121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 1883
		An Act To Coordinate Education, Job Training and Employers in Maine
		LR 2348(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Speaker Colwell of Gardiner
		Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$77,520	$77,520	$77,520
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$77,520	$77,520	$77,520
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill will require General Fund appropriations to the Legislature in the amount of $2,520 annually beginning in fiscal year 2004-05 to provide funds for the per diem and expenses for legislative advisory members of the Future for Youth in Maine State Work Action Tactics team ( S.W. A. T. team)
	The Department of Economic and Community Development will require annual General Fund appropriations of $75,000 beginning in fiscal year 2004-05 to contract for services to develop and implement a comprehensive marketing strategy.
	Additional costs to the University of Maine System and the Maine Community College System to work together and with the S.W.A.T team to develop the required plan and to work with members of the private and public sector to develop a process to coordinate higher education planning and resource allocation decisions with the needs of the State's economy and business sector can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources.  However, the ability of the University to absorb the costs of implementing any resulting initiatives is less certain and can not be determined at this time.
	Additional costs to the Maine State Housing Authority to develop the required recommendations and to serve on the Future for Youth in Maine State Work Action Tactics team can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources.
	Additional costs to the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, and the Finance Authority of Maine to serve on the team can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources.