House unanimously OKs skills gap bill
The Maine House gave unanimous approval Monday to a bill lawmakers say will boost work force development in the state.
The Portland Press Herald reported the bill — LD 90 — would cost the state about $9.4 million over four years, with nearly half of that going to the state's community college system. The measure now goes for a vote in the Senate.
The bill also would set up a way for students to transfer credits between the University of Maine System and the Maine Community College System, reduce waiting lists for certain community college programs and start a collaboration between businesses and community colleges to train workers.
It would only go into effect if the Legislature's Appropriations Committee can find approximately $5 million to fund the proposal in the next two-year budget, beginning July 1.
House Minority Leader Kenneth Fredette told the paper that the cost of the bill could make it difficult to pass.
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