CHAPTER 178
H.P. 715 - L.D. 1030
An Act To Strengthen Certain Student Support Services within the Maine Community College System
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§26-A, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 392, §1, is repealed.
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §12731, as amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §2 and affected by §4, is further amended to read:
§12731. Administration and purpose
The Maine Community College System in cooperation with the Department of Education and the Department of Labor is authorized to provide comprehensive administrative and financial services to the Maine Career Advantage program, a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Maine to provide an additional education option, through a partnership between business and education, for high school students and young adults to obtain classroom instruction and on-the-job training that prepares them directly for career-related employment or continued education to assist high school students in making a successful transition from secondary school to college and careers through a combination of scholarships, college transition assistance, career exploration and planning services and internships. The sole purpose of the Maine Career Advantage program, referred to in this chapter as "the program," is to assist the Maine Community College System, public secondary schools and other publicly supported educational institutions in the State in by providing a combination of academic learning and structured work-based learning at businesses in the State to students enrolled at Maine Community College System facilities, public secondary schools or other publicly supported educational institutions additional resources and support for students who have not traditionally gone on to higher education and who may need assistance in developing educational and career goals and in pursuing those goals.
The Maine Community College System is authorized to receive and administer on behalf of the program any grants, fees, charges, appropriations and other funds from whatever source. The program shall retain its name unless and until the Board of Trustees of the Maine Community College System authorizes a change in the program name.
Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §12732, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 392, §2, is amended to read:
1. Education and training. To provide a sequential higher education and training program that enhances opportunities for youth in this State to become highly skilled and productive members of the work force;
Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §12733, as amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §2 and affected by §4, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
To assist the State in increasing higher education attainment and developing a skilled workforce, the program shall provide career and college transition services to young adults who are not currently enrolling in higher education and who could benefit from enrolling in a community college. These services may include scholarships, internships and other work-based learning experiences; career exploration and planning; assistance in completing the community college application and financial aid processes; academic planning; and information related to continuing higher education beyond the certificate, diploma and associate degree levels, consistent with the student's educational and career objectives. These services must be provided either directly by the program or through referrals to other programs and services available within the Maine Community College System or by other education and service providers. To participate in any of these services, young adults must be enrolled in a public secondary school or a state community college or have recently completed a public secondary education program. The program shall provide those activities and services that best serve the goals of the program as defined in this chapter and the needs of students and the State and that are consistent with the Maine Community College System's goals and resources.
Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §12734, as amended by PL 1995, c. 515, §3, is repealed.
Effective September 17, 2005.
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