‘An Act To Simplify Apprenticeship Requirements for Student Lobster and Crab Fishing License Holders’
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6422, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
1-A. Validation of experience. The commissioner shall allow a person who has not attained 18 years of age and who has a student lobster and crab fishing license to demonstrate program completion through documentation that the license holder has confirmable, dealer-reported landings of at least 4,000 pounds of lobster over a period of 100 days at sea to be completed over 2 separate seasons. Nothing in this subsection prohibits the commissioner from establishing additional methods by which a person with a student lobster and crab fishing license may demonstrate program completion.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6422, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 468, §4, is amended to read:
2. Length of program. The Except as provided in subsection 1-A, the commissioner shall determine the length of time an apprentice is enrolled in the program, which must be a minimum of 2 years.
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
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Initiative: Provides an ongoing appropriation for one Marine Resources Scientist I position and All Other funding for a laptop, a cellular telephone, software and remote access costs.
| GENERAL FUND | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
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POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
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1.000 | 1.000 |
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Personal Services
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$36,428 | $49,066 |
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All Other
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$2,291 | $3,054 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $38,719 | $52,120 |
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment removes the requirement that the Commissioner of Marine Resources allow a person with an apprentice lobster and crab fishing license to demonstrate apprentice program completion through lobster landings. It clarifies that the allowance for a student lobster and crab fishing license holder applies only to a license holder who is less than 18 years of age and that landings must be confirmable, dealer-reported landings. Lastly, it specifies that 4,000 pounds of lobster must be caught over the course of 100 days at sea to be completed over 2 separate seasons, and not over 2 years, as in the bill.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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