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| 4. Examine how increased access to education and training and | | access to child care increases the likelihood of earning a liveable | | wage and identify means of increasing such access; |
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| | | 5. Identify the number of people in Maine who earn less than | | a liveable wage; and |
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| | | 6. Examine how state policies and payments, including | | MaineCare and other state health care related payments, | | contribute to the number of Mainers who earn less than a liveable | | wage; and be it further |
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| | | Sec. 6. Staff assistance. Resolved: That, upon approval of the | | Legislative Council, the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis | | shall provide necessary staffing services to the commission; and | | be it further |
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| | | Sec. 7. Compensation. Resolved: That the legislative members of the | | commission are entitled to receive the legislative per diem, as | | defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 2, and | | reimbursement for travel and other necessary expenses related to | | their attendance at authorized meetings of the commission. | | Public members not otherwise compensated by their employers or | | other entities that they represent are entitled to receive | | reimbursement of necessary expenses and, upon a demonstration of | | financial hardship, a per diem equal to the legislative per diem | | for their attendance at authorized meetings of the commission; | | and be it further |
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| | | Sec. 8. Report. Resolved: That, no later than November 2, 2005, the | | commission shall submit a report that includes its findings and | | recommendations, including suggested legislation, for | | presentation to the Second Regular Session of the 122nd | | Legislature. The commission is authorized to introduce | | legislation related to its report to the Second Regular Session | | of the 122nd Legislature at the time of submission of its report; | | and be it further |
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| | | Sec. 9. Extension. Resolved: That, if the commission requires a | | limited extension of time to complete its study and make its | | report, it may apply to the Legislative Council, which may grant | | an extension; and be it further |
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| | | Sec. 10. Commission budget. Resolved: That the chairs of the | | commission, with assistance from the commission staff, shall | | administer the commission's budget. Within 10 days after its | | first meeting, the commission shall present a work plan and | | proposed budget to the Legislative Council for its approval. The | | commission may not incur expenses that would result in the |
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