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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Regular Session of the 120th

PART HHHH

     Sec. HHHH-1. 20-A MRSA c. 432-A is enacted to read:

CHAPTER 432-A
HEALTH CARE TRAINING

§12741. Definitions

     As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

     1. President of the system. "President of the system" means the President of the Maine Technical College System.

     2. System. "System" means the Maine Technical College System.

§12742. Health Workforce Retraining Program

     The president of the system shall establish the Health Workforce Retraining Program for the purpose of making these education and training programs available to eligible businesses and organizations, including, but not limited to, hospitals, long-term care facilities and other health care facilities, to support the training and retraining of health care employees to address changes in the health care workforce. The education and training programs must be established on the basis of need for workers in a particular area of health care.

     1. Rules established. The president of the system shall adopt rules to establish:

     2. Program lapses. The Health Workforce Retraining Program under subsection 1 is based on a 50-50 partnership between the State and the private sector. If, by June 30, 2003, there are no funds from the private sector to be matched by state funds, the program expires and all state funds lapse to the General Fund.

§12743. Health Care Training Fund

     1. Establishment. The Health Care Training Fund, referred to in this section as the "program fund," is established as a dedicated fund to be directed and administered by the president of the system and held by the Treasurer of State. The Treasurer of State shall keep the program fund segregated from all other funds held by the Treasurer of State and shall invest and reinvest the program fund for the benefit of the Health Workforce Retraining Program.

     2. Sources of money. The following sources of money must be paid into the program fund:

     3. Application of program fund. Money in the program fund must be continuously applied by the president of the system to carry out this section and may not be used for any other purpose.

§12744. Rulemaking

     The president of the system shall adopt rules to implement this chapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this chapter are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.

     Sec. HHHH-2. Appropriation. The following funds are appropriated from the General Fund to carry out the purposes of this Part.

2001-02

MAINE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
Health Care Training Fund

Provides a one-time appropriation for the establishment of the Health Workforce Retraining Program.

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