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LR 445
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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Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1507, sub-§5-A, as repealed and replaced by PL 1993,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.

 
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §1737, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1997, c. 46, §1, is
further amended to read:

 
4. Directed services. Notwithstanding the provisions of
subsection 2, the director may provide insurance advice or
services for family foster homes as defined in Title 22,
section 8101, subsection 3; specialized children's homes, as
defined in Title 22, section 8101, subsection 5; respite care
providers as defined in Title 34-B, section 6201, subsection
2-A; the Casco Bay Island Transit District created by Private
and Special Law 1981, chapter 22; the University of Maine
System; the Maine Technical College System; the Maine Maritime
Academy; and the State's service delivery local workforce
investment areas designated under the federal Job Training
Partnership Act Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Public Law
97-300, as amended 105-220.

 
Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §12704, sub-§2, ¶D, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560,
Pt. G, §5 and affected by §29, is further amended to read:


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