An Act to Increase Access to Higher Education LR 1029(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0326
Committee Amendment CA_A_S71 (Senate)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §12

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 108, L.D. 326, Bill, "An 
Act To Increase Access to Higher Education" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title 
and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: 
.. Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, foster care residents who intend to apply for a 
tuition waiver at a state postsecondary educational institution 
for the 2003-2004 academic year will need sufficient time to 
prepare their applications prior to the start of the upcoming 
academic year; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts 
create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of 
Maine 
and 
require 
the 
following 
legislation 
as 
immediately 
necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and 
safety; now, therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §12S73, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1999, c. 
774, §4, is further amended to read: 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
~.o\s. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A 
.. to S.P. 108, L.D. 326 
3. 
LImitation. 
Tuition waivers to eligible persons are 
limited to 6§ 30 new students per year in each year... at state 
postsecondary educational institutions as follows: 
A. 
The first 25 
tuition waivers must 
be available to 
eligible persons at the University of Maine System, 
the 
Maine 
Maritime 
Academy 
and 
the 
Maine 
Community College 
System: and 
B. 
Of the 5 remaining tuition waivers, 3 must be available 
to eligible persons at the University of Maine System and 2 
must be available to eligible persons at the Maine Community 
College System. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes and replaces the bill. 
The amendment 
increases the number of foster care residents who are eligible 
for 
a 
tuition 
waiver 
at 
state 
postsecondary 
educational 
institutions from 25 to 30 new students per year in each year, 
,.,hereas the bill increased the number to 35. 
The amendment al so 
clarifies that the 5 additional tuition waivers must be available 
to 
eligible 
persons 
at 
state 
postsecondary 
educational 
institutions as follows: 
1. 
Three must be available to eligible persons at the 
University of Maine System; and 
2. 
Two must be available to eligible persons at the Maine 
Community College System. 
The 
amendment 
also 
adds 
an 
emergency 
preamble 
and 
an 
emergency clause to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/04/03 ~ac:.. 
12lst Maine Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD326 
An Act to Increase Access to Higher Education 
LR 1029(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 1f'S-7/ 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
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