§3301. Establishment; purpose A cooperative initiative is established within the Office of the Governor to create Maine industry partnerships pursuant to this chapter. The Industry Partnership Assistance Collaborative is also established in the Office of the Governor and administered by the Commissioner of Labor and consists of representatives from the Department of Labor, the Department […]
§3302. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW).] 1. Career ladder. “Career ladder” means a clear sequence of education course work or training that is aligned with an identified series of positions, work experiences or […]
§3303. Industry clusters 1. Specific industry clusters. The collaborative shall work with businesses, industry associations and organizations, workforce and economic development agencies, the State Workforce Board established in section 2006 and the boards of the local workforce investment areas designated pursuant to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Public Law 113-128 and economic development […]
§3304. Industry partnerships 1. Objectives. The objectives of an industry partnership are to: A. Organize businesses, employers, workers, labor organizations and industry associations into a collaborative structure that supports the sharing of information, ideas and challenges common to their industry cluster; [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW).] B. Identify the training […]
§3305. Industry partnership grant program 1. Grant program. The collaborative shall establish a competitive grant program that provides support to industry partnerships and eligible applicants pursuant to this section. The grants must be used to provide training or the ability for local, state or regional industry partnerships to meet the objectives listed in section 3304. […]
§3306. Industry and labor market research The collaborative may provide any industry and labor market research necessary to support and further develop the work of industry partnerships, including, but not limited to: [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW).] 1. Employment analysis. Providing the most current available analysis of occupations and skills in […]
§3307. Industry partnership performance improvement and evaluation system 1. Improvement and evaluation system. The collaborative shall create and implement a performance improvement and evaluation system that: A. Collects critical industry partnership information on an annual basis, or more frequently as determined by the collaborative; [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW).] B. […]
§3308. Rulemaking The Commissioner of Labor shall adopt rules for the operation of industry partnerships funded in whole or in part under this chapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A. [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL […]
