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This bill
includes General Fund appropriations totaling $1,475,000 in fiscal year
2019-20 and $1,525,000 in fiscal year 2020-21 to the Department of Education
to provide education, services and training for the State's workforce
immigrant population. Of these
amounts, $150,000 per year in ongoing funds is for the expansion of the
Welcome Center Initiative with the City of Lewiston's adult education
program; $150,000 per year in ongoing funds is for the New Mainers Resource
Center within the City of Portland's adult education program; $25,000 in
fiscal year 2019-20 only and $75,000 in fiscal year 2020-21 only is for
grants for proposed welcome centers; $600,000 per year in fiscal years
2019-20 and 2020-21 only is for adult education programs to increase English
language acquisition instruction in certain communities; $150,000 per year in
fiscal years 2019-20 and 2020-21 only is for local communities to accomodate
or attract immigrant populations to address depopulation or workforce
shortages; and $400,000 per year in fiscal years 2019-20 and 2020-21 only is
for vocation-specific English language acquisition and workforce training
programs. |