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APPROVED                 CHAPTER
                                                                MAY 3, 2022                  174
                                                              BY GOVERNOR               RESOLVES
                                 STATE OF MAINE
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                          IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
                       TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO
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                                  S.P. 267 - L.D. 680
      Resolve, To Reestablish the Task Force To Study the Creation of a
          Comprehensive Career and Technical Education System
    Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
    Whereas, the Task Force To Study the Creation of a Comprehensive Career and
Technical Education System is reestablished pursuant to this legislation to study the
feasibility of establishing a comprehensive 4-year high school career and technical
education program to provide a technical high school setting for students; and
    Whereas, the study must be initiated before the 90-day period expires in order that
the study may be completed and a report submitted in time for submission to the next
legislative session; and
    Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now,
therefore, be it
    Sec. 1. Task force established. Resolved: That the Task Force To Study the
Creation of a Comprehensive Career and Technical Education System, referred to in this
resolve as "the task force," is established.
    Sec. 2. Task force membership. Resolved: That, notwithstanding Joint Rule
353, the task force consists of 20 members as follows:
    1. Six members appointed by the President of the Senate as follows:
    A. Two members of the Senate, including one member from each of the 2 parties
    holding the largest number of seats in the Legislature, one of whom is a member of the
    Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs;
    B. One member who is a current career and technical education high school
    administrator;
    C. One member who is on the State Board of Education;
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    D. One member who is a member of a skilled trades union or representative of a skilled
    trades business or industry; and
    E. One member who is a principal of a secondary school;
    2. Six members appointed by the Speaker of the House as follows:
    A. Two members of the House of Representatives, including one member from each
    of the 2 parties holding the largest number of seats in the Legislature, one of whom is
    a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs;
    B. One member who is a current career and technical education high school
    administrator;
    C. One member who is on the State Board of Education;
    D. One member who is a member of a skilled trades union or representative of a skilled
    trades business or industry; and
    E. One member who is a superintendent of a school administrative unit;
    3. Seven members appointed by the Governor as follows:
    A. One member who is an administrator at the Maine Community College System;
    B. One member who is on a local board of education in a Maine community;
    C. One member who is an officer of the Maine Education Association;
    D. Three members who are members of a skilled trades union or representatives of a
    skilled trades business or industry; and
    E. One member who is an administrator at the University of Maine System; and
    4. The Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee.
    Sec. 3. Chairs. Resolved: That the first-named Senate member is the Senate chair
and the first-named House of Representatives member is the House chair of the task force.
    Sec. 4. Appointments; convening of task force. Resolved: That all
appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this
resolve. The appointing authorities shall notify the Executive Director of the Legislative
Council once all appointments have been completed. After appointment of all members,
the chairs shall call and convene the first meeting of the task force. If 30 days or more after
the effective date of this resolve a majority of but not all appointments have been made, the
chairs may request authority and the Legislative Council may grant authority for the task
force to meet and conduct its business.
    Sec. 5. Duties. Resolved: That the task force shall:
    1. Examine the feasibility of establishing a comprehensive 4-year high school career
and technical education program to provide a technical high school setting for middle
school students to attend at the completion of the 8th grade, including but not limited to the
advantages and disadvantages of a comprehensive 4-year high school career and technical
education model, obstacles to implementation of a comprehensive 4-year high school
career and technical education model and other models for comprehensive 4-year high
school career and technical education that exist around the State and on a national level;
and
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    2. Examine increasing crosswalks and intersections between technical and
occupational knowledge and curricula and academic standards in order to promote multiple
pathways for awarding content area credit to students enrolled in career and technical
education programs, including but not limited to building on prior and current work among
the Department of Education, superintendents of school administrative units and career and
technical education administrators.
    Sec. 6. Staff assistance. Resolved: That the Legislative Council shall provide
necessary staffing services to the task force, except that Legislative Council staff support
is not authorized when the Legislature is in regular or special session.
    Sec. 7. Report. Resolved: That, no later than November 2, 2022, the task force
shall submit a report that includes its findings and recommendations, including suggested
legislation, for presentation to the First Regular Session of the 131st Legislature.
     Sec. 8. Outside funding. Resolved: That the task force shall seek funding
contributions to fully fund the costs of the task force. All funding is subject to approval by
the Legislative Council in accordance with its policies. If sufficient contributions to fund
the task force have not been received within 30 days after the effective date of this resolve,
no meetings are authorized and no expenses of any kind may be incurred or reimbursed.
    Sec. 9.     Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following
appropriations and allocations are made.
LEGISLATURE
Study Commissions - Funding 0444
Initiative: Allocates funds for the costs to the Legislature of the Task Force To Study the
Creation of a Comprehensive Career and Technical Education System.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS                                       2021-22          2022-23
 Personal Services                                                    $440             $440
 All Other                                                            $560             $810
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL                                   $1,000           $1,250
    Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation
takes effect when approved.
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