Resolve, Directing the Maine Community College System To Evaluate the Need To Expand Workforce Training Options in Waldo County
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0814
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business
Sponsors: CURRY

Legislative Document
No. 814
S.P. 180
In Senate, March 5, 2021
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 CURRY of Waldo.
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 1, 2021, 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 130th 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 1, 2021 to the Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, 
Development, Economic Advancement and Business, which may submit legislation to the