H.P. 771 - L.D. 1048
Resolve, to Establish a Task Force to Review the Applied Technology Centers and Applied Technology Regions
Sec. 1. Task force established. Resolved: That the Task Force to Review the Applied Technology Centers and Applied Technology Regions, referred to in this resolve as the "task force," is established; and be it further
Sec. 2. Task force membership. Resolved: That the task force consists of the following 11 members:
1. Two legislative members appointed jointly by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, one of whom must be a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs and one of whom must be a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Legal and Veterans' Affairs;
2. The Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee;
3. The Chair of the State Board of Education or the chair's designee;
4. The Chair of the Maine Council on Vocational Education or the chair's designee;
5. Two representatives of the Maine School Management Association, one of whom is a member of the cooperative board of an applied technology region and one who oversees an applied technology center, appointed by the President of the Maine School Management Association;
6. Two representatives of the Maine Association of Vocational Education Administrators, consisting of one director of an applied technology region and one director of an applied technology center, appointed by the President of the Maine Association of Vocational Education Administrators;
7. The State Director of Workforce Education within the Department of Education; and
8. One member of the business community with an interest in workforce education, high-performance work organizations and economic development, appointed by the Governor; and be it further
Sec. 3. Appointments; meetings. Resolved: That all appointments and any designations must be made no later than 15 days following the effective date of this resolve. The Executive Director of the Legislative Council must be notified by all appointing and any designating authorities once the selections have been made. Within 15 days after the appointment or designation of all members, the Chair of the Legislative Council shall call and convene the first meeting of the task force. The task force shall select a chair from among its members; and be it further
Sec. 4. Duties. Resolved: That the task force shall conduct a review of the following issues pertaining to the statewide network of applied technology centers and applied technology regions:
1. Enrollment, completion and graduation rates, postsecondary enrollments and job placements;
2. Student transportation, schedule and calendar conflicts and graduation requirements;
3. Costs per pupil, program subsidy and cost-sharing arrangements;
4. Organizational structure, governance and the laws pertaining to the applied technology centers and regions;
5. Program direction, development and accountability;
6. Institutional philosophy and accreditation; and
7. Competition with the private sector, including strategies to minimize that competition; and be it further
Sec. 5. Staff assistance. Resolved: That the Department of Education and the Maine Council on Vocational Education shall provide staffing assistance to the task force; and be it further
Sec. 6. Reimbursement. Resolved: That the members of the task force who are Legislators are entitled to receive the legislative per diem as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 2 and expenses for attendance at meetings of the task force upon application to the Executive Director of the Legislative Council; and be it further
Sec. 7. Report. Resolved: That the task force shall submit its report, together with any necessary implementing legislation, to the Second Regular Session of the 118th Legislature and the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs, along with a copy for the Executive Director of the Legislative Council, no later than January 1, 1998. If the task force requires an extension, it may apply to the Legislative Council, which may grant the extension; and be it further
Sec. 8. Appropriation. Resolved: That the following funds are appropriated from the General Fund to carry out the purposes of this resolve.
1997-98
LEGISLATURE
Task Force to Review the Applied Technology Centers and Applied Technology Regions
Personal Services $330
All Other 300
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TOTAL $630
Provides funds for the per diem and expenses of legislative members of the Task Force to Review the Applied Technology Centers and Applied Technology Regions.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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