Sec. 1. 26 MRSA c. 35 is enacted to read:

CHAPTER 35

FEDERAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998

§3101.__Federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998; use of funds

In allocating funds to provide services under the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, 20 United States Code, Sections 9201 to 9276 (1998), at least 1/3 of all funds available for adults and dislocated workers must be spent through individual training programs for the purchase of education and skills training.__At least 15% of all funds available under the Workforce Investment Act must be spent for support services, including child care and transportation necessary for individuals to participate in education or training through individual training programs.

§3102.__Report required

The Department of Labor shall report the following information to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor matters on an annual basis:

1.__Funds received; previous fiscal year.__The total amount of funds received by the State for adults and dislocated workers under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for the previous fiscal year and the distribution of those funds by career center location;

2.__Provide core services.__The amount of funds received under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 spent to provide core services, intensive services and education and training under Individual Training programs at the end of each calendar quarter in the fiscal year and identified by career center location, including the number of individuals receiving services in each of these categories of service;

3.__Purchase of support services.__The amount of funds received under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 spent for the purchase of support services for participants receiving core services, intensive services and education and training under an Individual Training program and the number of individuals receiving those services at the end of each calendar quarter, specifying the amount spent for each type of support service at each career center location;

4.__Funds for education.__The number of individuals who received funds under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for education and training in a technical college program, a university program or an on-the-job training program;