CHAPTER 114

S.P. 365 - L.D. 1093

An Act to Conform State Workforce Development Laws to

the Federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1507, sub-§5-A, as repealed and replaced by PL 1993, c. 349, §7, is amended to read: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