An Act To Fund Youth Mentoring Programs
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0979
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: FISCHER, EDMONDS, CAIN, RICHARDSON, MAYO

Legislative Document 
No. 979 
H.P.689 
House of Representatives, February 24, 2005 
An Act To Fund Youth Mentoring Programs 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative FISCHER of Presque Isle. 
Cosponsored by President EDMONDS of Cumberland and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: CAIN of Orono, Speaker RICHARDSON of Brunswick, Senator: MAYO of 
Sagadahoc. 
Pnnted on reL:yded paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 20·A MRS A c. 331 is enacted to read: 
CHAPTER 331 
MAINE MEN"l'ORING PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM 
§990l. 
Maine Mentoring Partnership Grant Program 
1. 
Establishment 
of 
program 
grants. 
The 
department, 
through 
the 
Maine 
Mentor ing 
Partnership 
or 
its 
successor 
organization, shall establish and administer the Maine Mentoring 
Partnership Grant Program, referred to in this chapter as "the 
program," to provide funding for grants to eligible mentoring 
programs. 
2. 
Eligible 
mentoring 
programs. 
The 
department 
shall 
develop 
eligibility criteria 
for 
mentoring 
programs 
seeking 
grants under this chapter. 
At a minimum, the mentoring program 
must provide guidance, support and encouragement to young persons 
through the establishment of structured mentoring relationships 
to help the young persons develop into confident, competent and 
contributing 
members 
of 
society. 
The 
relationships 
may 
be 
~hrough one-on-one, 
group, 
team or peer mentoring. 
Eligible 
entities include school-based or independent programs, including 
a 
regional collaborative program created to provide mentoring 
services. 
3. 
Grant size and distribution. 
Grants must be based on 
financial need and may 
range 
from 
a 
minimum of $1,000 to 
a 
maximum of $75,000. 
Of the funds appropriated to the program 
annually, at least 75% must be used for direct grants, up to 20% 
may 
be 
used for 
technical 
apsistance provided by 
the 
Maine 
Mentor ing Partnership or its successor organization and no more 
than 5% may be used for administrative costs of operating the 
program. 
4. 
Rules. 
The department shall develop rules to implement 
this chapter. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are 
routine 
technical 
rules 
pursuant 
to 
Title 
5, 
chapter 
375, 
subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. 
2. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
The 
following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPAR'l'MENT OF 
Maine Mentoring Partnership Grant Program 
Initiative: 
Provides funds for use by the department through the 
Maine 
Mentoring 
Partnership 
to 
provide 
grants 
to 
eligible 
mentoring programs pursuant to the requirements of the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 331. 
LO 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2005-06 
$250,000 
$250,000 
2006-07 
$250,000 
$250,000 
This bill establishes the Maine Mentoring Partnership Grant 
Program administered by the Department of Education through the 
1G 
Maine 
Mentor ing 
Partnership 
to 
provide 
grants 
to 
eligible 
enti ties for mentor ing programs that provide guidance, support 
and encouragement to young people through the development of 
structured relationships. 
Grants range from $1,000 to $75,000, 
depending on financial need.