APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 8, 2021 95
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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S.P. 37 - L.D. 29
An Act To Conform the Maine Apprenticeship Program to the Federal Equal
Employment Opportunity Act of 1972
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §3205, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 491, §13, is amended
to read:
2. Apprentice. The gender, race and ethnicity of the apprentice in such detail as
required to To conform to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, 42
United States Code, Chapter 21, subchapter VI and for affirmative action compliance in
apprenticeship programs, including records of the following races and ethnic groups:
African-American or black; Native American, including Alaskan Native; Asian, including
Pacific Islander; Hispanic, including persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or
South American or other Spanish origin or culture regardless of race; and white other than
Hispanic, as well as the date of birth, contact information and, on a voluntary basis, the
social security number of the apprentice and a request for demographic data, including the
apprentice's race, sex, ethnicity and disability status;
Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §3205, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 491, §13, is amended
to read:
10. Equal opportunity. A statement that the apprentice will be accorded equal
opportunity in all phases of apprenticeship employment and training, without
discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin or gender, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or age; and
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 29, SP 37: 26.3205
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 95: 26.3205