AUGUSTA A series of non-emergency laws sponsored and championed by Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, that support Maine children, seniors, families and small businesses, took effect Monday, Oct. 18, according to a news release from the Senator’s.
Updated May 11
Bill seeks to boost Maine’s child care system and workforce
House Speaker Ryan Fecteau s measure would devote $5 million a year to boost training and pay for child care workers.
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Owners and operators of child care centers across Maine urged lawmakers Tuesday to support a bill that would allocate $5 million a year to easing the child care shortage, and boosting wages and training for early childhood educators.
Jordyn Rossignol, who runs Miss Jordyn’s Child Care and Preschool in Caribou, told legislators of one employee with a degree in early childhood education who left for a job at a hardware store because she couldn’t support herself working in the field.
Bill seeks to boost Maine’s child care system and workforce
House Speaker Ryan Fecteau s measure would devote $5 million a year to boost training and pay for child care workers.
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Owners and operators of child care centers across Maine urged lawmakers Tuesday to support a bill that would allocate $5 million a year to easing the child care shortage, and boosting wages and training for early childhood educators.
Jordyn Rossignol, who runs Miss Jordyn’s Child Care and Preschool in Caribou, told legislators of one employee with a degree in early childhood education who left for a job at a hardware store because she couldn’t support herself working in the field.
AUGUSTA Senate District 11 Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, introduced a bill Tuesday to help military service members, veterans and their families who live in Maine.
LD 374, “An Act To Allow Veterans, Active Duty Service Members and Their Spouses To Apply for Temporary Occupational Licenses and Certifications,” was the subject of a public hearing before the Legislature’s Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business.
“Military families, especially military spouses, make great sacrifices in the service to our nation. Their career should not be one of those sacrifices,” said Sen. Curry, senate chair of the IDEA Committee. “But too often as families are relocated to new duty stations, military spouses, whose careers are licensed, must navigate new state certificates, licenses, courses, exams, and fees. These barriers often result in financial hardships as they contend with the licensing requirements of their new state before they can even begin r