An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30,2016 and June 30, 2017
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1019
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S287 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 702, 
L.D. 1019, Bill, "An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the 
Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds and Changing Certain 
Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the 
Fiscal Years Ending June 30,2016 and June 30, 2017" 
Amend the amendment in Part BBBB in section 1 in §12730 in subsection 1 in the 
3rd and 4th lines (page 656, lines 8 and 9 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
"at postsecondary institutions of higher education" and inserting the following: 'at 
community colleges' 
Amend the amendment in Part BBBB in section 1 in §12730 in subsection 1 in the 
4th and 5th lines (page 656, lines 9 and 10 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
"and postsecondary institutions of higher education" and inserting the following: 'and 
community colleges' 
Amend the amendment in Part BBBB in section 1 in §12730 in subsection 2 by 
striking out all of the first paragraph (page 656, lines 11 to 17 in amendment) and 
inserting the following: 
'2. Job training programs; criteria. The job training programs in the program must 
provide training to prepare workers for jobs in high-demand fields. The centers shall 
work with private businesses and trade associations to determine the demand for jobs and 
the skills needed for those jobs in those industries and with community colleges to 
determine the ability of those institutions to provide the appropriate education and 
training, including teaching faculty and any necessary infrastructure. A qualified job 
training program must meet the following criteria:' 
Amend the amendment in Part BBBB in section 1 in §12730 in subsection 2 in 
paragraph A in the 2nd line (page 656, line 19 in amendment) by inserting after the 
following: "businesses" the following: 'or an industry partnership' 
Amend the amendment in Part BBBB in section 1 in §12730 in subsection 4 in the 
3rd line (page 657, line 8 in amendment) by striking out the following: "a business" and 
inserting the following: 'awardees' 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE ANffiNDNffiNT " A " to COMMITTEE ANffiNDNffiNT "A" to H.P. 702, L.D. 1019 
Amend the amendment in Part BBBB in section 1 in §12730 in subsection 4 in 
paragraph A in the first line (page 657, line 10 in amendment) by inserting after the 
following: "business" the following: 'or industry patinership' 
Amend the amendment in Palt BBBB in section 1 in §12730 in subsection 4 in 
paragraph C in the first line (page 657, line 12 in amendment) by inserting after the 
following: "business" the following: 'or industry partnership' 
Amend the amendment in Part BBBB in section 1 in §12730 in subsection 4 in 
paragraph D in the first line (page 657, line 14 in amendment) by inserting after the 
following: "business" the following: 'or industry partnership' 
Amend the amendment in Part BBBB in section 1 in § 12730 in subsection 4 in 
paragraph E in the first line (page 657, line 16 in amendment) by inserting after the 
following: "business" and inserting the following: 'or industry partnership' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the following clarifications to the Put ME to Work Program 
that is established in Committee Amendment "A": 
1. It specifies that the job training programs must be established at the community 
colleges; 
2. It specifies that the centers may work with trade associations as well as private 
businesses and that costs for the job training programs may be provided by an industry 
partnership; and 
3. It clarifies that, in selecting awardees for the program, the Board of Trustees of the 
. Maine Community College System shall consider various factors as they relate to the 
business or industry p~artnershiP. 
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SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator~ 
COUNTY: Oxford 
SENATE AMENDMENT