Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1507, sub-§5-A, as repealed and replaced by PL 1993, c. 349, §7, is amended to read:

5-A. Job development training. The Governor may allocate funds from such account in amounts not to exceed in total the sum of $1,000,000 to provide funds for any unusual, unforeseen or extraordinary needs for state assistance in creating jobs by assisting in meeting the training requirements of labor- intensive new or expanding industries. In fiscal year 1989- 90, $75,000 of this amount may also be allocated for immediate job training, unemployment counseling, retraining and other assistance to displaced workers. In fiscal year 1989-90, an additional $75,000 of this amount may also be allocated for immediate job training, unemployment counseling, retraining and other assistance to displaced workers in the midcoast area of the State. Allocations for this purpose may be made from this fund by the Governor only upon the written request of the Commissioner of Labor and the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and after consultation with the State Budget Officer. The commissioners' request to the Governor must be formulated subsequent to their consultation with the Commissioner of Education, the President of the Maine Technical College System and the director of the appropriate service delivery local workforce investment area as defined by the Job Training Partnership Act designated pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Public Law 105-220.

Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §1737, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1997, c. 46, §1, is further amended to read:

4. Directed services. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2, the director may provide insurance advice or services for family foster homes as defined in Title 22, section 8101, subsection 3; specialized children's homes, as defined in Title 22, section 8101, subsection 5; respite care providers as defined in Title 34-B, section 6201, subsection 2-A; the Casco Bay Island Transit District created by Private and Special Law 1981, chapter 22; the University of Maine System; the Maine Technical College System; the Maine Maritime Academy; and the State's service delivery local workforce investment areas designated under the federal Job Training Partnership Act Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Public Law 97-300, as amended 105-220.

Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §12704, sub-§2, ¶D, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. G, §5 and affected by §29, is further amended to read: