "the standing committee," shall perform the duties of the former 
Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. 
A.  The standing committee shall: 
(1)  Advise, consult and assist the executive and legislative branches of State 
Government on activities of State Government that affect the employment of 
disabled individuals.  The standing committee is solely advisory in nature.  The 
standing committee may advise regarding state and federal plans and proposed 
budgetary, legislative or policy actions affecting disabled individuals; 
(2)  Serve as an advocate on behalf of disabled citizens promoting and assisting 
activities designed to further equal opportunity for people with disabilities; 
(3)  Conduct educational programs considered necessary to promote public 
understanding of the employment-related needs and abilities of disabled citizens 
of this State; 
(4)  Provide information, training and technical assistance to promote greater 
employer acceptance of disabled workers; 
(5)  Advise and assist employers and other organizations interested in developing 
employment opportunities for disabled people; and 
(6)  Work with state and local government officials, organizations representing 
persons with disabilities and the business community to inform the public of the 
benefits of making facilities and services accessible to and usable by individuals 
with disabilities;  monitor the enforcement of state and federal laws regarding 
accessibility; and advise and assist building owners by disseminating information 
about accessibility and by making technical assistance available when 
appropriate. 
B.  The standing committee shall administer in accordance with current fiscal and 
accounting regulations of the State, and in accordance with the philosophy, objectives 
and authority of this subsection, any funds appropriated for expenditure by the 
standing committee or any grants or gifts that may become available and are accepted 
and received by the standing committee. 
C.  The standing committee shall submit an annual report directly to the Governor 
and the Legislature not later than September 1st of each year concerning its work, 
recommendations and interest of the previous fiscal year and future plans.  The 
standing committee shall make any interim reports it considers advisable. 
D.  The standing committee shall keep minutes of all meetings, including a list of 
people in attendance. 
E.  The standing committee may employ, subject to the Civil Service Law, the staff 
necessary to carry out its objectives.  The standing committee may employ 
consultants and contract for projects it determines necessary.  To the extent feasible 
and reasonable, the standing committee must be given the staff, facilities, equipment, 
supplies, information and other assistance required to carry out its activities. 
F.  The standing committee may make necessary rules, not inconsistent consistent 
with this subsection, for promoting its purposes. 
G.  The standing committee may receive and accept, from any source, allocations, 
appropriations, loans, grants and contributions of money or other things of value to be 
held, used or applied to carry out this subsection, subject to the conditions upon 
which the loans, grants and contributions may be made, including, but not limited to, 
appropriations, allocations, loans, grants or gifts from a private source, federal agency 
or governmental subdivision of the State or its agencies. 
5-C.  Occupational information.  In addition to its other duties, the council shall 
perform the duties of the former Maine Occupational Information Coordinating 
Committee. 
A.  The council shall: 
(1)  Support the development, maintenance and operation of the Comprehensive 
Career, Occupational and Economic Data-based System, established in section 
1451, and foster communication and coordination of education, employment and 
training programs through the use of the system; 
(2)  Develop and implement an overall system for coordinating and delivering 
occupational and economic supply and demand information, using standardized 
techniques as feasible, to employment, training, career and technical education 
and vocational rehabilitation agencies; economic development agencies; private 
industry; and individuals; 
(3)  Facilitate the use of occupational and economic information in planning and 
allocating employment, training, career and technical education and vocational 
rehabilitation programs; 
(4)  Facilitate the use of career and occupational information in both school and 
nonschool settings through promotion and support of career education programs 
and activities; 
(5)  Provide the Governor with the comprehensive occupational and economic 
information required to improve the coordination of employment, training, career 
and technical education and vocational rehabilitation programs to meet 
commonly defined needs; and 
(6)  Recommend to the Governor legislative and executive initiatives designed to 
increase the utility of the Comprehensive Career, Occupational and Economic 
Data-based System as the system relates to a more effective coordination of 
employment, training, career and technical education and vocational 
rehabilitation programs, especially as these programs support economic 
development initiatives as the system relates to industrial recruitment and 
expansion efforts, and as the system relates to the delivery of career information 
to those involved in the career decision-making process. 
B.  The Executive Director of the Bureau of Employment Services may appoint, 
subject to the Civil Service Law, personnel authorized by the council and necessary 
to carry out the duties in this subsection. 
C.  The council may accept gifts, grants or other money from any source and may 
enter into contracts, charge fees and make grants for services consistent with this 
subsection. 
5-D.  Workforce investment.  In addition to its other duties, the council board shall 
perform the duties of the state board under the Workforce Investment Act, referred to in 
this subsection as "the Act." 
A.  The council board shall assist the Governor in: 
(1)  Developing and continuously improving a statewide system of activities 
funded under the Act or carried out through a one-stop delivery system described 
in Section 134(c) of the Act including review of local plans and development of 
linkages to ensure coordination and nonduplication among the programs and 
activities with required and optional partners described in Section 121(b) of the 
Act; 
(2)  Designating local areas as required in Section 116 of the Act; 
(3)  Developing allocation formulas for the distribution to local areas of funds for 
youth activities and adult employment and training activities as allowed under 
Sections 133(b)(3)(B) and 128(b)(3)(B) of the Act; 
(4)  Developing and continuously improving comprehensive state performance 
measures including state-adjusted levels of performance to assess the 
effectiveness of the workforce investment activities of the State as required under 
Section 136(b) of the Act; 
(5)  Developing an application for an incentive grant under Section 503 of the 
Act; 
(6)  Preparing an annual report to the United States Secretary of Labor as 
described in Section 136(d) of the Act; 
(7)  Commenting on Evaluating measures taken pursuant to Section 113(b)(14) of 
the federal Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, 
United States Code, Section 2323(b)(14); and 
(8)  Developing the statewide statistics system described in Section 15(e) of the 
federal Wagner-Peyser Act, 29 United States Code, Section 491-2(e). 
B.  The council board has the necessary authority to carry out the purposes of this 
section. 
C.  The commissioner may appoint employees necessary to carry out the council's 
board's responsibility under this subsection. 
D.  The commissioner may adopt routine technical rules, in accordance with Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A necessary to carry out the council's board's responsibility 
under this subsection. 
6.  Powers.  The council shall have board has the necessary authority to carry out the 
purposes of this section. 
7.  Committee structure.  The council board has the following committee structure. 
A.  The council board shall create  4  6 standing committees of up to 12 members.  
Each standing committee may include up to 8 noncouncil members appointed by the 
council chair and drawn from the same constituency groups as the council's 
membership.  The standing committees shall make recommendations to the full 
council board.  The  4  6 standing committees are as follows: 
(1)  Apprenticeship, with its membership specified in subsection 5-A, paragraph 
B; 
(2)  School-to-work; 
(3)  Employment of people with disabilities; and 
(4)  Women's employment issues.; 
(5)  Older workers; 
(6)  Veterans employment; and 
(7)  The Program Policy Committee. 
B.  The council board may also create additional committees to address specific 
problems and issues.  These committees may consist of up to 12 members and may 
include up to 8 noncouncil members appointed by the council chair and drawn from 
the same constituency groups as the council's membership.  These committees shall 
make recommendations to the full council board. 
C.  The Governor shall appoint members to a technical support group the Program 
Policy Committee, referred to in this paragraph as "the committee," to assist the 
council board in the performance of its duties and responsibilities.  The Governor 
shall appoint persons to serve on the technical support group committee for 3-year 
terms.  The services provided by the State's various workforce organizations must be 
fairly represented in the technical support group committee with consideration given 
to a balance between rural and urban interests.  Organizations with representation on 
the technical support group committee may include, but are not limited to: , 
organizations that conduct programs or activities as specified in Section 121(b) of the 
Workforce Investment Act. 
(1)  The local areas; 
(2)  Adult education; 
(3)  School-to-work; 
(4)  Providers that specialize in women's workforce issues; 
(5)  Rehabilitation providers; 
(6)  Welfare-to-work; 
(7)  The University of Maine System; 
(8)  The Maine Community College System; 
(9)  Career and technical education; and 
(10)  The Department of Economic and Community Development, the 
Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, the 
Department of Labor and the State Planning Office. 
8.  Meetings.  The council board shall meet at such times and such places as it 
considers necessary.  The meetings must be publicly announced and open to the general 
public.  A majority of members of the council board constitutes a quorum for the 
transaction of business. 
9.  Administration.  The Department of Education and the Department of Labor 
shall jointly administer the council board.  The Department of Labor is the fiscal agent for 
the council board.  Pursuant to the Commissioner of Labor's authority under section 
1401-B and to the Commissioner of Education's authority under Title 20-A, section 253, 
subsection 2, the Commissioner of Labor and the Commissioner of Education may 
designate employees they consider necessary to carry out the State's responsibility under 
this section. 
The Commissioner of Education and the Commissioner of Labor are authorized to adopt 
joint rules as may be necessary to carry out the State's responsibility under this section.  
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter II-A 2-A. 
The council board shall establish bylaws for its governance.  These bylaws are subject to 
the Governor's approval. 
10.  Compensation.  Members of the council board receive no compensation for their 
services.  Reimbursement of necessary expenditures incurred in the performance of their 
duties on the council board, which are allowed by state law, are administered by the 
Department of Labor from federal or state appropriations. 
Sec. 4.  26 MRSA §2033, sub-§4, ¶A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 506, §2, is 
further 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 Center for Workforce Research and Information as 
providing opportunity for employment in jobs with high compensation; 
(2)  Recommended by the Maine Jobs Council State Workforce Investment 
Board; and 
(3)  Approved by the Governor or the Governor's designee. 
Sec. 5.  32 MRSA §1101, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2009, c. 415, Pt. A, §17, is 
further amended to read: 
1.  Apprentice electrician.  "Apprentice electrician" means an apprentice, as defined 
in Title 26, section 2006, subsection 5-A, paragraph A, subparagraph (1), a person who is 
engaged in a written agreement to work at and learn the trade of an electrician under the 
direct supervision of a master, journeyman or limited electrician. 
Sec. 6.  35-A MRSA §10104, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. B, §3, is 
amended to read: 
9.  Coordination with other entities.  Consistent with the requirements of this 
chapter and other applicable laws, the board shall coordinate with the activities and 
programs of state agencies and authorities that relate to the purposes of this chapter in 
order to align such activities and programs with the plans and programs of the trust.  For 
purposes of this subsection, activities and programs of state agencies and authorities that 
relate to the purposes of this chapter include but are not limited to energy efficiency 
programs relating to state facilities administered by the Department of Financial and 
Administrative Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services, the 
adoption, amendment and maintenance of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code 
by the Technical Building Codes and Standards Board, established in Title 5, section 
12004-G, subsection 5-A within the Department of Public Safety, energy efficiency or 
green energy workforce development activities of the Department of Labor or the Maine 
Jobs Council State Workforce Investment Board and energy efficiency and 
weatherization programs administrated by the Maine State Housing Authority. 
SUMMARY 
This bill changes the name of the Maine Jobs Council to the State Workforce 
Investment Board.  The bill also renames the technical support group for the Maine Jobs 
Council as the Program Policy Committee, makes it a standing committee of the board 
and changes the possible membership on the Program Policy Committee to include 
representatives of organizations that conduct programs or activities specified in the 
federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998.  The bill adds 2 other standing committees to 
the board, one on older workers and one on veterans employment.  It repeals the Standing 
Committee on Apprenticeship, the duties of that standing committee and the requirement 
that the council perform the duties of the former Maine Occupational Information 
Coordinating Committee.  The bill corrects references to the Maine Jobs Council to 
comport with the new name.