Amend the bill in Part C in section 5 by striking out all of §8602-B (page 4, lines 1 to 7 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter, a region may be reimbursed under section 8607-A, subsection 2 if it offers adult career and technical education courses and may be reimbursed under section 8607-A, subsection 9 if it offers adult workforce training and retraining courses. To be eligible for reimbursement for courses offered under section 8607-A, subsection 2 or 9, a region must perform intake and data management functions in the same manner as a school administrative unit as provided under section 8601-A, subsection 1.’
summary
This amendment refines the provision in Part C of the bill to clarify that career and technical education regions may be eligible for reimbursement for adult career and technical education courses and adult workforce training and retraining courses. The amendment clarifies that career and technical education regions must meet the accountability requirements described in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 8601-A, subsection 1, including the use of the adult education intake form and the adult education data management system.
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