Resolve, Directing the Maine Community College System To Evaluate the Need To Expand Workforce Training Options in Waldo County
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1193
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business
Sponsors: HERBIG, KINNEY, CUDDY, DODGE, ZEIGLER

Legislative Document
No. 1193
S.P. 367
In Senate, March 12, 2019
Resolve, Directing the Maine Community College System To 
Evaluate the Need To Expand Workforce Training Options in 
Waldo County
Reference to the Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and 
Business suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator HERBIG of Waldo.
Cosponsored by Representative KINNEY of Knox and
Representatives: CUDDY of Winterport, DODGE of Belfast, ZEIGLER of Montville.
Sec. 1.  Expanding workforce training options in Waldo County; 
evaluation.  Resolved:  That the Maine Community College System shall evaluate the 
unmet need and capacity for expanding workforce training options in Waldo County with 
the goal of providing additional capacity for training in the most accessible platform 
possible in industries with identified employee shortages.  In conducting the evaluation, 
the Maine Community College System shall examine the following industries and trades:
1.  Nursing or other medical trades;
2.  Composites manufacturing;
3.  Carpentry;
4.  Electrical trades;
5.  Millwright trades; and
6.  Ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, plumbing and heating.
The Maine Community College System shall use its established methods and 
practices in assessing the need for expanded workforce training options in Waldo County.
Sec. 2.  Strategies for expanding workforce training options.  Resolved:  
That, if the Maine Community College System, while conducting the study in section 1, 
finds that a need for workforce training options exists in any of the industries and trades 
examined, the Maine Community College System shall assess the best way to increase 
capacity and opportunity.  Potential strategies for the consideration include but are not 
limited to:
1.  Expanding access through Maine Quality Centers under the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 20-A, section 12727;
2.  Long-distance learning options; and
3.  Colocation or collaboration with other learning institutions.
Sec. 3.  Report.  Resolved:  That, by December 4, 2019, the Maine Community 
College System shall submit a report based on its evaluation in section 1 identifying if 
and where needs exist and outlining the best options to meet those needs to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and 
Business.  The report, including suggested legislation, must include but is not limited to:
1.  What unmet workforce training needs exist;
2.  What industries should be prioritized for expanded workforce training options;
3.  The best methods for expanding workforce training options;
4.  Costs and facility needs for expanding workforce training programming; and
5.  A timeline for implementation of expanded workforce training options.
The Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement 
and Business is authorized to submit legislation related to the report to the Second 
Regular Session of the 129th Legislature.
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Maine Community College System to evaluate the unmet 
need and capacity for expanding workforce training options in Waldo County with the 
goal of providing additional capacity for training in industries with identified employee 
shortages.  The Maine Community College System is required to submit a report with 
suggested legislation by December 4, 2019 to the Joint Standing Committee on 
Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business, which may submit 
legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature.