An Act to Strengthen Maine 1s Workforce Through Preapprenticeship Training Programs
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2280
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_B_S784 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" f) "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 995, 
L.D. 2280, "An Act to Strengthen Maine
1s Workforce Through Preapprenticeship Training 
Programs" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in subsection 6 in the 8th line (page 1, line 22 in 
amendment) by striking out· the following: 
11and funding to facilitate
and inserting the 
following: 
1; for assistance to address obstacles and to identify and access services 
necessaiy for successful patiicipation in a preapprenticeship training program; and for 
facilitating
Amend the amendment by striking out all of sections 3 and 4 and inserting the 
following: 
1Sec. 3. Federal funding directed to Maine Apprenticeship Program, fiscal 
years 2024-25 and 2025-26. For fiscal years 2024-25 and 2025-26, as pennitted by 
federal law, regulation, guidance and grant guidelines and as determined by the Office of 
Policy Innovation and the Future established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 
3102, the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future shall coordinate a process to direct to 
the Maine Apprenticeship Program established in Title 26, section 3202 1 % of all funding 
that has been or will be received pursuant to the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
Act, the federal Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the federal CHIPS Act of 2022 and any 
other federal law providing new or expanded funding that is available on or after July 1, 
2024 for workforce development activities or for the creation of high-wage, in-demand jobs 
in apprenticeable occupations, as defined in Title 26, section 3201, subsection 2. The funds 
directed to the Maine Apprenticeship Program pursuant to this section may not exceed 
$12,000,000 and are to be used to make available grants to support preapprenticeship 
training programs pursuant to Title 26, section 3213, subsection 6. 
Sec. 4. 
Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
Maine Apprenticeship Program Z375 
Initiative: Allocates one-time funds for grants to suppoti preapprenticeship training 
programs. 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENA TE AMENDMENT" ~ "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 995, L.D. 2280 ($- 7 't'·IJ 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
2023-24 
$0 
$0 
2024-25 
$12,000,000 
$12,000,000 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends Committee Amendment "A" to eliminate the transfer of one-
time funding from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to suppo1t the cost for 
one Program Manager Employment & Training position and for grants to support 
preapprenticeship training programs. The amendment instead, for fiscal years 2024-25 and 
2025-26, requires the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future to coordinate a process to 
direct to the Maine Apprenticeship Program 1 % of all funding that has been or will be 
received pursuant to the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the federal 
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the federal CHIPS Act of 2022 and any other federal law 
providing new or expanded funding that is available on or after July 1, 2024 for workforce 
development activities or for the creation of high-wage, in-demand jobs in apprenticeable 
occupations. The funding directed to the Maine Apprenticeship Program may not exceed 
$12,000,000. 
SPONSORED BY: _ 
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(Senator ROTUNDO, M.) 
COUNTY: Androscoggin 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/09/24 %Pae!:. 
LD 2280 
LR 3133(06) 
An Act to Strengthen Maine's Workforce Through Preapprenticeship Training Programs 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "3' to Committee Amendment "A."C.S--7'6'-{) 
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo of Androscoggin 
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,ppropriations/ Allocations 
feder.al Expenditures Fund 
Other SpeciJi.l Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
$0 
($i2,000,000) ·. 
$0 . $12,000,000 
$0 
($12,000,000) 
$0 
$12,000,000 
$0 
($12,000,000) 
Projections 
FY 2025-26 
$12,000,000 
($125,626) 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2026-27 
$0 
$0 
($129,770) 
$0 
$0 
This amendment eliminates the Other Special Revenue Funds allocations totaling $12,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-25 
to the Maine Apprenticeship Program within the Department of Labor to support preapprenticeship training programs 
and, instead, provides a one-time Federal Expenditures Fund allocation in the same amount to the Department of 
Labor to authorize the expenditure of a portion of federal funds received by the State from the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and any other federal Act providing new or 
expanded funding that is available on or after July 1, 2024 for workforce development activities, or for the creation of 
high wage, in-demand jobs in apprenticeable occupations. A Federal Expenditures Fund allocation for the same 
amount will be required in fiscal year 2025-26 as well. This amendment also eliminates the one-time transfer of 
$12,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Maine Apprenticeship Program included in 
the bill to fund the program. 
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