An Act To Strengthen Maine's Workforc(~ and Economic Future
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0090
Committee Amendment CA_A_S71 (Senate)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §9, 20-A MRSA §10907-A

F1RST REGULAR SESSION 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 41, L.D. 90, Bill, "An Act To 
Strengthen Maine's Workforc(~ and Economic Future" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do r.0t 
become effective until 90 day:; after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the State's businesses and policy experts have determined that an 
exceptionally well-trained workforce is essential to job creation and economic growth; 
and 
Whereas, lifelong education is essential for all Maine people so that they have the 
knowledge, skills and values 10 reach their highest potential; and 
Whereas, aligning our education and workforce development systems will allow 
Maine people to move across a seamless continuum of educational offerings; and 
Whereas, the initiatives developed by the Joint Select Committee on Maine's 
Workforce and Economic Future are essential to addressing the challenges of 
strengthening Maine's workforce, growing small businesses and revitalizing our 
downtowns in order to grow our economy; 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 Peoplle of the State of Maine as follows: 
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PART A 
Sec. A-I. 20-A MRSA §9, as amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. 00, §2 and affected 
by §4, is further amended to read: 
§9. Education Coordinating Committee 
The Education Coordinating Committee, referred to in this section as the 
"committee," is established to promote efficiency, cooperative effort and strategic 
planning between the Department of Education, the State Board of Education, the 
University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System ae4~ the Maine 
Maritime Academy and organizations and associations with a commitment to and interest 
in education matters. The committee consists of the Commissioner of Education, the 
Chair of the State Board of Education, the Chancellor of the University of Maine System, 
the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System, the President of the 
Maine Community College System, the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Maine 
Community College System, the President of the Maine Maritime Academy and the 
Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Maine Maritime Academy. 
The committee shall meet at least twice each year quarterly. The commissioner shall 
convene the first meeting of the committee by October 15, 1995. The committee shall 
elect a chair from among its members to serve for a term to be determined by the 
committee. The committee shall report on its deliberations and any recommendations to 
the Governor and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
education matters by February 15th each year. 
Sec. A-2. 
Adult remedial education study. 
The Education Coordinating 
Committee, established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 9, shall study 
issues related to the delivery of programs and courses to adults needing assistance in 
meeting the requirements for postsecondary education admission or entrance into specific 
training programs and to report to the Joint Select Committee on Maine's Workforce and 
Economic Future by December 16, 2014 with its findings and recommendations. The 
joint select committee may report out legislation based on the Education Coordinating 
Committee's findings and recommendations. In studying issues related to the delivery of 
programs and courses of remedial education for adults, the Education Coordinating 
Committee shall consult with the director of the office within the Department of 
Education concerned with adult education and family literacy, representatives of the 
Maine Adult Education Association and the executive director of the Maine Centers for 
Women, Work and Community within the University of Maine System. 
PARTB 
Sec. B-1. 20-A MRSA §10907-A is enacted to read: 
§10907-A. Transfer of postsecondary credits; award of degree 
A person who earns an associate degree from the Maine Community College System 
must be allowed to transfer credits earned at a community college in this State to the 
University of Maine System for use toward a baccalaureate degree from the University of 
Maine System in accordance with agreements developed between the University of 
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Maine System and the Maine Community College System. A student who earns credits 
at the University of Maine System, but who does not earn a degree, must be allowed to 
transfer those credits to the Maine Community College System for use toward an 
associate degree. 
Sec. B-2. Agreements for transfer of credits. In accordance with the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 10907-A, the following provisions govern the 
development of agreements for the transfer of credits from the Maine Community 
College System to the University of Maine System. 
1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings. 
A. "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University of Maine System. 
B. "President" means the President of the Maine Community College System. 
C. "System" means the Maine Community College System. 
D. "University" means the University of Maine System. 
2. Development of transition process. The chancellor and the board of trustees of 
the university, in cooperation with the president and the board of trustees of the system, 
shall develop the policies and procedures necessary to provide a seamless transition 
process that ensures that a student earning an associate degree from the system has the 
opportunity to graduate from the university with a baccalaureate degree. 
3. 
Articulation agreements. 
The chancellor and the board of trustees of the 
university shall ensure through articulation agreements that programs of study in the 
university for which there are equivalent programs of study in the system allow a student 
to successfully transfer credits from a community college in this State to a campus of the 
university so that a student who has earned an associate degree from a community college 
has the opportunity to earn a baccalaureate degree at the university. Formulation of 
articulation agreements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs 
must be fIrst priority. 
4. Block credit agreemcmts. In the absence of equivalent programs of study among 
the university campuses andl the community colleges in this State, the chancellor, in 
cooperation with the president, shall develop a block credit agreement that ensures that a 
student earning an associate degree at a community college in this State is guaranteed that 
a minimum number of that student's credits transfers to the university. 
5. Reverse transfer credit. A student who transfers to the university and who has 
earned course credits from a campus of the system, but who has not earned an associate 
degree from the system, after fulfIlling the appropriate requirements toward a degree at 
the university, may be awarded an associate degree, either by the university or the 
system. The university and the system shall work collaboratively to develop a procedure 
through which the university and the system are enabled to report such students as having 
completed degrees. 
6. Effective dates. The articulation agreements required under subsection 3 must be 
in place for all appropriate programs no later than September 1, 2014. 
Articulation 
agreements for general education must be in place no later than January 1, 2014 within 
the system and the univer:;ity separately, and by September 1, 2014 between the 
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university and the system. 
Articulation agreements for the science, technology, 
engineering and mathematics programs must be in place no later than September 1,2014. 
The requirements of subsections 4 and 5 must be met by September 1, 2014. 
7. Common course numbering system. The chancellor and the president shall 
study the feasibility of developing a common course numbering system between the 
university and the system, including identifying best practices, opportunities and 
challenges. The chancellor and the president shall report the results of their study, along 
with a plan and schedule for implementation of a common course numbering system if 
their study results in a solution that could be realized in a reasonable timeframe and that 
adds value to the transfer process, to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and 
Cultural Affairs no later than September 1, 2014. 
8. Report. The chancellor and the president shall report on the result of their efforts 
to ensure that the requirements of this section are carried out to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs by January 15,2014. 
PARTe 
Sec. C-l. 26 MRSA c. 39 is enacted to read: 
CHAPTER 39 
MAINE INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS 
§3301. Establishment; purpose 
A cooperative initiative is established within the Office of the Governor to create 
Maine industry partnerships pursuant to this chapter. The Industry Partnership Assistance 
Collaborative is also established in the Office of the Governor and administered by the 
Commissioner of Labor and consists of representatives from the Department of Labor, 
the Department of Education, the Department of Economic and Community 
Development, the University of Maine System and the Maine Community College 
System. An industry partnership is led by representatives from business and industry 
with assistance from the Industry Partnership Assistance Collaborative. 
The purpose of the industry partnership cooperative initiative is to ensure that 
employees in this State are directed toward and trained in the high-skill, high-demand, 
livable-wage jobs of the 21st century economy. 
Industry partnerships shall align 
education and training programs with industry needs to produce readily employable 
workers and bring employers together in a collaborative effort to improve the 
competitiveness of individual businesses, industry and the State's economy. Industry 
partnerships shall provide the foundation for the State's demand-driven workforce 
strategy designed to meet the workforce needs of businesses, the career goals and training 
needs of workers and the economic development objectives of this State. 
The Department of Labor may convene meetings of and coordinate the Industry 
Partnership Assistance Collaborative, but each member is responsible for that member's 
contributions to and support of industry partnerships, including financial resources. 
Business and industry leaders engaging the Industry Partnership Assistance Collaborative 
shall coordinate their efforts through the Department of Labor but may use any 
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appropriate Industry Partnership Assistance Collaborative member as their managing 
partner. 
§3302. Definitions 
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms 
have the following meanings. 
1. Career ladder. "Career ladder" means a clear sequence of education course work 
or training that is aligned with an identified series of positions, work experiences or 
educational benchmarks or training credentials that offer occupational and financial 
advancement within a specified career field or related fields over time. 
2. 
Collaborative. "Collaborative" means the Industry Partnership Assistance 
Collaborative established in s(:ction 3301. 
3. Educational proerams. "Educational programs" means the State's elementary 
and secondary schools, career and technical education centers, adult education programs, 
the Maine Community College System, the Maine Maritime Academy and the University 
of Maine System. 
4. High-priority occupations. "High-priority occupations" means occupations that 
have a significant presence in an industry cluster, are in demand by employers, pay a 
livable wage or have a documented career ladder. 
S. Industry cluster. "Industry cluster" means a group of employers closely linked 
by a common product or services, workforce needs, similar technologies, supply chains 
or other industry sector factors. 
6. Industry partnership. "Industry partnership" means a workforce collaboration 
that brings together multiple: employers and employees, or employee representatives 
when appropriate, in the same industry cluster to address common workforce needs. 
7. Soft skills. "Soft skills" means those basic skills necessary to obtain and maintain 
employment, such as interviewing and communications skills. 
8. Targeted industry cluster. "Targeted industry cluster" means an industry cluster 
identified by the collaborative: pursuant to section 3303, subsection 2 as having statewide 
economic impact, immediate or long-term workforce development needs and emerging or 
competitive career opportunities. 
§3303. Industry clusters 
1. 
Specific industry clusters. 
The collaborative shall work with businesses, 
industry associations and organizations, workforce and economic development agencies, 
the State Workforce Investm(mt Board established in section 2006 and the boards of the 
local workforce investment areas designated pursuant to the federal Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998, Public Law 105-220 and economic development entities to 
derme specific industry clusters based on the following criteria: 
A. Statistics showing the competitiveness of an industry cluster; 
B. Importance to the State's or a region's economic development; 
C. Identification of supply and distribution chains within an industry; 
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D. Research studies on industry clusters; and 
E. Existing industry partnerships such as those of the health care workforce and 
associations of manufacturers. 
2. Targeted industry clusters. The collaborative shall work with state and regional 
workforce and economic development agencies, with input from regional business and 
labor leaders, to identify which industry clusters are targeted for workforce and economic 
development investments based primarily on the following activities: 
A. Economic growth potential; 
B. Competitiveness; 
C. Employment base; 
D. Wages, benefits and career opportunities; 
E. Importance of the industry cluster to the state and regional economies; and 
F. Workforce development needs. 
3. Evaluation of clusters. Once during every 3-year period, the collaborative shall 
contract with an independent research organization to evaluate the industry clusters as to 
their importance to the State's economy and determine the need for any changes to the 
targeted industry clusters. 
4. Annual report. The collaborative shall issue a report annually that includes 
information and statistics on the targeted industry clusters, including labor market 
information highlighting the targeted industry clusters. 
The report, which must be 
presented to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
labor, commerce, research and economic development matters, must include an 
occupational analysis of employment and wages within the targeted industry clusters. 
5. Occupations list. The collaborative shall develop and make available to the 
public on a yearly basis a list of statewide and regional high -priority occupations critical 
to the success of the targeted industry clusters. 
§3304. Industry partnerships 
1. Objectives. The objectives of an industry partnership are to: 
A. 
Organize businesses, employers, workers, labor organizations and industry 
associations into a collaborative structure that supports the sharing of information, 
ideas and challenges common to their industry cluster; 
B. Identify the training needs of multiple businesses, especially a shortage of skills 
that are critical to the competitiveness and innovation of the industry cluster; 
C. Facilitate economies of scale by aggregating training and education needs of 
multiple employers; 
D. Help educational and training institutions align curricula and programs to industry 
demand. particularly for high-skill occupations; 
E. 
Foster and strengthen relationships between and among education programs 
working to address the needs of related industry sectors; 
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F. Facilitate relationship~" remove barriers and leverage and align resources between 
participating departments and agencies of State Government and employers working 
to address the needs of related industry sectors; 
G. Inform and collaboratl;: with the career and technical education centers, the boards 
of the local workforce investment areas designated pursuant to the federal Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998, Public Law 105-220, youth councils, business-education 
partnerships, secondary and postsecondary educational institutions, parents and 
career counselors for the purpose of addressing the challenges of connecting 
disadvantaged adults and youth to careers; 
H. Help companies identify and collaborate to address common organizational and 
human resource challenges, including, but not limited to, recruiting new workers, 
retraining dislocated workers, hiring foreign-trained professionals, retaining 
incumbent workers, implementing a high-performance work organization, adopting 
new technologies and fostering experiential and contextualized on-the-job learning; 
1. 
Develop and strengthen career ladders within and across companies, enabling 
entry-level workers to improve skills and advance to higher-wage jobs; 
J. Help companies in an industry partnership to attract potential employees from a 
diverse pool of persons seeking jobs, including veterans and individuals with barriers 
to employment, such as persons who are economically disadvantaged, people with 
disabilities, youth, older workers, ex-offenders and others; and 
K. 
Strengthen connections among businesses in industry clusters, leading to 
cooperation beyond workforce issues that would improve competitiveness and job 
quality, such as joint purchasing, market research or centers for technology and 
innovation. 
2. Responsibilities of th.~ collaborative. The collaborative shall: 
A. Provide support and staffing assistance to the industry partnerships established 
under this chapter; 
B. Create an industry partnership to advise the collaborative, the State Workforce 
Investment Board established in section 2006 and the boards of the local workforce 
investment areas designated pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 
1998, Public Law 105-220 on aligning state policies and leveraging resources across 
systems, including workfi)rce development, education and economic development; 
C. Include requirements that support industry partnerships in all relevant programs, 
grants and new initiatives; and 
D. 
Use industry partnerships as a connective framework across systems and 
programs when applying for federal and private funds. 
3. Agency and educational program roles and responsibilities. The collaborative 
shall provide staffing assistance to industry partnerships and shall assist the industry 
partnerships in achieving the objectives described in subsection 1. Other agencies that by 
statute, rule, funding or other policies affect employers and employees shall cooperate 
with the collaborative by: 
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A. Maintaining up-to-date information on jobs. wages. benefits. skills and careers of 
workers affected by such agency actions; 
B. 
Developing and implementing policies that improve the jobs and careers of 
workers affected by such agency actions; and 
C. Reporting their job creation strategies and workforce needs to the collaborative. 
4. Evaluation information. Upon request. all departments and agencies of this 
State shall provide to the collaborative any information that will assist the collaborative in 
carrying out the provisions of this chapter. including any performance measurement 
information necessary to evaluate any program or policy affecting workforce 
development in the State. 
5. Agency cooperation. At a minimum. the following departments and agencies 
shall work with the collaborative in the following manner. 
A. The Department of Labor shall: 
(1) 
Coordinate the collaborative and serve as lead agency in convening 
collaborative members; 
(2) 
Advise the collaborative of the Department of Labor's workforce and 
economic development strategies. programs and initiatives; and 
(3) Align existing training programs with industry partnerships. 
B. The Department of Economic and COlmnunity Development shall: 
(1) Advise the collaborative of the Department of Economic and Community 
Development's workforce and economic development strategies. programs and 
initiatives; 
(2) Align existing training programs with industry partnerships; 
(3) 
Make relevant business assistance programs available to industry 
partnerships; 
(4) Coordinate with the collaborative on areas of business retention; and 
(5) Advise the collaborative of the Department of Economic and Community 
Development's programs to improve competitiveness in industry and strategies 
for forming industry clusters. 
C. The Department of Corrections shall: 
(1) 
Align training for inmates with industry clusters and high-priority 
occupations and annually review these training programs to ensure that the 
training programs prepare inmates for high-priority occupations; and 
(2) 
Align reentry programs to take advantage of information and career 
opportunities provided by industry partnerships. 
D. The Department of Education shall: 
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(1) 
Develop curricula and build cross-agency and program partnerships to 
support career pathwa~ 
(2) 
Support innovative programs to address literacy, including English as a 
second language, numeracy shortcomings and soft skills training, especially in 
those occupations critical to targeted industry clusters; 
(3) Work with the collaborative to develop programs and strategies to reduce 
barriers to adult education; 
(4) Coordinate career education initiatives in middle and secondary schools, 
career and technical education programs and adult education; 
(5) Facilitate employer engagement with local adult education and career and 
technical education programs to align training with employer needs; 
(6) 
Advise the collaborative in developing industry partnerships and career 
pathways in cooperation with employers; 
(7) Coordinate educational initiatives with postsecondary education programs; 
(8) 
Support initiatives to develop industry-recognized credentials and new 
programs providing academic credits in the State's public and private 
postsecondary institutions, especially in occupations critical to targeted industry 
clusters; and 
(9) Work cooperatively with the collaborative and other agencies and education 
programs to leverage resources and share data regarding statewide workforce 
needs. 
E. The Department of Health and Human Services shall: 
(1) Create and maintain innovative programs that connect qualified clients ofthe 
Temporarv Assistance for Needy Families program, as defined in Title 22, 
section 3762, subsection 1, with employment opportunities in the targeted 
industry clusters; 
(2) 
Support strategies to prepare those clients for success in postsecondary 
education and training programs; 
(3) 
Work with other agencies and education programs to develop career 
pathways and education initiatives that provide those clients with information to 
guide their education and training plans; and 
(4) 
Collect and share aggregate employment information with the relevant 
industry partnership to the extent allowed by applicable federal and state laws, 
rules and regulations. 
F. The Department of Professional and Financial Regulation shall: 
(1) Advise the collaborative on professional licensing opportunities and criteria; 
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(2) 
Provide the collaborative aggregate infonnation on active professional 
licenses as needed in analyzing data that will support or sustain industry 
partnerships; and 
(3) Assist the collaborative in developing strategies that will reduce barriers to 
obtaining professional licensure within industry clusters where it may be 
required. 
G. The Maine Community College System shall: 
(1) Develop curricula and build cross-postsecondary institution and program 
partnerships to support career pathways; 
(2) Support innovative programs to address literacy, including English as a 
second language, numeracy shortcomings and soft skills training, especially in 
those occupations critical to targeted industry clusters; 
(3) Work with the other members of the collaborative to develop programs and 
strategies to reduce barriers to adult education; 
(4) 
Advise the collaborative in developing industry partnerships and career 
pathways in cooperation with employers; 
(5) 
Coordinate educational initiatives with adult education and other 
postsecondary education programs; 
(6) 
Support initiatives to develop industry-recognized credentials and new 
programs providing academic credits, especially in occupations critical to 
targeted industry clusters; and 
(7) Work cooperatively with the collaborative and other agencies and education 
programs to leverage resources and share data regarding statewide workforce 
needs. 
H. The University of Maine System shall: 
(1) Develop curricula and build cross-postsecondary education institution and 
program partnerships to support career pathways; 
(2) 
Support innovative programs to address literacy, including English as a 
second language, numeracy shortcomings and soft skills training, especially in 
those occupations critical to targeted industry clusters; 
(3) Work with other members of the collaborative to develop programs and 
strategies to reduce barriers to adult education; 
(4) 
Advise the collaborative in developing industry partnerships and career 
pathways in cooperation with employers; 
(5) 
Coordinate educational initiatives with adult education and other 
postsecondary education programs; 
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(6) 
Support initiatives to develop industry-recognized credentials and new 
programs providing academic credits, especially in occupations critical to 
targeted industry clusters; and 
(7) Work cooperatively with the collaborative and other agencies and education 
programs to leverage resources and share data regarding statewide workforce 
needs. 
§330S. Industry partnership' grant program 
1. Grant program. The collaborative shall establish a competitive grant program 
that provides support to industry partnerships and eligible applicants pursuant to this 
section. The grants must be used to provide training or the ability for local, state or 
regional industry partnerships to meet the objectives listed in section 3304. 
2. Applications and guidelines. The collaborative shall establish grant guidelines 
and develop grant applications and forms and institute any policies and procedures 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. These procedures must include at a 
minimum: 
A. A competitive application process; 
B. 
A process to 
revil~w applications and to make recOlmnendations to the 
collaborative; 
C. A process for providing applicants with additional infonnation about eligibility 
requirements and assistance in preparing applications; and 
D. A procedure for establishing eligibility requirements. At a minimum, the process 
to establish this procedure must include the following: 
(1) Involvement of the local workforce investment board; 
(2) Participation of at least 4 employers, with at least 2 employers representing 
businesses with fewer than 50 employees; 
(3) Participation of employees and, where applicable, labor representatives; 
(4) Private sector matching funding of at least 50%; and 
(5) Commitment to participate in the performance improvement and evaluation 
system established pursuant to section 3307. 
3. Grant period and renewal. The grant period for grants awarded under this 
section must be not less than 12 months and not more than 24 months. The collaborative 
may provide opportunities for renewal after the initial grant period ends. 
4. Technical assistanct:. The collaborative shall provide technical assistance to 
grantees throughout the grant period. 
S. Other funding SOUf':es. The collaborative shall seek funds from other private 
and public sources to support and sustain industry partnerships and related activities 
established in this chapter. Industry partnerships also may seek other sources of funding, 
both public and private. 
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§3306. Industry and labor market research 
The collaborative shall provide any industry and labor market research necessary to 
support and further develop the work of industry partnerships, including, but not limited 
to: 
1. 
Emolovment analysis. 
Providing the most current available analysis of 
occupations and skills in the State for the purpose of determining trends in the State that 
may lead to changes in the targeted industry clusters; 
2. High-priority occupations list. Maintaining and updating the annual list of the 
State's high-priority occupations under section 3303, subsection 5; and 
3. List adjustment. Providing the most current available analysis of high-priority 
occupations for the purpose of determining trends that may lead to adjustments to the list 
under subsection 2. 
§3307. Industry partnership performance improvement and evaluation system 
1. 
Improvement and evaluation system. 
The collaborative shall create and 
implement a perfonnance improvement and evaluation system that: 
A. Collects critical industry partnership information on an annual basis, or more 
frequently as determined by the collaborative; 
B. 
Describes the benefits of the collaborative and its activities to employers, 
employees and communities; and 
C. Provides periodic performance information to the Legislature, the public and 
workforce stakeholders. 
2. 
Cluster partnership reviews. 
The collaborative shall coordinate year-end 
reviews of each industry cluster's industry partnerships and produce a comprehensive 
industry cluster overview report that describes: 
A. The critical experiences of each industry partnership, such as training that was 
most effective; most common human resource challenges; the impact of changing 
technology on the industry; and prospective changes that may affect the industry in 
the near term and long term; and 
B. 
Practices that industry partnerships consider exemplary, such as effectively 
engaging adult education programs and postsecondary educational institutions, 
internships and clinical placements; working with effective training providers; 
working with career and technical education centers; and other important practices by 
which industry partnerships can assist each other. 
§3308. Rulemaking 
The Commissioner of Labor shall adopt rules for the operation of industry 
partnerships funded in whole or in part under this chapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this 
section are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. C-2. Maine energy industry partnership on training in the heating, 
ventilation and air conditioning trades. 
The Industry Partnership Assistance 
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Collaborative established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, chapter 39 shall 
promote cooperation and coordination between the State and the energy industry sector to 
create an industry partnership to train workers in heating, ventilation, air conditioning and 
energy efficiency and conservation trades, which must be designed to promote 
partnerships among private sector industry organizations such as the Maine Energy 
Marketers Association Education Foundation and its Technical Education Center and 
various state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Finance Authority of Maine, the 
Maine State Housing Authority, the Maine Community College System and the 
Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management. 
Sec. C-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
Adult Community Corrections 0124 
Initiative: Provides funds for one Vocational Trades Instructor position at the women's 
center and funds for contractual training services, equipment and supplies to align inmate 
training with industry clusters and high-priority occupations. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATNE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Charleston Correctional Fadlity 0400 
2013-14 
1.000 
$66,792 
$69,708 
$136,500 
2014-15 
1.000 
$91,729 
$95,902 
$187,631 
Initiative: Provides funds for one Vocational Trades Instructor position and funds for 
contractual training services, equipment and supplies to align inmate training with 
industry clusters and high-priority occupations. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Correctional Center 0162 
2013-14 
1.000 
$66,792 
$69,708 
$136,500 
2014-15 
1.000 
$91,729 
$95,902 
$187,631 
Initiative: Provides funds for one Vocational Trades Instructor position and funds for 
contractual training services, equipment and supplies to align inmate training with 
industry clusters and high-priority occupations. 
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GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Downeast Correctional Facility 0542 
2013-14 
2014-15 
1.000 
1.000 
$66,792 
$91,729 
$69,708 
$95,902 
$136,500 
$187,631 
Initiative: Provides funds for one Vocational Trades Instructor position and funds for 
contractual training services, equipment and supplies to align inmate training with 
industry clusters and high-priority occupations. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Mountain View Youth Development Center 0857 
2013-14 
2014-15 
1.000 
1.000 
$66,792 
$91,729 
$69,708 
$95,902 
$136,500 
$187,631 
Initiative: Provides funds for one Vocational Trades Instructor position and funds for 
contractual training services, equipment and supplies to align inmate training with 
industry clusters and high-priority occupations. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
State Prison 0144 
2013-14 
1.000 
$66,792 
$69,708 
$136,500 
2014-15 
1.000 
$91,729 
$95,902 
$187,631 
Initiative: Provides funds for one Vocational Trades Instructor position and funds for 
contractual training services, equipment and supplies to align inmate training with 
industry clusters and high-priority occupations. 
GENERAL FUND 
2013-14 
2014-15 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000 
1.000 
Personal Services 
$66,792 
$91,729 
All Other 
$69,708 
$95,902 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$136,500 
$187,631 
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State Prison 0144 
Initiative: Provides funds for one Vocational Trades Instructor position at the Bolduc 
Correctional Facility and funds for contractual training services, equipment and supplies 
to align inmate training with industry clusters and high-priority occupations. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2013-14 
1.000 
$66,792 
$69,708 
$136,500 
2013-14 
$955,500 
$955,500 
2014-15 
1.000 
$91,729 
$95,902 
$187,631 
2014-15 
$1,313,417 
$1,313,417 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTME:~T 
Maine Industry Partnerships N154 
Initiative: Provides funding for training activities conducted by, staffing and technical 
assistance to and a competitiv1e grant program for Maine industry partnerships programs. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
State Workforce Investment Board Z158 
2013-14 
$100,000 
$100,000 
2013-14 
$100,000 
$100,000 
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2014-15 
$100,000 
$100,000 
2014-15 
$100,000 
$100,000 
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Initiative: Provides funds for one Public Service Coordinator position and related All 
Other costs needed to carry out the administrative responsibilities of the Industry 
Partnership Assistance Collaborative. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Workforce Research Z164 
2013-14 
1.000 
$75,978 
$10,000 
$85,978 
2014-15 
1.000 
$79,739 
$5,000 
$84,739 
Initiative: Provides funds for one half-time Senior Economic Research Analyst position 
and related All Other costs to collect, compile and analyze labor market research. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2013-14 
$38,039 
$90,000 
$128,039 
2013-14 
$214,017 
$214,017 
2013-14 
$1,269,517 
$1,269,517 
2014-15 
$39,969 
$87,500 
$127,469 
2014-15 
$212,208 
$212,208 
2014-15 
$1,625,625 
$1,625,625 
PARTD 
Sec. D-1. Task Force on Adult Learners. The Task Force on Adult Learners, 
referred to in this Part as "the task force," is established. 
1. Membership. The task force consists of 13 members as follows: 
A. The Chancellor of the University of Maine System or the chancellor's designee; 
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B. 
The President of the Maine Community College System or the president's 
designee; 
C. 
The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development or the 
commissioner's designee; 
D. The Commissioner of Labor or the commissioner's designee; 
E. The director of the office within the Department of Education concerned with 
adult education and family literacy or the director's designee; 
F. The Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee; 
G. The Chair of the State Workforce Investment Board or the chair's designee; 
H. 
One representative of a statewide membership organization advocating for 
business, appointed by the: Governor; 
I. 
One representative from a statewide organization representing small business 
owners, appointed by the Governor; 
J. One representative of a nonprofit organization dedicated to postsecondary degree 
attainment by nontraditional students, appointed by the President of the Senate; 
K. One representative of a statewide foundation dedicated to promoting sustainable 
economic growth for this State, appointed by the President of the Senate; 
L. One representative of the board of a local workforce investment area designated 
pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Public Law 105-220, 
appointed by the Speaker of the House; and 
M. One representative from a labor union in this State, appointed by the Speaker of 
the House. 
2. Appointments; convening of task force; chair. All appointments must be made 
no later than 30 days following the effective date of this Part. The appointing authorities 
shall notify the Executive Director of the Legislative Council once all appointments have 
been completed. After appointment of all members, the Executive Director of the 
Legislative Council shall call and convene the first meeting of the task force at which the 
chair of the task force must be elected from among its members. If 30 days or more after 
the effective date of this Part a majority of but not all appointments have been made, the 
executive director may request authority and the Legislative Council may grant authority 
for the task force to meet and ,;:onduct its business. 
3. Duties. The task forc·e shall study issues related to the more than 200,000 adults 
in the State who have obtained some postsecondary education but who have not earned an 
associate or baccalaureate degree or obtained a professional certificate. The task force 
shall develop a multi sector statewide strategic plan to increase postsecondary degree 
completion rates among the adult population that includes both short-term and long-term 
strategies to increase degree completion rates by nontraditional students in the State and 
shall develop proposed legislation related to these strategies. 
A. In conducting its study and formulating recommendations, the task force shall: 
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(1) Review available literature and best practices related to degree completion by 
nontraditional students, including any other task force reports related to degree 
attainment; 
(2) Convene appropriate subcommittees to gather additional information and 
recommendations to ensure a broad-based view of degree attainment by 
nontraditional students in this State. These groups must include, but are not 
limited to, adult students currently enrolled in a college transitions program, the 
State Workforce Investment Board, the boards of the local workforce investment 
areas designated pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, 
Public Law 105-220, career and technical education centers and the Maine 
Centers for Women, Work and Community within the University of Maine 
System; 
(3) Review available data and research on degree completion by nontraditional 
students in Maine and New England and nationally; 
(4) Assess the current status of degree completion by nontraditional students in 
Maine, including available support services, academic programs, student funding 
options and adult learner initiatives in progress; and 
(5) Identify barriers to degree completion by nontraditional students. 
B. The task force shall make recOlmnendations to: 
(1) Develop a multisector statewide strategic plan to increase postsecondary 
degree completion rates among the adult popUlation; 
(2) Make the most effective use of local, state and federal resources, including 
leveraging private foundation investment; 
(3) 
Align high school graduation, workforce training and adult education 
expectations to public postsecondary institution admission and placement 
requirements; 
(4) Promote seamless transfer and expansion of credits granted through prior 
learning assessment, including credits for employer-based training programs; 
(5) 
Develop a statewide outreach and support campaign to reach the target 
population of adults with some postsecondary education but no degree or 
professional certification; 
(6) 
Create programs that accelerate certificate and associate and bachelor's 
degree attainment; 
(7) Identify fmancial resources that support degree completion by nontraditional 
students through grants or scholarships; and 
(8) Identify redundancies in programs and initiatives that serve adult learners and 
recommend program elimination or, when appropriate, consolidation and 
collaboration. 
4. Staff assistance. The University of Maine System and the Maine Community 
College Systemjointly shall provide necessary staffing services to the task force. 
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5. Report. The task force shall submit its report, including the recommendations 
required by subsection 3, tog(~ther with any necessary implementing legislation no later 
than February 1, 2014 to the Joint Select Committee on Maine's Workforce and 
Economic Future, which may report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 126th 
Legislature. 
PARTE 
Sec. E-l. Working Group on Adult Workforce Readiness. The director of 
the office within the Departmf:nt of Education concerned with adult education and family 
literacy shall convene the Working Group on Adult Workforce Readiness, referred to in 
this Part as "the working group," to develop a statewide plan to address the work 
readiness needs of adult incumbent workers, unemployed adults and employers. The plan 
must include strategies that develop a coordinated system to meet the training needs of 
adult workers and the workforce needs of employers across the State and a plan to 
implement those strategies. The director shall invite the following to participate in the 
working group: 
1. The executive director of the Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community 
within the University of Maine System or the executive director's designee; 
2. The executive director of an association advocating for adult education in this 
State; 
3. 
A representative of a statewide organization that provides employment and 
training services without charge; 
4. A representative of the State Workforce Investment Board; 
5. A representative of a board of a local workforce investment area designated 
pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Public Law 105-220; 
6. A human resource professional from a large private sector employer in this State; 
7. 
A representative of the office within the Department of Health and Human 
Services concerned with family independence; and 
8. A public librarian who is a member of the Maine Library Association. 
Sec. E-2. Report. By January 2, 2014, the director of the office within the 
Department of Education concerned with adult education and family literacy shall report 
to the Joint Select Committef: on Maine's Workforce and Economic Future the findings 
and recommendations of the working group. The joint select committee may report out 
legislation based on the working group's findings and recommendations to the Second 
Regular Session of the 126th Legislature. 
PARTF 
Sec. F -1. 
Career preparation resource support. 
Depending on the 
availability of funding, by December 31,2015, Jobs for Maine's Graduates, as established 
in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6901, shall provide the capacity and 
curriculum and professional development to up to 30 Maine high schools to assist these 
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schools in creating career preparation courses and local business networks to support 
career preparation activities. 
Jobs for Maine's Graduates shall provide these additional 
resources within budgeted resources if those additional resources are included in the 
2014-15 biennial budget and through private sector funds. 
Sec. F-2. Report. As a condition of funding, the Executive Director of Jobs for 
Maine's Graduates, as established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 
6901, shall report by February 1, 2014 to the Joint Select Committee on Maine's 
Workforce and Economic Future on progress in its efforts under section 1. The report, at 
a minimum, must include information on the number of high schools to which career 
preparation resource support has been provided, the number of courses and networks 
created, the number of students attending and completing the career preparation courses 
created and the amount of private funding leveraged by state funding of Jobs for Maine's 
Graduates. 
PARTG 
Sec. G-l. 
Maine Incumbent Worker Training Program. 
The Maine 
Community College System shall establish the Maine Incumbent Worker Training 
Program as a pilot project. The pilot project must provide training to 300 employees of 
existing businesses in the State over a 2-year period. The Maine Community College 
System shall establish and administer the pilot project through existing resources and 
grants. 
Sec. G-2. Implementation and report. The President of the Maine Community 
College System shall develop guidelines to implement the pilot project under section 1. 
The guidelines established for the pilot project must require that participating businesses 
with more than 100 employees pay at least 50% of the cost of the training of their 
employees. The guidelines must also require participating businesses with more than 50 
but no more than 100 employees to pay at least 25% of the cost of the training of their 
employees. The guidelines may not require participating businesses with 50 employees 
or fewer to pay any of the cost of training their employees under the pilot project. The 
guidelines must give preference to programs that result in college credits and transferable, 
industry-recognized credentials. The president shall report by January 15, 2015 to the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor, commerce, 
research and economic development matters on the pilot project. 
The report must 
include, at a minimum, information on the training provided to incumbent workers, the 
number of employees attending and completing the training programs, the number of 
businesses participating and an initial evaluation of the effectiveness of the pilot proj ect. 
PARTH 
Sec. H-l. Statewide internship portal. The Commissioner of Labor shall work 
collaboratively and in partnership with the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, public 
and private colleges and universities in the State and private sector employers, both for-
profit and nonprofit, to expand the InternHelpME.com program, the statewide intemship-
matching program managed by the Maine State Chamber of Commerce that connects 
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employers, students, college8 and universities and referred to in this Part as "the 
program." 
Sec. H-2. Advisory cI[)mmittee. The Commissioner of Labor, in consultation 
with the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, shall establish the 
InternHelpME Advisory Committee to assist the Commissioner of Labor in program 
oversight and development, user policies, partnership and outreach activities and other 
program components and activities for which the Commissioner of Labor seeks the 
advisory committee's advice. The advisory committee, whose members are appointed by 
the Commissioner of Labor, consists of 13 members: 
1. One representative of career services; 
2. Two representatives of an employer in this State with 100 or more employees; 
3. Two representatives of employers in this State with fewer than 100 employees; 
4. One representative of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce; 
5. One representative of the University of Maine System; 
6. One representative of the Maine Community College System; 
7. One representative of a private college in this State; 
8. One representative who is a student enrolled in a college or university in this 
State; 
9. One representative of a statewide organization of nonprofit entitites; 
10. One representative who is employed as a high school guidance counselor; and 
11. 
One representative of an organization representing career and technology 
educators. 
Sec. H-3. Report. The Commissioner of Labor and the President of the Maine 
State Chamber of Commerce shall report by January 2, 2015 to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor, commerce, research and 
economic development matte:rs on the program. At a minimum, the report must address 
the number of private and public colleges and universities using the IntemHelpME.com 
website in the prior 2 years; the number of students who have developed their profiles 
and posted resumes on the website; the number of employers who have used the website 
and who are interested in providing internship opportunities; and the number of 
internships posted to the website. 
PART I 
Sec. 1-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE 
Bring College to ME Program N155 
Initiative: Provides funds to establish 4 new degree programs annually in high-skill, high-
wage, high-demand occupations. 
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GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2013-14 
$320,000 
$320,000 
2014-15 
$320,000 
$320,000 
Sec. 1-2. Report. The President of the Maine Community College System shall 
report by January 15, 2015 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over education matters on the new degree programs established under the 
Bring College to ME Program expansion initiative pursuant to section 1. The report must 
include information on the specific programs created, number of students attending and 
completing these programs, job placements for program graduates and aggregate data on 
the graduates' wages from post-program employment. 
PART J 
Sec. J-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
Educational and General Activities - VMS 0031 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds in fiscal year 2014-15 to match $500,000 in private 
funding from the University of Maine System to establish a scholarship program to assist 
adults with prior educational credits to return to the university to complete their 
baccalaureate degrees. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2013-14 
$0 
$0 
2014-15 
$500,000 
$500,000 
Sec. J-2. Report. In developing qualification criteria for the scholarship program 
for adults with prior education credits who are returning to the University of Maine 
System to complete their baccalaureate degrees pursuant to section 1, the Chancellor of 
the University of Maine System shall consider the number of prior education credits 
earned by an applicant, the number of years since an applicant last earned education 
credits and the level to which an applicant demonstrates a financial need. By January 15, 
2016, the chancellor shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over education matters on the status of the scholarship program for adults 
with prior education credits who are returning to the University of Maine System to 
complete their baccalaureate degrees. 
The report must include information on the 
number of adult students receiving assistance, the degree completion rates of scholarship 
recipients and aggregate information on post-graduation job placement and wages if 
available. 
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PARTK 
Sec. K-l. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
Employment Services Activity 0852 
Initiative: Provides funds for the Maine Apprenticeship Program. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
PARTL 
2013-14 
$575,000 
$575,000 
2014-15 
$590,000 
$590,000 
Sec. L-l. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
~llocations are made. 
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE 
Maine Community College System - Board of Trustees 0556 
Initiative: Provides funding to reduce the backlog of students waiting for admission into 
programs offered by the community college that represent high-demand occupations 
and result in high-wage employment opportunities. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
PARTM 
2013-14 
$1,180,000 
$1,180,000 
2014-15 
$1,180,000 
$1,180,000 
Sec. M-l. 
Foreign-trained worker pilot project. 
The Commissioner of 
Education, through the office within the Department of Education concerned with adult 
education and family literacy, shall establish a pilot project within the adult education 
program within the City of Portland's public schools to create the Welcome Center 
Initiative for foreign-trained workers, with an emphasis on foreign-trained professionals. 
Initial funds provided to the pilot project must be used to employ a full-time coordinator. 
The coordinator shall work in cooperation and collaboration with the department to 
develop a series of program~ designed to serve the needs of foreign-trained workers 
through the Welcome Center Initiative. At a minimum, programs offered or coordinated 
by the Welcome Center Initiative must include education and career case management, 
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English as a second language, referrals to legal assistance, employer networking and 
engagement and data collection and analysis about foreign-trained workers in this State. 
1. 
Funding. A primary responsibility of the coordinator is to secure ongoing 
funding to coordinate and sustain the Welcome Center Initiative. The coordinator, with 
assistance from the department, may seek funding from private sources, including 
individuals, foundations and corporations, and from other public sources. 
2. 
Report. The Commissioner of Education shall report on the results of the 
Welcome Center Initiative pilot project by January 15, 2015 to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters. At a minimum, 
the report must include information on the number of foreign-trained workers who 
received assistance through the Welcome Center Initiative pilot project, the training and 
services provided, aggregate demographic information about program participants, 
employment opportunities and placements and a preliminary evaluation of programs and 
services that were most effective in meeting the needs of the Welcome Center Initiative's 
users. 
Sec. M-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Adult Education 0364 
Initiative: Provides funds for a full-time coordinator position to establish a Welcome 
Center Initiative for foreign-trained workers within the Portland adult education program. 
The coordinator will develop and coordinate a comprehensive program designed to serve 
foreign-trained workers, with an emphasis on foreign-trained professionals, and seek 
private funds to support center programs and operations. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2013-14 
$75,000 
$75,000 
2014-15 
$75,000 
$75,000 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the concept draft. 
The amendment adds an emergency preamble and emergency clause and does the 
following. 
PART A 
This Part amends the laws governing the Education Coordinating Committee to 
require that the committee meet at least quarterly. It also requires the committee to 
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consult organizations and associations with a commitment to and interest in education 
matters in developing its cooperative efforts and strategic planning. It requires the 
Education Coordinating Committee to examine the issues related to adults needing 
assistance in meeting the requirements for postsecondary education admission or entrance 
into specific training programs and to report to the Joint Select Committee on Maine's 
Workforce and Economic Future by December 16, 2014 with its findings and 
recommendations. This Part also authorizes the joint select committee to report out 
legislation 
based 
on 
the 
Education 
Coordinating 
Committee's 
findings 
and 
recommendations. 
PARTB 
This Part requires the Chancellor of the University of Maine System and the Board of 
Trustees of the University of Maine System, in cooperation with the President of the 
Maine Community College System and the Board of Trustees of the Maine Community 
College System, to develop the policies and procedures to establish a process for students 
enrolled in cOimnunity collegl~s in this State to successfully transfer their credits into the 
University of Maine System in order to complete their baccalaureate degrees. It also 
requires the Chancellor of the University of Maine System and the President of the Maine 
Community College System to study the feasibility of developing a common course 
numbering system and provide a plan and implementation schedule, if their study results 
in a solution that could be realized in a reasonable timeframe and that adds value to the 
transfer process, to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs no 
later than September 1, 2014. 
PARTe 
This Part establishes Maine industry partnerships as a cooperative initiative within 
the Office of the Governor. This Part also creates the Industry Partnership Assistance 
Collaborative in the Office of the Governor administered by the Commissioner of Labor 
and consisting of representatives from the Department of Labor, the Department of 
Education, the Department of Economic and Community Development, the University of 
Maine System and the Maine Community College System. This Part also establishes the 
objectives for the industry partnerships and requires the collaborative to provide staffing 
and other support for the industry partnerships. It establishes the industry partnerships 
grant program and requires the collaborative to develop application and qualification 
criteria for that program. This Part requires the collaborative to provide industry and 
labor market research to industry partnerships and to establish a performance 
improvement and evaluation system for the collaborative. This Part also includes an 
appropriations and allocations section providing $100,000 in each year of the biennium to 
the Executive Department to support industry partnerships. 
PARTD 
This Part establishes the Task Force on Adult Learners. The task force consists of 13 
members and is charged with studying issues related to the more than 200,000 adults in 
the State who have obtained some postsecondary education but who have not earned an 
associate or baccalaureate degree or obtained a professional certificate. This Part requires 
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the task force to develop a multisector statewide strategic plan to increase postsecondary 
degree completion rates among such nontraditional students, which will include both 
short-term and long-term strategies to increase degree completion rates by nontraditional 
students in the State and provide proposed draft legislation related to these strategies. The 
task force is required to report its findings and recommendations to the Joint Select 
Committee on Maine's Workforce and Economic Future no later than February 1, 2014. 
PARTE 
This Part requires the director of the office within the Department of Education 
concerned with adult education and family literacy to convene the Working Group on 
Adult Workforce Readiness to develop a statewide plan to address the work readiness 
needs of unemployed adults, incumbent workers and employers. This Part requires that 
the director report the findings and recommendations of the working group to the Joint 
Select Committee on Maine's Workforce and Economic Future by January 2,2014. 
PARTF 
This Part requires Jobs for Maine's Graduates to provide capacity, curriculum and 
professional development to assist up to 30 high schools, depending on available funding, 
in creating career preparation courses and local business networks to support career 
preparation activities. 
It also requires the Executive Director of Jobs for Maine's 
Graduates to report by February 1, 2014 on progress toward achieving the goal of 
providing the resource support required by this Part to the Joint Select Committee on 
Maine's Workforce and Economic Future. 
PARTG 
This Part establishes the Maine Incumbent Worker Training Program as a pilot 
project within the Maine Community College System. This Part requires that the pilot 
project provide additional training to 300 incumbent workers across the State. This Part 
requires the President of the Maine Community College System to establish guidelines 
for the pilot project that require some participating employers to pay a percentage of costs 
of providing training to their employees. 
This Part requires that the President of the 
Maine Community College System report on the pilot project by January 15,2015 to the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor, commerce, 
research and economic development matters. 
PARTH 
This Part expands InternHelpME.com, a statewide internship-matching program 
established by the Maine State Chamber of Commerce that links employers, students, 
colleges and universities. This Part requires the Commissioner of Labor, in consultation 
with the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, to establish a 13-
member advisory committee to assist the Commissioner of Labor in program oversight 
and development. This Part requires a report on the expansion of InternHelpME.com to 
the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor, commerce, 
research and economic development matters by January 2,2015. 
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PART I 
This Part provides an additional General Fund appropriation of $320,000 in each year 
of the 2013-2015 biennium to create 4 new degree programs annually through the Bring 
College to ME Program within the Maine Community College System. The new degree 
programs will be delivered to rural Maine in high-skill, high-wage occupations. 
PARTJ 
Part J provides a one-time General Fund appropriation of $500,000 in fiscal year 
2014-15 to match $500,000 in private funding from the University of Maine System to 
establish a scholarship program in the University of Maine System to assist adults with 
prior education credits to return to the University of Maine System to complete their 
baccalaureate degrees. 
PARTK 
Part K provides a General Fund appropriation for the Maine Apprenticeship Program 
of $575,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $590,000 in fiscal year 2014-15. 
PARTL 
Part L provides an additional appropriation of $1,180,000 in each year of the 2013-
2015 biennium to the Maine Community College System to enable the system to reduce 
the backlog of student appli.eants for 14 high-demand courses of study that result in 
degrees or certifications that lead to the opportunity for graduates to obtain high-wage 
jobs. 
PARTM 
Part M provides a General Fund appropriation of $75,000 in each year of the 2013-
2015 biennium to the office within the Department of Education concerned with adult 
education and family literacy for a full-time coordinator position for a pilot project that 
will establish a foreign-traine:d worker Welcome Center Initiative in the Portland adult 
education program. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/10/13 
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LD90 
LR 1092(02) 
An Act To Strengthen Maine's Workforce and Economic Future 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'I\'{S-l{) 
Committee: Maine's Workforce and Economic Future 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
$3,419,517 
$4,290,625 
$3,419,517 
$4,290,625 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
$3,763,473 
$3,763,473 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
$3,762,017 
$3,762,017 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations totaling $3,442,280 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $4,291,054 in fiscal 
year 2014-15. The table below provides details on the individual appropriations included in the bill. 
Projections 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
Department of Education 
> Coordinator position for Welcome Center for 
foreign-trained workers within Portland Adult 
Education program. 
$ 
75,000 
$ 
75,000 
$ 
$ 
Executive Department 
> Maine Industry Partnerships 
$ 
100,000 
$ 
100,000 
$ 
100,000 
$ 
100,000 
Maine Community College System 
> Bring College to ME Program 
$ 
320,000 
$ 
320,000 
$ 
320,000 
$ 
320,000 
> Reduce student backlog for 14 programs that 
result in high wage employment opportunities. 
$ 
1,180,000 
$ 
1,180,000 
$ 
1,180,000 
$ 
1,180,000 
Department of Labor 
> Maine Apprenticeship Program 
$ 
575,000 
$ 
590,000 
$ 
590,000 
$ 
590,00tJ 
> State Workforce Investment Board 
$ 
85,978 
$ 
84,739 
$ 
112,131 
$ 
89,595 
> Workforce Research 
$ 
128,039 
$ 
127,469 
$ 
128,668 
$ 
129,903 
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Department of Corrections 
> Adult Community Corrections 
$ 
136,500 
$ 
187,631 
$ 
190,382 
$ 
193,217 
> Charleston Correctional Facility 
$ 
136,500 
$ 
187,631 
$ 
190,382 
$ 
193,217 
> Correctional Center 
$ 
136,500 
$ 
187,631 
$ 
190,382 
$ 
193,217 
> Downeast Correctional Facility 
$ 
136,500 
$ 
187,631 
$ 
190,382 
$ 
193,217 
> Maine State Prison 
$ 
273,000 
$ 
375,262 
$ 
380,764 
$ 
386,434 
> Mountain View Youth Development Center 
$ 
136,500 
$ 
187,631 
$ 
190,382 
$ 
193,217 
University of Maine System 
> Provides match to $500,000 in private funding 
from the VMS for scholarship program to assist 
certain adults with completing degree program. 
$ 
$ 
500,000 
$ 
$ 
Total 
$ 
3,419,517 
$ 
4,290,625 
$ 
3,763,473 
$ 
3,762,017 
Additional costs to Maine Maritime Academy, the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College 
System, Jobs for Maine's Graduates, Inc., the Department of Education, the Department of Economic and Community 
Development and the Department of Professional and Financial Services associated with implementing the 
requirements of this legislation can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
The Governor's proposed budget for the 2014-2015 biennium, LD 1509, proposes the establishment of2 new 
programs within the Department of Corrections, the Bolduc Correctional Facility and the Southern Maine Women's 
Reentry Center. The program names contained in Part C of this bill may need to be amended based on final 
legisltative action on LD 1509. 
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