Resolve, To Study the Creation of a School of Hospitality and Hotel Management within the University of Maine System
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0579
Committee Amendment CA_A_S70 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to S.P. 171, L.D. 579, "Resolve, To Study the 
Creation of a School of Hospitality and Hotel Management within the University of 
Maine System" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'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 tourism industry is the top industry in the State, employing over 
150,000 Maine people; and 
Whereas, the University of Maine System does not currently offer a hospitality and 
hotel management baccalaureate degree program at any of the universities within the 
system; and 
Whereas, this resolve needs to take effect before the expiration of the 90-day period 
so that the required reports may be submitted in time; 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 
Sec. 1. Stakeholder group. Resolved: 
That the Board of Trustees of the 
University of Maine System shall convene a stakeholder group to explore the creation of 
a hospitality and hotel management baccalaureate degree program within the system. 
The stakeholder group shall include, but is not limited to, representatives of the 
following: 
1. The University of Maine System; 
2. The Maine Community College System; 
3. The Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Tourism; 
4. The Maine Tourism Association; 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 171, L.D. 579 
5. The Maine Innkeepers Association; 
6. The Maine Restaurant Association; and 
7. The Maine State Chamber of Commerce; and be it further 
Sec. 2. 
Review and recommendations. 
Resolved: 
That, no later than 
November 1, 2011, the stakeholder group shall submit a written report to the Board of 
Trustees of the University of Maine System with their findings and recommendations on 
the necessity, feasibility and financial implications of creating a hospitality and hotel 
management baccalaureate degree program within the system; and be it further 
Sec. 3. Report. Resolved: That, by January 31, 2012, the Board of Trustees of 
the University of Maine System, or the board's designee, shall present a report, including 
its conclusions and any recommendations resulting from the review conducted under 
sections 1 and 2, to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. The 
joint standing committee may introduce a bill during the Second Regular Session of the 
125th Legislature to implement the recommendations relating to the report. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the concept draft with a resolve that directs the Board of 
Trustees of the University of Maine System to establish a stakeholder group to explore 
the creation of a baccalaureate degree program for hospitality and hotel management 
within the system. 
The amendment also provides that the Board of Trustees of the 
University of Maine System shall present a report, including its conclusions and any 
recommendations resulting from the review, to the Joint Standing Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs by January 31, 2012, which may introduce a bill. 
FISCAL ~on: REQURED 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/02111 
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LD579 
LR 868(02) 
Resolve, To Study the Creation of a School of Hospitality and Hotel Management within the 
University of Maine System 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A." (S -'] 0 ) 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the University of Maine System and the Maine Community College System associated with 
establishing and participating in the stateholder group and submitting the required report can be absorbed within each 
system's existing budgeted resources. 
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