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4. Maine Community College System to implement entrepreneurial training program.
Resolved: That the Maine Community College System shall implement
a statewide entrepreneurship training program that covers key
aspects of starting a business. The entrepreneurship training
program must include a series of noncredit training seminars
offered at all 7 of the Maine Community College System campuses.
The entrepreneurship training program must be open to the public
and provide for a subsidy of 50% of the cost of tuition for
qualified individuals and full and partial scholarships to make
the program available to the widest possible audience; and be it
further.

 
Sec. 5. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following
appropriations and allocations are made.

 
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM,

 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE

 
Maine Community College System -

 
Board of Trustees of the 0556

 
Initiative: Provides funds to implement a statewide
entrepreneurial training program.

 
I.GENERAL FUND 2005-062006-07

 
All Other$185,000$185,000

 
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL$185,000$185,000

 
SUMMARY

 
This resolve requires the Commissioner of Education to include
entrepreneurship education principles in the next review of the
system of learning results and the Chancellor of the University
of Maine System and the President of the Maine Community College
System to develop an entrepreneurship curriculum to be
implemented at all University of Maine System and Maine Community
College System campuses and to market community colleges as
training centers for business owners and operators. This resolve
also establishes the Entrepreneurship Education Task Force
comprised of the Commissioner of Education, Chancellor of the
University of Maine System and the President of the Maine
Community College System to report on the progress of the
development and implementation of entrepreneurship curricula to
the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs no
later than February 1, 2006.

 
This resolve also directs the Maine Community College System
to implement a statewide entrepreneurship training program that


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