CHAPTER 168
S.P. 227 - L.D. 792
An Act to Implement the Maine Agricultural Internship and Training Program
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §222, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 520, is amended to read:
3. Assistance. Provide assistance in matching retiring farmers with persons desiring to enter farming and recruit and place interns with farmer-supervisors; and
Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §222, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1989, c. 700, Pt. A, §32, is further amended to read:
4. Cooperation. Cooperate with appropriate local, state and federal agencies and institutions and with farm organizations and interested individuals, including the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, the University of Maine and the Cooperative Extension Service, in carrying out this chapter.;
Sec. 3. 7 MRSA §222, sub-§§5 and 6 are enacted to read:
5. Staff support. Designate an employee of the department to oversee the Maine Agricultural and Internship Training Program; and
6. Report. Report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over agricultural matters no later than March 1st of each odd-numbered year on activities relating to the implementation of this chapter.
Sec. 4. Commissioner's report. The Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry no later than December 1, 2001 on the implementation of a program to identify individuals interested in farm apprenticeships or in purchasing a farm and to establish a network of information to facilitate farm transfers and any other initiatives relating to the responsibilities of the commissioner under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 7, chapter 8-B.
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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