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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
Second Special Session of the 121st

CHAPTER 704
H.P. 1399 - L.D. 1883

An Act To Coordinate Education, Job Training and Employers in Maine

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

     Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§7-F is enacted to read:

7-F. Economic Development

Future for Youth in Maine State Work Action Tactics Team, "S.W.A.T."

Legislative Per Diem for Legislators Only

5 MRSA §13161

     Sec. 2. 5 MRSA c. 383, sub-c. 1-B is enacted to read:

SUBCHAPTER 1-B
MARKETING AND PROMOTION

§13060-G. Comprehensive marketing strategy

     Beginning in fiscal year 2005-06, the department shall develop and administer a comprehensive marketing strategy to promote Maine to persons 15 to 35 years of age as an attractive location to pursue education, employment and business development opportunities. The department shall consult with the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System, the Finance Authority of Maine, the Maine State Housing Authority and other public and private stakeholders in the development of the marketing strategy. The strategy must highlight the State's public and private institutions of higher education and the resources available for starting a business in the State. The strategy must be designed to target current, former and prospective residents 15 to 35 years of age.

     Sec. 3. 5 MRSA c. 389 is enacted to read:

CHAPTER 389
FUTURE FOR YOUTH IN MAINE STATE WORK ACTION TACTICS TEAM

§13161.    Future for Youth in Maine State Work Action Tactics Team established

     The Future for Youth in Maine State Work Action Tactics Team, referred to in this chapter as "the S.W.A.T. team," is established as an advisory body to bring together representatives of government, education, business and labor in a focused, coordinated effort to recommend to the Governor and the Legislature and to oversee strategies, including realigning and streamlining the State's economic development policies and resources, and specific efforts to retain and attract youth. For the purposes of this chapter, "youth" means persons 15 to 35 years of age.

     1. Voting members; appointment. The S.W.A.T. team consists of the following 15 voting members, including at least 2 members under 35 years of age, appointed as follows:

     2. Chair; vice-chair. The member representing the Department of Economic and Community Development, appointed by the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, shall serve as the chair of the S.W.A.T. team. A member who is elected from among those appointed under subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraph (1) or (2) or paragraph B shall serve as the vice-chair of the S.W.A.T. team.

     3. Nonvoting members; appointment. The S.W.A.T. team includes 8 nonvoting members, appointed as follows:

     4. Terms. Members appointed to the S.W.A.T. team serve 3-year terms except for the high school student and college student, who each serve a one-year term. The terms of the initially appointed members, aside from the student appointees, must be staggered as follows: Four of the initial policy-making appointees serve for one year, 5 serve for 2 years and 5 serve for 3 years; and 2 of the initial advisory members serve for one year, 2 serve for 2 years and 3 serve for 3 years.

     5. Compensation. Members of the S.W.A.T. team are not entitled to compensation for their services except for those members of the Legislature appointed to the S.W.A.T. team, who receive the legislative per diem.

§13162. Duties

     1. Recommendation and implementation of economic policy and strategy. The S.W.A.T. team shall:

     2. Higher education planning. The S.W.A.T. team shall:

     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.

§13163.      Construction; authority of boards of trustees of higher education institutions

     Nothing in this chapter may be construed to provide the S.W.A.T. team with any authority regarding the policies and resources of the Maine Community College System or the University of Maine System or the board of trustees of either system.

     Sec. 4. 30-A MRSA §4722, sub-§1, ¶W, as amended by PL 1991, c. 780, Pt. TT, §1, is further amended to read:

     Sec. 5. 30-A MRSA §4722, sub-§1, ¶X, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 9, Pt. I, §7 and affected by §8, is amended to read:

     Sec. 6. 30-A MRSA §4722, sub-§1, ¶Y is enacted to read:

     Sec. 7. Report. The Future for Youth in Maine State Work Action Tactics Team established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 13161 shall report all findings, accomplishments, future plans and policy recommendations, including its comprehensive action plan developed pursuant to Title 5, section 13162, subsection 1, paragraph B 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 team shall make its report to the presiding officers no later than January 15, 2005.

     Sec. 8. Comprehensive education plan and report. The Board of Trustees of the Maine Community College System and the Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System shall collaboratively develop a comprehensive plan and implement a formal process to work with public sector and private sector representatives of business, industry and economic development and determine the extent, if any, to which higher education planning and resource allocation can be coordinated with the private sector to better meet the needs of the State's economy and business sector. The Board of Trustees of the Maine Community College System and the Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System shall consult with the Future for Youth in Maine State Work Action Tactics Team established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 13161 in developing 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. The Board of Trustees of the Maine Community College System and the Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System shall report on this collaborative process and present this comprehensive plan to the Future for Youth in Maine State Work Action Tactics Team, the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over business matters no later than January 15, 2005.

     Sec. 9. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

LEGISLATURE, DEPARTMENT OF
Legislature
Initiative: Provides funds on an ongoing basis for the per diem and expenses for legislative advisory members of the Future for Youth in Maine State Work Action Tactics Team, S.W.A.T. team.
General Fund 2003-04 2004-05

Effective July 30, 2004, unless otherwise indicated.

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