An Act To Expand the Capacity of York County Community College
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0627
Committee Amendment CA_A_H699 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §12717-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to H.P. 457, L.D. 627, Bill, "An Act To 
Expand the Capacity of York County Community College" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §12717-A is enacted to read: 
§12717-A. Integrated Manufacturing Program Fund 
The Integrated Manufacturing Program Fund is established under the board of 
trustees to support the education and training of the manufacturing workforce in the State. 
The president of the system shall administer the fund, which must be used to pay 
necessary costs of integrated manufacturing programs at the colleges. The system shall 
seek funding from public and private sources for deposit into the fund in addition to any 
state funds appropriated for this purpose. The system may seek funds for this purpose 
from grants, gifts or other money from any unit of federal, state or local government, 
from participation agreements or from any person, firm, partnership or corporation. All 
interest on money in the fund must be credited to the fund. Any balance remaining in the 
fund at the end of the fiscal year does not lapse but is carried forward into subsequent 
fiscal years. Beginning in 2013, the president of the system shall provide to the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters an 
annual report on or before November 15th that includes the amount of funds expended, 
the number of participants enrolled in integrated manufacturing programs and the number 
of participants who are employed in a position as a result of the education and training 
they received under the programs. 
Sec. 2. Disbursement of funds. Funds available in fiscal years 2012-13 to 2016-
from the Integrated Manufacturing Program Fund established in the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 20-A, section 12717-A must be disbursed to York County Community 
College, to expand the capacity of the college's integrated manufacturing program. 
Sec. 3. 
Appropriations; limitation. 
The Legislature may not reduce 
appropriations to the Department of Education, the University of Maine System, the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 457, L.D. 627 
Maine Community College System or the Maine Maritime Academy in fiscal year 2012-
to fund the Integrated Manufacturing Program Fund established in the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 20-A, section 12717-A. 
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
.allocations are made. 
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE 
Maine Community College System - Board of Trustees 0556 
Initiative: Provides $820,000 in one-time funds and $257,000 in ongoing funds to the 
Integrated Manufacturing Program Fund to expand the capacity of the integrated 
manufacturing program at York County Community College to respond to the demand 
for manufacturing workforce education and training programs. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
2012-13 
$1,077,000 
$1,077,000 
This amendment strikes and replaces the bill to establish the Integrated 
Manufacturing Program Fund within the Maine Community College System to support 
the education and training of the manufacturing workforce in the State. The amendment 
provides one-time funding and ongoing funding from the General Fund and requires the 
Maine Community College System to seek funds from the public and private sectors for 
deposit into the fund. The amendment also provides that the disbursement of funds in 
fiscal years 2012-13 to 2016-17 must be provided to expand the capacity of the integrated 
manufacturing program at York County Community College. The amendment further 
provides that the Legislature may not reduce General Fund appropriations to the 
Department of Education, the University of Maine System, the Maine Community 
College System or the Maine Maritime Academy in fiscal year 2012-13 to fund the 
Integrated Manufacturing Program Fund. 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/03/12 :?-?ac 
LD627 
LR 1517(02) 
An Act To Expand the Capacity of York County Community College 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ';It " {I-l.ltflq ) 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2011-12 
FY 2012-13 
$0 
$1,077,000 
$0 
$1,077,000 
Projections 
FY2013-14 
$257,000 
$257,000 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
$257,000 
$257,000 
This bill includes a General Fund appropriation totaling $1,077,000 in fiscal year 2012-13 to the Maine Community 
College System to expand the capacity of the Integrated Manufacturing Program at the York County Community 
College to respond to the demand for workforce education and training programs. Of that amount, $820,000 is 
appropriated on a one-time basis and $257,000 is provided on an ongoing basis. 
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