| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1507, sub-§5-A, as repealed and replaced by PL 1993, | c. 349, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | 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. |
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| | Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §1737, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1997, c. 46, §1, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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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