APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 10, 2021 147
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. 253 - L.D. 648
An Act To Improve the Lives of Maine Workers by Supporting
Apprenticeships That Lead to Good-paying Jobs
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §3211, sub-§7 is enacted to read:
7. Funding. The Maine Apprenticeship Program shall apply at least 75% of program
funding used for reimbursement of direct training costs toward apprenticeship programs in
which the apprentice starting wage is at least 1.25 times the rate of the minimum wage
established in section 664 and the ending wage, upon completion of the apprenticeship
agreement, is at least 1.5 times the rate of the minimum wage.
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