Sec. 15. 26 MRSA §2023, sub-§1, śC, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 807, §2, is amended to read:

C. Travel payments according to the policies established by the United States Job Training Partnership Act service providers under the Workforce Investment Act;

Sec. 16. 26 MRSA §2053, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 346, §2, is repealed.

Sec. 17. 26 MRSA c. 33 is amended by repealing the chapter headnote and enacting the following in its place:

CHAPTER 33

MAINE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEM

Sec. 18. 26 MRSA §2171, as corrected by RR 1995, c. 1, §25, is repealed.

Sec. 19. 26 MRSA §2171-A is enacted to read:

§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.