An Act To Establish the Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement Institute”
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1342
Committee Amendment CA_B_H824 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §12004-I, 5 MRSA §13120-T

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “      ” to H.P. 970, L.D. 1342, Bill, “An Act To 
Establish the Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement 
Institute”
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following:
'Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§6-I is enacted to read:
6-I.  
Sec. 2.  5 MRSA c. 383, sub-c. 10 is enacted to read:
SUBCHAPTER 10
MAINE WORKFORCE, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENT 
ACHIEVEMENT INSTITUTE
§13120-T.  Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement 
Institute
1.  Institute established.  The Maine Workforce, Research, Development and 
Student Achievement Institute, as established in Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 6-I 
and referred to in this subchapter as "the institute," is established to collect and analyze 
information related to workforce training and cost drivers for training, research and 
Date: 
(Filing No. H-          )
Economic 
Development
Maine Workforce, 
Research, 
Development and 
Student 
Achievement 
Institute
Not Authorized
MRSA §13120-T
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “      ” to H.P. 970, L.D. 1342
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
development, student debt and economic advancement in the State, to make policy 
recommendations to the Legislature and to conduct targeted research for the Legislature.
2.  Legislature to contract with university.  The Legislature, through the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over innovation, development, 
economic advancement and business matters, shall contract with the University of Maine 
System to establish and maintain the institute.  Personnel coordinating the work of the 
institute must be appointed by the University of Maine System in consultation with the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over innovation, 
development, economic advancement and business matters, and those personnel shall 
consult with and act on behalf of the Legislature, performing such data collection, 
analysis and research as the Legislature may require.
3.  State economic plan.  The institute shall align its work with the priorities of the 
State's economic development strategy developed by the Department of Economic and 
Community Development pursuant to this chapter.
4.  Steering committee.  The Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student 
Achievement Institute Steering Committee, referred to in this section as "the steering 
committee," is established to advise the Legislature and the University of Maine System 
on all matters related to the institute. With the exception of ex officio members, steering 
committee members must be appointed by the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over innovation, development, economic advancement and business 
matters for a term of 2 years. The steering committee shall meet at least 4 times each year 
and must include the following:
A.  One member from the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation;
B.  One member from the department;
C.  One member from the Department of Labor or the State Workforce Board, 
established under Title 26, section 2006;
D.  One member from the University of Maine System;
E.  One member from the Maine Community College System;
F.  One member from a statewide organization representing business interests in the 
State;
G.  One member from a statewide organization responsible for promotion of 
individual economic opportunities;
H.  One member from a regional development organization serving one or more of 
the following: Aroostook County, Franklin County, Oxford County, Piscataquis 
County, Somerset County and Washington County;
I.  One member who is involved in career and technical education;
J.  One member who is employed in the public sector;
K.  One member who is employed in the private sector;
L.  The State Economist, who serves ex officio; and
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M.  The Chief Executive Officer of the Finance Authority of Maine or the chief 
executive officer's designee, who serves ex officio.
The steering committee shall elect a chair from among its members to serve a term of 2 
years.
5.  Location and access.  The analysis, recommendations and research results 
gathered pursuant to this subchapter must be maintained by the institute at the University 
of Maine System and must be available for use by any interested group or individual.
Sec. 3.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made.
LEGISLATURE
Legislature 0081
Initiative: Appropriates funds for the costs of the Legislature to contract on an ongoing 
basis with the University of Maine System to establish and maintain the Maine 
Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement Institute.
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment strikes and replaces the bill to reallocate the language establishing 
the Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement Institute from 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A to Title 5.  The amendment changes the 
membership of the Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement 
Institute Steering Committee.  It also adds a requirement that the institute align its work 
with the priorities established by the State's economic development strategy developed by 
the Department of Economic and Community Development.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
GENERAL FUND
2019-20
2020-21
All Other
$0
$250,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
$0
$250,000
Approved: 03/15/20
LD 1342
LR 1907(06)
FY 2019-20
FY 2020-21
Projections 
FY 2021-22
Projections 
FY 2022-23
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund
$0
$250,000
$250,000
$250,000
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund
$0
$250,000
$250,000
$250,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Additional costs to the Departments of Labor, Professional and Financial Regulation, Economic and Community 
Development, the State Workforce Board, the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System, 
the State Economist and the Finance Authority of Maine to serve on the steering committee can be absorbed within 
existing budgeted resources.
Provides an appropriation of $250,000 per year beginning in 2020-21 to the Legislature for the costs of the 
Legislature to contract on an ongoing basis with the University of Maine System to establish and maintain the Maine 
Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement Institute.
An Act To Establish the Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement 
Institute
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
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