An Act To Ensure Access to the Community College for Students in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1134
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: BLISS, MITCHELL, BARSTOW, BEAUDETTE, BEAULIEU, BERRY, BLANCHARD, BOLAND, BRAUTIGAM, BURNS, CAIN, CANAVAN, CASAVANT, CHASE, CLARK, CLEARY, CONOVER, CROCKETT, CUMMINGS, DILL, DRISCOLL, DUCHESNE, DUNN, EBERLE, EDGECOMB, EMERY, FAIRCLOTH, FARRINGTON, FINCH, FINLEY, FISCHER, FISHER, GERZOFSKY, GROSE, HANLEY, HARLOW, HAYES, HILL, HOGAN, KAENRATH, KOFFMAN, LUNDEEN, MAKAS, MARLEY, MIRAMANT, MUSE, NORTON, PEOPLES, PERRY, PILON, PINGREE, PIOTTI, PRATT, RECTOR, RICHARDSON, RINES, SAMSON, SA VIELLO, SCHATZ, SILSBY, SIMPSON, SIROIS, SMITH, STRANG BURGESS, SUTHERLAND, TARDY, THERIAULT, TRINW ARD, WATSON, WEBSTER, BOWMAN, COURTNEY, EDMONDS, PLOWMAN

Legislative Document 
No. 1134 
H.P.827 
House of Representatives, March 7, 2007 
An Act To Ensure Access to the Community College for Students in 
Maine 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative BLISS of South Portland. 
Cosponsored by Senator MITCHELL of Kennebec and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BARSTOW of Gorham, BEAUDETTE of Biddeford, BEAULIEU of Auburn, 
BERRY of Bowdoinham, BLANCHARD of Old Town, BOLAND of Sanford, BRAUTIGAM 
of Falmouth, BURNS of Berwick, CAIN of Orono, CANAVAN of Waterville, CASAVANT 
of Biddeford, CHASE of Wells, CLARK of Millinocket, CLEARY of Houlton, CONOVER of 
Oakland, CROCKETT of Augusta, Speaker CUMMINGS of Portland, DILL of Cape 
Elizabeth, DRISCOLL of Westbrook, DUCHESNE of Hudson, DUNN of Bangor, 
H.P.827 
L.D. 1134 
EATON of Sullivan, EBERLE of South Portland, EDGECOMB of Caribou, EMERY of 
Cutler, FAIRCLOTH of Bangor, FARRINGTON of Gorham, FINCH of Fairfield, FINLEY of 
Skowhegan, FISCHER of Presque Isle, FISHER of Brewer, GERZOFSKY of Brunswick, 
GROSE of Woolwich, HANLEY of Gardiner, HARLOW of Portland, HAYES of Buckfield, 
HILL of York, HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach, KAENRATH of South Portland, KOFFMAN 
of Bar Harbor, LUNDEEN of Mars Hill, MAKAS of Lewiston, MARLEY of Portland, 
McFADDEN of Dennysville, MIRAMANT of Camden, MUSE of Fryeburg, NORTON of 
Bangor, PEOPLES of Westbrook, PERRY of Calais, PILON of Saco, PINGREE of North 
Haven, PIOTTI of Unity, PRATT of Eddington, RECTOR of Thomaston, RICHARDSON of 
Warren, RINES of Wiscasset, SAMSON of Auburn, SA VIELLO of Wilton, SCHATZ of Blue 
Hill, SILSBY of Augusta, SIMPSON of Auburn, SIROIS of Turner, SMITH of Monmouth, 
STRANG BURGESS of Cumberland, SUTHERLAND of Chapman, TARDY of Newport, 
THERIAULT of Madawaska, TRINW ARD of Waterville, WATSON of Bath, WEBSTER of 
Freeport, Senators: BOWMAN of York, COURTNEY of York, President EDMONDS of 
Cumberland, PLOWMAN of Penobscot. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE 
Maine Community College System - Board of Trustees 0556 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds to the Maine Community College System necessary 
to eliminate the backlog of students awaiting entrance to the community college degree 
programs. 
II 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2007-08 
$7,500,000 
$7,500,000 
2008-09 
$7,500,000 
$7,500,000 
This bill makes one-time General Fund appropriations of $7,500,000 per year in 
fiscal year 2007-08 and fiscal year 2008-09 necessary to eliminate the backlog of students 
awaiting entrance to the community college degree programs. 
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