An Act To Appropriate Funds for a Study To Determine the Feasibility of a Medical School in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0595
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: MARTIN, SMITH, KNEELAND, BLANCHETTE, MARRACHE, PERRY, ROSEN, TARDY, THOMAS

Legislative Document 
No. 595 
S.P.204 
In Senate, February 11, 2003 
An Act To Appropriate Funds for a Study To Determine the 
Feasibility of a Medical School in Maine 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Senator MARTIN of Aroostook. 
Cosponsored by Representative SMITH of Van Buren and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senator: KNEELAND of Aroostook, Representatives: BLANCHETTE of Bangor, DUGA Y of 
Cherryfield, MARRACHE of Waterville, PERRY of Bangor, ROSEN of Bucksport, TARDY 
of Newport, THOMAS of Orono. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Emergency preamble. Whereas. Acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the State has no medical school and it appears that 
creation of such a school can help relieve the present shortage 
of physicians and ensure an adequate future supply of physicians 
and make conveniently available to the citizens of this State the 
increasingly complex and effective facilities of a modern medical 
school center; and 
Whereas, the State must now rely on the generosities of its 
sister states to educate Maine physicians; and 
Whereas, the 
funds 
possible so that Medical 
commence it study; and 
must 
be 
made 
available 
as 
soon 
as 
Care Development, Inc. may be hired 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. Study by University of Maine. 
The University of Maine 
shall study the feasibility of c medical school in the State to 
be either located at the University of Maine in Orono or ln 
conjunction with hospitals in Bangor. 
The University of Maine 
shall 
submit 
a 
report 
summarizing 
its 
study 
and 
including 
recommendations for legislation, if any, to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Health and Human Services by December 31, 2003. 
The 
committee may report out legislation based on the report to the 
2nd Regular Session of the l21st Legislature. 
Sec. 
2. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
The 
following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
UlIlVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
Health Science Education Program 
Initiative: 
Provides 
funds 
for 
the 
contract to study the feasibility of 
State to be located at the University 
conjunction with hospitals in Bangor. 
General Fund 
University 
of 
Maine 
to 
a medical school in the 
of Maine in Orono or in 
2003-04 
2004-05 
Page l-LR0783(1) 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
DEPAR'l'MENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPAR'l'MENT TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
SECTION TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
$75,000 
$0 
$75,000 
$0 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$15,000 
$0 
$15,000 
$0 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$15,000 
$0 
$15,000 
SO 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill appropriates 
fund~ to the 
System 
to hire Medical 
Care 
Development, 
feasibility of a medical school in the State. 
University 
Inc. 
to 
of Maine 
study 
the