WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate gave final approval to the Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending bill on Dec. 13. This bill includes $5.5 million for Maine programs that was successfully secured by Senator Susan Collins, who is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Local Area 1 Workforce Investment Board, Healthcare and Labor Sector Intervention Project of Caribou, is one of 12 programs receiving funding from the bill.
“This funding would be used to continue critical health and education programs in Maine,” said Senator Collins. “These programs and projects maintain Maine’s commitment to providing its children with a safe learning environment, its workers with quality training, and our sick and elderly with the care they deserve.”
This funding will be used in Aroostook and Washington Counties to train new employees for existing vacancies, and allow incumbent workers to access further training to move up the career ladder. This funding will help address the critical shortages in health care professions.
This legislation will now be sent to the President for his signature.
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