HP0115
LD 123
First Special Session - 123rd Maine Legislature
H "B" to C "C", Filing Number H-964, Sponsored by SUTHERLAND
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LR 50
Item 14
Bill Tracking Chamber Status

Amend the amendment by striking out the substitute title and replacing it with the following:

‘Resolve, To Support the Inclusion of Labor Education at Maine Public Institutions of Higher Education’

Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 1 (page 1, lines 15 to 25 in amendment) and inserting the following:

Sec. 1. Support inclusion of labor education at Maine public institutions of higher education. Resolved: That the Legislature supports the inclusion of labor education as part of a comprehensive course offering at all Maine public institutions of higher education. For purposes of this resolve, "labor education" refers to, but is not limited to, the history and role of working people and the labor movement in public policy and topics such as workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, collective bargaining and labor law. ’

SUMMARY

This amendment strikes the provisions of Committee Amendment "C" that support the establishment of a labor center and instead expresses the support of the Legislature for the inclusion of labor education at Maine public institutions of higher education.


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