An Act To Support the Trades through a Tax Credit for Apprenticeship Programs
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0241
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: CURRY, FECTEAU, CHIPMAN, LUCHINI, POULIOT, SANBORN, WHITE
Amends: 36 MRSA §5219-T

Legislative Document
No. 241
S.P. 102
In Senate, January 29, 2021
An Act To Support the Trades through a Tax Credit for 
Apprenticeship Programs
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 27, 2021.  Referred to the Committee 
on Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator CURRY of Waldo.
Cosponsored by Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford and
Senators: CHIPMAN of Cumberland, LUCHINI of Hancock, POULIOT of Kennebec, 
SANBORN of Cumberland, Representative: WHITE of Waterville.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §5219-TT is enacted to read:
§5219-TT.  Apprenticeship credit
1.  Definitions.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings.
A.  "Apprenticeship program" means an apprenticeship program registered by the 
Maine Apprenticeship Program pursuant to Title 26, chapter 37.
B.  "Employing unit" has the same meaning as in Title 26, section 1043, subsection 10.
C.  "Participating apprentice" means an apprentice, registered pursuant to Title 26, 
section 3202, participating in an apprenticeship program.
2.  Credit allowed.  For tax years beginning in 2022 or after, a taxpayer constituting 
an employing unit that employs a participating apprentice in the taxable year is allowed a 
credit against taxes imposed under this Part for each participating apprentice employed by 
the taxpayer during the taxable year.
3.  Amount of credit.  For an employing unit employing a participating apprentice for 
at least 2,000 hours during the taxable year, the credit under this section is $2,500.  For an 
employing unit employing a participating apprentice for fewer than 2,000 hours during the 
taxable year, the credit is $2,500 multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the 
number of hours that the participating apprentice worked for the employing unit during the 
taxable year and the denominator of which is 2,000.
4.  Participation statement and apprenticeship program certificates.  An 
employing unit claiming a credit under this section for one or more participating 
apprentices shall submit with the employing unit's Maine income tax return for the taxable 
year a statement indicating the number of hours worked by each participating apprentice 
during the taxable year for which a credit is claimed under this section.  The statement must 
include employing unit and participating apprentice information and any other information 
the assessor considers necessary to determine eligibility for the credit under this section.  A 
pass-through entity, such as a partnership, limited liability company, S corporation or 
similar pass-through entity, shall submit the statement required by this subsection directly 
to the bureau.  The Department of Labor shall provide the bureau with copies of 
apprenticeship program sponsor approval certificates and any pertinent information that 
will assist the assessor in determining eligibility for the credit under this section.
SUMMARY
This bill permits an employer that employs an apprentice participating in an approved 
apprenticeship program to receive an income tax credit of $2,500 and provides for a partial 
credit if the employer employs a participating apprentice for fewer than 2,000 hours during 
the taxable year.