Resolve, to Establish a Pilot Project to Support Farm Apprenticeships m Mame
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0901
Committee Amendment CA_A_H225 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT >4 "to HP 557, L D 901, "Resolve, to Establish a 
Pilot Project to Support Farm Apprenticeships m Mame" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following 
'Resolve, to Establish a Stakeholder Group to Inform the Development of a Farm 
Apprenticeship Pilot Program' 
Amend the resolve by st11kmg out everything after the title and msertmg the following 
'Sec. 1. Stakeholder group regarding a farm apprenticeship pdot program. 
Resolved: 
That the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conse1vation and Forestry shall 
convene a group of stakeholders mcludmg, but not limited to, representatives from the 
Department of Agriculture, Consei vation and Forestry, the Department of Labor, the 
Department of Economic and Community Development, the Department of Educat10n, 
educational institutions, particula1 ly pubhc and private postsecondary mst1tut1ons, 
statewide organizations representmg organic farmers and garden et s and conventional 
farmers, a statewide orgamzation that works to protect frumland and support frume1s, and 
a statewide busmess assoc1at10n to develop recommendations fo1 a potential farm 
apprent1cesh1p pilot program The stakeholder group shall consider ex1stmg models for 
farm apprenticeships and solicit mput from interested parties 
The Department of 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry may undertake a survey of existing p10g1ams 
w1thm the State and m other states to mform the work of the stakeholder group 
The 
comm1ss10ner shall report the findmgs and recommendations of the stakeholder group, 
mcludmg suggested legislat10n, to the J omt Standmg Committee on Agnculture, 
Conservation and Forestry by March 1, 2024 The jOtnt standmg committee may submit a 
bill to the Second Regular Sess10n of the 131st Legislature relatmg to the subject matter of 
the report 
Sec. 2. 
Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the followmg 
appropriations and allocations are made 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY,DEPARTMENT OF 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A "to HP 557, L D 901 
Bureau of Agriculture 0393 
Initiative Provides one-time fundmg for contracted services to manage a stakeholder group 
to develop recommendations for a farm apprenticeship pilot program 
GENERAL FUND 
2023-24 
All Other 
$20,000 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$20,000 
2024-25 
$0 
$0 
Amend the iesolve by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which strikes and replaces the resolve, requires the Commissionei of 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to convene a stakeholder group to develop 
recommendations for a potential farm appient1ceship pilot p1og1am 
The amendment 
directs the commissioner to report the findmgs and recommendations of the stakeholde1 
group to the J omt Standmg Committee on Agnculture, Conse1 vat10n and Forestry The 
Jomt standmg committee has the authority to submit a bill relatmg to the subject matter of 
the report to the Second Regular Sess10n of the 131 st Legislature 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 05/11 /23 ::k?ae.. 
LD901 
LR 2255(02) 
Resolve, to Establish a Pilot Project to Support Farm Apprenticeships m Maine 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment )f {jt -,il.5) 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
Projections 
FY 2025-26 
Projections 
FY 2026-27 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$20,000 
$20,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This bill mcludes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $20,000 m fiscal year 2023-24 to the Department of 
Agriculture, Conservatton and Forestry for the contiacted services of a facihtat01 to oveisee a stakeholder group to 
develop recommendat10ns for a farm apprenticeship program 
LR2255(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1 
$0 
$0