Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3303 – Industry clusters
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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 entities to define specific industry clusters based on the following criteria:
A. Statistics showing the competitiveness of an industry cluster; [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW).]
B. Importance to the State’s or a region’s economic development; [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW).]
C. Identification of supply and distribution chains within an industry; [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW).]
D. Research studies on industry clusters; and [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW).]
E. Existing industry partnerships such as those of the health care workforce and associations of manufacturers. [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2017, c. 110, §29 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3303
- Collaborative: means the Industry Partnership Assistance Collaborative established in section 3301. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3302
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- High-priority occupations: means those occupations identified on a list published annually by the Center for Workforce Research and Information pursuant to section 3303, subsection 5. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3302
- Industry cluster: means a group of employers closely linked by a common product or services, workforce needs, similar technologies, supply chains or other industry sector factors. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3302
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
2. Targeted industry clusters. The collaborative shall work with state and regional workforce and economic development agencies, with input from regional business and labor leaders, to identify which industry clusters are targeted for workforce and economic development investments based primarily on the following activities:
A. Economic growth potential; [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW).]
B. Competitiveness; [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW).]
C. Employment base; [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW).]
D. Wages, benefits and career opportunities; [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW).]
E. Importance of the industry cluster to the state and regional economies; and [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW).]
F. Workforce development needs. [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW).]
3. Evaluation of clusters. Once during every 3-year period, the collaborative shall contract with an independent research organization to evaluate the industry clusters as to their importance to the State’s economy and determine the need for any changes to the targeted industry clusters.
[PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW).]
4. Annual report. The collaborative shall issue a report annually that includes information and statistics on the targeted industry clusters, including labor market information highlighting the targeted industry clusters. The report, which must be presented to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor, commerce, research and economic development matters, must include an occupational analysis of employment and wages within the targeted industry clusters.
[PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW).]
5. High-priority occupations list. The Center for Workforce Research and Information annually shall publish a list of high-priority occupations, which are those occupations that have been:
A. Identified by the Center for Workforce Research and Information as providing opportunity for employment in jobs with high compensation; [PL 2017, c. 110, §30 (NEW).]
B. Recommended by the State Workforce Board; and [PL 2017, c. 110, §30 (NEW).]
C. Approved by the Governor or the Governor’s designee. [PL 2017, c. 110, §30 (NEW).]
[PL 2017, c. 110, §30 (AMD).]
Revisor’s Note: §3303. State agencies; requirements (As enacted by PL 2013, c. 335, Pt. A, §1 is REALLOCATED TO TITLE 26, SECTION 3403)
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2013, c. 1, §46 (RAL). PL 2013, c. 335, Pt. A, §1 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. FFFFF, §1 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 110, §§29, 30 (AMD).