26 §3304. Industry partnerships
§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 […]
26 §3305. Industry partnership grant program
§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. […]
26 §3306. Industry and labor market research
§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 […]
26 §3307. Industry partnership performance improvement and evaluation system
§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. […]
26 §3308. Rulemaking
§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 […]
26 §3401. Short title (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 26, SECTION 3301)
§3401. Short title (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 26, SECTION 3301) This chapter may be known and cited as “the Employment First Maine Act.” [RR 2013, c. 1, §44 (RAL).] SECTION HISTORY RR 2013, c. 1, §44 (RAL).
26 §3402. Definitions (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 26, SECTION 3302)
§3402. Definitions (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 26, SECTION 3302) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [RR 2013, c. 1, §45 (RAL).] 1. Customized employment. “Customized employment” means employment acquired as a result of implementation of a flexible blend of strategies, services and supports designed […]
26 §3403. State agencies; requirements (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 26, SECTION 3303)
§3403. State agencies; requirements (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 26, SECTION 3303) 1. Employment as core component of services and supports. In carrying out its duties to provide services and supports to persons with disabilities, a state agency shall include as a core component of its services and supports the opportunity for persons with disabilities to acquire […]
26 §3501. Definitions
§3501. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2019, c. 347, §1 (NEW).] 1. Apprentice. “Apprentice” has the same meaning as in section 3201, subsection 1 or means a person who is in an apprenticeship program registered with the United States Department […]
26 §3210. State office
§3210. State office The department shall administer the Maine Apprenticeship Program through the Bureau of Employment Services within the department, referred to in this section as “the bureau.” The bureau is the state office for the purposes of 29 Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 29 and 30. [PL 2011, c. 491, §13 (NEW).] 1. […]