(3) The committee shall assist the Department of Education, the State's technical colleges Maine Community College System, local school authorities, such as adult education and applied technology centers, and other groups in developing training courses to establish preapprenticeship training programs if the technical community colleges, local schools and other groups wish to do so. Successful completion of preapprenticeship training programs enables a participant to meet the qualifying standards of the apprenticeship for which the participant has expressed serious interest. All preapprenticeship training programs are subject to approval by the committee.

Sec. 111. 26 MRSA §2006, sub-§7, śC, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 410, §12 and affected by §13, is amended to read:

C. The Governor shall appoint members to a technical support group to assist the council in the performance of its duties and responsibilities. The Governor shall appoint persons to serve on the technical support group for 3-year terms. The services provided by the State's various workforce organizations must be fairly represented in the technical support group with consideration given to a balance between rural and urban interests. Organizations with representation on the technical support group may include, but are not limited to:

(1) The Job Training Partnership Act Service Delivery Areas;

(2) Adult education;

(3) School-to-work;

(4) Providers that specialize in women's workforce issues;

(5) Rehabilitation providers;

(6) Welfare-to-work;

(7) The University of Maine System;

(8) The Maine Technical Community College System;