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commercialization of products and services, emerging | | technologies and workforce training; and |
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| | | B.__Review the need for and develop proposals for funding to | | develop nursing programs within the Maine Community College | | System and specifically consider the needs of York County | | Community College to establish such a program.__The S.W.A.T. | | team shall report on its review and proposals regarding | | nursing programs pursuant to subsection 4. |
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| | | 3.__Oversight.__The S.W.A.T. team shall monitor and oversee | | the development and implementation of initiatives undertaken by | | state agencies and organizations to create opportunities for | | youth through economic development, education, employment and | | other strategies and shall report on these initiatives as part of | | the reporting requirements under subsection 4. |
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| | | 4.__Report.__The S.W.A.T. team shall report all findings, | | accomplishments, future plans and policy recommendations, | | including its comprehensive action plan for economic and | | education policy initiatives, to the presiding officers of the | | Legislature, who shall refer the reports to the appropriate joint | | standing committees of the Legislature for review.__The S.W.A.T. | | team shall make its report to the presiding officers no later | | than January 15, 2005 and annually thereafter. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA 10902-C is enacted to read: |
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| | | §10902-C.__Coordination of higher education planning and business |
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| | | 1.__Collaborative process.__The trustees, in collaboration | | with the Board of Trustees of the Maine Community College System, | | shall develop and implement a formal process to work with public | | and private sector representatives of business, industry and | | economic development to coordinate higher education planning and | | resource allocation decisions with the needs of the State's | | economy and business sector. |
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| | | 2.__Comprehensive plan.__The trustees, in conjunction with the | | Trustees of the Maine Community College System, shall develop a | | comprehensive plan that coordinates higher education planning | | with the needs of the business sector. The trustees shall consult | | with the Future for Youth in Maine State Work Action Tactics Team | | established in Title 5, section 13161 in development of the plan.__ | | At a minimum, the plan must address the needs of the business | | sector with respect to research and development, the | | commercialization of new products and services, business | | development and workforce training. |
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