An Act To Create the Integrated Manufacturing Program Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0516
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: TUTTLE, BOLAND, DUTREMBLE, CAMPBELL, CASAVANT, MASTRACCIO, ROCHELO
Amends: 20-A MRSA §12717-A

Legislative Document 
No. 516 
S.P. 206 
In Senate, February 19, 2013 
An Act To Create the Integrated Manufacturing Program Fund 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator TUTTLE of York. 
Cosponsored by Representative BOLAND of Sanford and 
Senator: DUTREMBLE of York, Representatives: CAMPBELL of Newfield, CASAVANT of 
Biddeford, MASTRACCIO of Sanford, ROCHELO of Biddeford. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §12717-A is enacted to read: 
§12717-A.  Integrated Manufacturing Program Fund 
The Integrated Manufacturing Program Fund, referred to in this section as "the 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 2015, 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 2013-14 to 2017-
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 
Maine Community College System or the Maine Maritime Academy in fiscal year 2013-
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. 
SUMMARY 
This bill establishes 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 bill 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 bill also provides that funds in 
fiscal years 2013-14 to 2017-18 must be disbursed to expand the capacity of the 
integrated manufacturing program at York County Community College.  The bill 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 2013-14 to fund the 
Integrated Manufacturing Program Fund. 
GENERAL FUND 
2013-14
2014-15
All Other 
$1,077,000
$257,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$1,077,000
$257,000