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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§6-I  is enacted to read:
 
6-I.   
Sec. 2.  5 MRSA c. 383, sub-c. 10  is enacted to read:
SUBCHAPTER 10
MAINE WORKFORCE, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT INSTITUTE
§ 13120-T. Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement Institute
 
1.  Institute established.     The Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement Institute, as established in Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 6-I and referred to in this subchapter as "the institute," is established to collect and analyze information related to workforce training, research and development, student debt and economic advancement in the State, to make policy recommendations to the Legislature and to conduct targeted research for the Legislature.
 
2.  Legislature to contract with university.     The Legislature, through the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over innovation, development, economic advancement and business matters, shall contract with the University of Maine System to establish and maintain the institute. Personnel coordinating the work of the institute must be appointed by the University of Maine System in consultation with the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over innovation, development, economic advancement and business matters, and those personnel shall consult with and act on behalf of the Legislature, performing such data collection, analysis and research as the Legislature may require.
 
3.  Steering committee.     The Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement Institute Steering Committee, referred to in this section as "the steering committee," is established to advise the Legislature and the University of Maine System on all matters related to the institute. With the exception of ex officio members, steering committee members must be appointed by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over innovation, development, economic advancement and business matters for a term of 2 years. The steering committee shall meet at least 4 times each year and must include the following:
 
A.  One member from each of the following:
 
(1) The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over innovation, development, economic advancement and business matters;
 
(2) The University of Maine System;
 
(3) The Maine Municipal Association;
 
(4) The Department of Economic and Community Development;
 
(5) The State Workforce Board, established under Title 26, section 2006;
 
(6) The Department of Labor;
 
(7) A statewide organization representing business interests in the State;
 
(8) A state-based organization involved in workforce and business policy and development;
 
(9) An independent college in the State;
 
(10) The Maine Community College System;
 
(11) A regional economic development organization serving one or more of the following: Aroostook County, Franklin County, Oxford County, Piscataquis County, Somerset County and Washington County; and
 
(12) A statewide organization responsible for business attraction and expansion;
 
B.  The State Economist, who serves ex officio;
 
C.  The Chief Executive Officer of the Finance Authority of Maine or the chief executive officer's designee, who serves ex officio;
 
D.  An individual involved in adult education;
 
E.  An individual involved in career and technical education;
 
F.  An individual employed in the public sector; and
 
G.  An individual employed in the private sector.
 
The steering committee shall elect a chair from among its members to serve a term of 2 years.
 
4.  Location and access.     The analysis, recommendations and research results gathered pursuant to this subchapter must be maintained by the institute at the University of Maine System and must be available for use by any interested group or individual.
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
LEGISLATURE
 
Legislature 0081
 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for the costs of the Legislature to contract on an ongoing basis with the University of Maine System to establish and maintain the Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement Institute.

GENERAL FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$110	$110	
All Other	$250,280	$250,280	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$250,390	$250,390	
 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment strikes and replaces the bill to reallocate the language establishing the Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement Institute from the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A to Title 5. It changes the membership of the Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement Institute Steering Committee. It also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
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