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sole purpose of the Maine Career Advantage program, referred to in | | this chapter as "the program," is to assist the Maine Community | | College System, public secondary schools and other publicly | supported educational institutions in the State in by providing a | combination of academic learning and structured work-based learning | at businesses in the State to students enrolled at Maine Community | College System facilities, public secondary schools or other | publicly supported educational institutions additional resources | | and support for students who have not traditionally gone on to | | higher education and who may need assistance in developing | | educational and career goals and in pursuing those goals. |
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| | | The Maine Community College System is authorized to receive | | and administer on behalf of the program any grants, fees, | | charges, appropriations and other funds from whatever source. | | The program shall retain its name unless and until the Board of | | Trustees of the Maine Community College System authorizes a | | change in the program name. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §12732, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 392, §2, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Education and training. To provide a sequential higher | education and training program that enhances opportunities for | | youth in this State to become highly skilled and productive | | members of the work force; |
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| | | Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §12733, as amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §2 | | and affected by §4, is repealed and the following enacted in its | | place: |
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| | | To assist the State in increasing higher education attainment | | and developing a skilled workforce, the program shall provide | | career and college transition services to young adults who are | | not currently enrolling in higher education and who could benefit | | from enrolling in a community college.__These services may | | include scholarships, internships and other work-based learning | | experiences; career exploration and planning; assistance in | | completing the community college application and financial aid | | processes; academic planning; and information related to | | continuing higher education beyond the certificate, diploma and | | associate degree levels, consistent with the student's | | educational and career objectives.__These services must be | | provided either directly by the program or through referrals to | | other programs and services available within the Maine Community | | College System or by other education and service providers.__To | | participate in any of these services, young adults must be |
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