An Act To Attract, Educate and Retain New Mainers To Strengthen the Workforce
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1492
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S225 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 521, 
L.D. 1492, Bill, "An Act To Attract, Educate and Retain New Mainers To Strengthen the 
Workforce" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 8 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 8. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Adult Education 0364 
Initiative: Provides funds for expansion of the Welcome Center Initiative within the City 
of Lewiston's adult education program to attract, educate and retain foreign-trained 
workers residing in Androscoggin County., 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Adult Education 0364 
2017-18 
$75,000 
$75,000 
2018-19 
$75,000 
$75,000 
Initiative: Provides funds for grants to adult education programs to increase 
English-language acquisition instruction in communities experiencing an increase in 
immigrant populations, which will serve 170 participants in both fiscal years of the 
biennium. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Adult Education 0364 
Page I - 128LR0026(04)-1 
2017-18 
$85,000 
$85,000 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
2018-19 
$85,000 
$85,000 
ROFS 
SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 521, L.D. 1492 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for grants for proposed Welcome Centers. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOT AL 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
Local Community Planning Support Program N256 
2018-19 
$50,000 
$50,000 
Initiative: Provides funds for counties, municipalities and school administrative units to 
manage new immigrant populations who have settled within the counties, municipalities 
and school administrative units or to attract immigrant populations to address 
depopulation or workforce shortages within the counties, municipalities and school 
administrative units. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2017-18 
$40,000 
$40,000 
2018-19 
$40,000 
$40,000 
Vocation-specific English-language Acquisition and Workforce Training Program 
N255 
Initiative: Provides funds for grants to service providers to provide English-language 
instruction and vocational training and to place immigrant populations in the State with 
employers ofthe State. The grants will serve 175 participants in fiscal year 2017-18 and 
participants in fiscal year 2018-19. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2017-18 
$140,000 
$140,000 
2017-18 
$340,000 
$340,000 
2018-19 
$160,000 
$160,000 
2018-19 
$410,000 
$410,000 
This amendment replaces the appropriations and allocations section in Committee 
Amendment "A." 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 521, L.D. 1492 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
'~-
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: 
• ~ 
~~~------~~~~~~~~~~ 
(Senator KATZ) 
COUNTY: Kennebec 
SENA TE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/07 /17 fr.a~ 
LD 1492 
LR 26(04) 
An Act To Attract, Educate and Retain New Mainers To Strengthen the Workforce 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment '}l;.' to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Katz of Kennebec 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
($405,000) 
($415,000) 
($405,000) 
($415,000) 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
($110,000) 
($110,000) 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
($110,000) 
($110,000) 
This amendment reduces the General Fund appropriations in the bill by $405,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $415,000 
in fiscal year 2018-19. 
As amended, the bill now includes General Fund appropriations totaling $340, 000 in fiscal year 2017-18 and 
$410,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 to the Department of Education for programs to attract, educate and retain immigrant 
populations in the State's workforce. These totals include: 
1) Ongoing General Fund appropriations of $75,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2017-18 to the Adult Education 
program for the expansion of the Welcome Center Initiative within the City ofLewiston's adult education program to 
attract, educate and retain foreign-trained workers residing in Androscoggin County; 
2) Ongoing General Fund appropriations of $40,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2017-18 to a newly created 
Local Community Planning Support Program to provide funds to counties, municipalities and school administrative 
units (SAU's) to manage new immigrant populations who have settled within the counties, municipalities and SAU's 
or to attract immigrant populations to address depopulation or workforce shortages; 
3) One-time General Fund appropriations of $85,000 per year in both fiscal year 2017-18 and fiscal year 2018-19 to 
the Adult Education program for grants to adult education programs to increase English-language acquisition 
instruction in communities experiencing an increase in immigrant populations and for grants for proposed Welcome 
Centers; 
4) A one-time General Fund appropriation of $50,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 to the Adult Education program for 
grants for proposed Welcome Centers; and 
LR0026(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of2 
5) One-time General Fund appropriations of $140,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $160,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 to a 
newly created Vocation-specific English-language Acquisition and Workforce Training Program for grants to service 
providers to provide English-language instruction, vocational training and placement of immigrant populations in the 
State with employers of the State. 
LR0026(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 2 of2