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APRIL 23, 2022 RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO
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H.P. 336 - L.D. 460
Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor To Convene a Stakeholder
Group To Examine Workforce Development Issues in the Hospitality and
Food and Beverage Industries
Sec. 1. Department of Labor to convene stakeholder group. Resolved: That
the Department of Labor shall convene a stakeholder group to examine workforce
development issues in the hospitality industry and the food and beverage industry. The
stakeholder group must be composed of representatives from the food and beverage
industry, the hospitality industry and the Maine Community College System and 2 or more
employees actively employed in the hospitality industry and the food and beverage industry
or former employees with significant experience in these industries. The stakeholder group
shall:
1. Examine workforce development training programs, including the existence of such
programs, the value such programs add to employees of the hospitality industry and the
food and beverage industry and whether there is a greater need for such workforce
development training programs; and
2. Examine, using existing data and resources, economic conditions in the State and
trends in the hospitality industry and food and beverage industry and the effect workforce
development has had on these industries.
Sec. 2. Stakeholder group to submit report. Resolved: That the stakeholder
group under section 1 shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the
Legislature having jurisdiction over labor matters no later than January 1, 2023 on the
matters described in this resolve. The report must include any findings and
recommendations, including suggested legislation. The joint standing committee may
report out a bill to the 131st Legislature in 2023 related to these matters.
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