§2171-A.__Maine Workforce Investment System

This chapter applies to actions taken under the Maine Workforce Investment System.__For the purposes of this chapter, the "Maine Workforce Investment System" means all state and federal education and training programs administered by the Department of Labor and operated by a network of local boards and service delivery providers, including:

1.__Workforce Investment Act.__The state program under the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Public Law 105-220; and

2.__Maine Conservation Corps.__The Maine Conservation Corps under chapter 34.

Sec. 20. 26 MRSA §2172, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 408, §3, is amended to read:

1. Application. This section applies to all on-the-job training contracts entered into by any agency or organization, public or private, that provides a wage subsidy for a trainee with public funds, including all contracts written under the Maine Job Training Workforce Investment System.

Sec. 21. 26 MRSA §2172, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 408, §3, is amended to read:

4. Apprenticeable occupations. With respect to each placement under the Maine Job Training Workforce Investment System, the Department of Labor shall:

A. Determine whether the occupation is apprenticeable in accordance with a list of apprenticeable occupations provided by the State Apprenticeship and Training Council;

B. If the occupation is determined to be apprenticeable, contact the State Apprenticeship and Training Council for assistance in establishing an apprenticeship position that would follow Maine Job Training Workforce Investment System placement;

C. Ensure that the State Apprenticeship and Training Council provides a semiannual and annual list to the Commissioner of Labor on both the number of Maine Job Training Workforce Investment System referrals received and the number of apprenticeship positions that were established from the Maine Job Training Workforce Investment System referrals; and