Amend the bill in section 1 in §3740-A in subsection 1 in paragraph A in the last line (page 1, line 12 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: " available;" the following: ' and'

Amend the bill in section 1 in §3740-A in subsection 1 in paragraph B in the last line (page 1, line 14 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " and"

Amend the bill in section 1 in §3740-A in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraph C (page 1, lines 15 to 17 in L.D.)

Amend the bill in section 1 in §3740-A in subsection 2 in the 4th line (page 1, line 21 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " or bachelor's" and inserting the following: ' , bachelor's or master's'

Amend the bill in section 1 in §3740-A by striking out all of subsection 3 (page 1, lines 25 to 30 in L.D.) and inserting the following:

Amend the bill in section 1 in §3740-A in subsection 4 in paragraph C in the last line (page 2, line 3 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " career." and inserting the following: ' career;'

Amend the bill in section 1 in §3740-A by inserting after subsection 4 the following subsections to read:

Amend the bill in section 1 in §3740-A by inserting after subsection 4 a new indented paragraph to read:

Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.

summary

This amendment requires the Commissioner of Health and Human Services to collect and review early childhood educators workforce data and, on a biennial basis, conduct a review of the adequacy of the pathways to early childhood education careers. It requires the Commissioner of Health and Human Services, the Commissioner of Education and the Commissioner of Labor to collaborate with local adult education providers of school administrative units, apprenticeship sponsors, career and technical education programs, the Maine Community College System and the University of Maine System to create articulation agreements between these entities for the transfer of credits for course work related to early childhood education and to facilitate enrollment in courses that lead to the issuance of a postsecondary degree by a degree-granting institution. It also requires the commissioners to collaborate with these same entities to provide support for individuals, including immigrants and other populations lacking experience in Maine's workforce, who require foundational skills development to enter and succeed in early childhood education courses, including but not limited to English as a second language, literacy, numeracy and employability skills.