‘Sec. 8. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Adult Education 0364
Initiative: Provides funds for expansion of the Welcome Center Initiative within the City of Lewiston's adult education program to attract, educate and retain foreign-trained workers residing in Androscoggin County.
| GENERAL FUND | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
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All Other
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$75,000 | $75,000 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $75,000 | $75,000 |
Adult Education 0364
Initiative: Provides funds for grants to adult education programs to increase English-language acquisition instruction in communities experiencing an increase in immigrant populations, which will serve 170 participants in both fiscal years of the biennium.
| GENERAL FUND | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
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All Other
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$85,000 | $85,000 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $85,000 | $85,000 |
Adult Education 0364
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for grants for proposed Welcome Centers.
| GENERAL FUND | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
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All Other
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$0 | $50,000 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $50,000 |
Local Community Planning Support Program N256
Initiative: Provides funds for counties, municipalities and school administrative units to manage new immigrant populations who have settled within the counties, municipalities and school administrative units or to attract immigrant populations to address depopulation or workforce shortages within the counties, municipalities and school administrative units.
| GENERAL FUND | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
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All Other
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$40,000 | $40,000 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $40,000 | $40,000 |
Vocation-specific English-language Acquisition and Workforce Training Program N255
Initiative: Provides funds for grants to service providers to provide English-language instruction and vocational training and to place immigrant populations in the State with employers of the State. The grants will serve 175 participants in fiscal year 2017-18 and 200 participants in fiscal year 2018-19.
| GENERAL FUND | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
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All Other
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$140,000 | $160,000 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $140,000 | $160,000 |
| EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
| DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
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GENERAL FUND
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$340,000 | $410,000 |
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| DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $340,000 | $410,000 |