APPROVED CHAPTER
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BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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S.P. 180 - L.D. 814
Resolve, Directing the Maine Community College System To Evaluate the
Need To Expand Workforce Training Options in Waldo County
Sec. 1. Expanding workforce training options in Waldo County;
evaluation. Resolved: That the Maine Community College System shall evaluate the
unmet need and capacity for expanding workforce training options in Waldo County with
the goal of providing additional capacity for training in the most accessible platform
possible in industries with identified employee shortages. In conducting the evaluation,
the Maine Community College System shall examine the following industries and trades:
1. Nursing or other medical trades;
2. Composites manufacturing;
3. Carpentry;
4. Electrical trades;
5. Millwright trades; and
6. Ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, plumbing and heating.
The Maine Community College System shall use its established methods and practices
in assessing the need for expanded workforce training options in Waldo County.
Sec. 2. Strategies for expanding workforce training options. Resolved:
That, if the Maine Community College System, while conducting the study in section 1,
finds that a need for workforce training options exists in any of the industries and trades
examined, the Maine Community College System shall assess the best way to increase
capacity and opportunity. Potential strategies for the consideration include but are not
limited to:
1. Expanding access through Maine Quality Centers under the Maine Revised Statutes,
Title 20-A, section 12727;
2. Long-distance learning options; and
3. Colocation or collaboration with other learning institutions.
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 Sec. 3. Report. Resolved: That, by December 1, 2021, the Maine Community
College System shall submit a report based on its evaluation in section 1 identifying if and
where needs exist and outlining the best options to meet those needs to the Joint Standing
Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. The report, including suggested legislation,
must include but is not limited to:
1. What unmet workforce training needs exist;
2. What industries should be prioritized for expanded workforce training options;
3. The best methods for expanding workforce training options;
4. Costs and facility needs for expanding workforce training programming; and
5. A timeline for implementation of expanded workforce training options.
The Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs is authorized to
submit legislation related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 130th
Legislature.
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