An Act To Attract Entrepreneurs to the State
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1332
Committee Amendment CA_A_S228 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to S.P. 481, L.D. 1332, Bill, "An Act To 
Attract Entrepreneurs to the State" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 13056-G in subsection 1 by striking out all of 
paragraphs A to D (page 1, lines 12 to 26 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'A, "Collaborative workspace" means coworking, shared working environments that 
promote collaboration, interaction, socialization and coordination among tenants 
through the clustering of multiple businesses or individuals within the shared work 
environment. 
B. 
"Collaborative workspace business" means a corporation, partnership, limited 
liability corporation, professional corporation or other legal business entity 
reco gnized under the laws of the State engaging or proposing to engage in economic 
activity within the State. 
C. 
"Fund" means the Maine Coworking Development Fund established in this 
section. 
D. 
"Participant" means a sole proprietorship, business partnership or corporation 
operating a business for profit through which the owner accesses business 
development services in a collaborative workspace. 
E. 
"Tenant" means a sole proprietorship, business partnership or corporation 
operating a business for profit and leasing or otherwise occupying collaborative 
workspace from a collaborative workspace business. 
F. "Transformative development" means redevelopment on a scale and of a character 
capable of catalyzing significant follow-on private investment, leading over time to 
transformation of an entire downtown or urban neighborhood and consistent with 
local plans. Transformative development may involve major investment in new 
construction, rehabilitation and adaptive reuse or multiple smaller investments on a 
sustained basis.' 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" 11 "to S.P. 481, L.D. 1332 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 13056-0 in subsection 2 in paragraph A by striking 
out all of subparagraphs (4) and (5) (page 2, lines 3 to 8 in L.D.) and inserting the 
following: 
'(4) 
SuppOli partnerships between municipalities, property owners and 
collaborative workspace businesses to establish such collaborative workspaces; 
and 
(5) Require such collaborative workspaces to provide shared space that promotes 
the interaction, socialization and coordination among tenants and participants 
through the clustering of multiple tenants and participants within the 
collaborative workspace;' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 13056-0 in subsection 3 in paragraph A in the 2nd 
line (page 2, line 33 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "workspace" the following: 
'tenants and' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 13056-0 in subsection 3 in paragraph B in 
subparagraph (6) in the last line (page 3, line 14 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"businesses or individuals that will be served as a result of the project; and" and inserting 
the following: 'tenants and participants that will be served as a result of the project;' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 13056-0 in subsection 3 in paragraph B in 
subparagraph (7) in the last line (page 3, line 18 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"occupants." and inserting the following: 'tenants;' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 13056-0 in subsection 3 in paragraph B by inserting 
after subparagraph (7) the following: 
'(8) A description of the ability of the collaborative workspace business to carry 
out the provisions of this section; 
(9) A summary of the proposed economic impact of the collaborative workspace 
on the community; 
(10) A description of plans for conformance with regional and local economic 
development plans, if such plans exist; and 
(11) 
A statement of the proximity of the collaborative workspace to an 
accredited Maine community college, college or university, as defined in Title 
20-A, section 12541, subsection I.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 13056-0 by striking out all of subsection 4 (page 3, 
lines 26 to 30 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'4. Duties of the collaborative workspace business. A collaborative workspace 
business that receives assistance under this section shall: 
A. Secure title on a facility for the collaborative workspace or a lease of a facility for 
the collaborative workspace; 
B. Manage the physical development of the collaborative workspace, including the 
provision of common conference or meeting space; 
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Provide furnishings and equipment to the collaborative workspace to provide 
services to the tenants and participants; 
D, Market the collaborative workspace and secure tenants and participants; 
E, Provide financial consulting, marketing and management assistance services or 
arrange for the provision of these services for tenants and participants, including 
assistance in accessing private financial markets; 
F, Set rental and service fees that would be revenue for the collaborative workspace 
business upon approval from the department; 
G, Encourage the sharing of ideas between tenants and participants and otherwise aid 
the tenants and participants using innovative technology and facilities; 
H, Establish policies and criteria for the acceptance of tenants and participants and 
for the termination of occupancy of tenants so as to maximize the opportunity to 
succeed for the greatest number of tenants and participants; and 
1. Submit annual reports to the department that include a financial statement for the 
collaborative workspace bl.lsiness, a summary of the economic impact of the 
collaborative workspace on the local community and a list of tenants and participants 
in the collaborative workspace, 
5. Report. Beginning February 1, 2016, the department shall annually provide a 
report to the Governor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives that must include, but is not limited to: 
A. 
The number of applications for collaborative workspace submitted to the 
department; 
B. 
The number of applications for collaborative workspace approved by the 
department; 
C, The number of collaborative workspaces created through the fund; 
D, 
The numbers of tenants and participants engaged in each collaborative 
workspace; 
E, The number of jobs provided by each collaborative workspace; 
F, The occupancy rate of each collaborative workspace; and 
G, 
The number of tenants that have left collaborative workspace and that are 
operating in the State and the number of jobs they have provided,' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 (page 3, lines 31 to 36 and page 4, lines 
to 4 in L,D,) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made, 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
Maine Coworking Development Fund N193 
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Initiative: Provides base allocations in the event funds are received from private or public 
sources. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Maine Coworking Development Program N192 
2015-16 
$500 
$500 
Initiative: Provides funds to support collaborative workspace businesses. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY 
DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2015-16 
$250,000 
$250,000 
2015-16 
$250,000 
$500 
$250,500 
2016-17 
$500 
$500 
2016-17 
$250,000 
$250,000 
2016-17 
$250,000 
$500 
$250,500 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee and it makes the following 
changes to the bill. 
1. It adds new definitions for "participant" and "tenant." 
2. It provides additional criteria for collaborative workspaces to receive awards from 
the Maine Coworking Development Fund by the. Department of Economic and 
Community Development. 
3. It adds additional duties for a collaborative workspace business that receives 
assistance from the fund. 
4. It adds additional annual reporting requirements for the department. 
This amendment also replaces the appropriations and allocations section in the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/05/15 
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LD 1332 
LR 812(02) 
An Act To Attract Entrepreneurs to the State 
Fiscal Note for. Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "4{S -d;)B-') 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
$250,000 
$250,000 
$500 
FY 2016-17 
$250,000 
$250,000 
$500 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$250,000 
$250,000 
$500 
Projections 
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FY 2018-19 
$250,000 
$250,000 
$500 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations of $250,000 per year in both fiscal year 2015-16 and fiscal year 2016-
to the Maine Coworking Development Program within the Department of Economic and Community Development 
to support collaborative workspace businesses. 
This bill includes base allocations of $500 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $500 in fiscal year 2016-17 to establish the 
Maine Coworking Development Fund as a dedicated account within the department to accept contributions and grants 
from public and private sources. 
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