Resolve, To Establish a Stakeholder Group To Review the Maine State Grant Program
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0209
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: ALFOND, NELSON, BARTLETT, KATZ, LUCHINI, MAKER, ROTUNDO, STRANG BURGESS, WEBSTER

Legislative Document 
No. 209 
S.P. 59 
In Senate, January 27, 2011 
Resolve, To Establish a Stakeholder Group To Review the Maine 
State Grant Program 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator ALFOND of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Representative NELSON of Falmouth and 
Senators: BARTLETT of Cumberland, KATZ of Kennebec, Representatives: LUCHINI of 
Ellsworth, MAKER of Calais, McFADDEN of Dennysville, ROTUNDO of Lewiston, 
STRANG BURGESS of Cumberland, WEBSTER of Freeport. 
Sec. 1.  Stakeholder group to review Maine State Grant Program.  
Resolved:  That the Finance Authority of Maine, referred to in this resolve as "the 
authority," shall establish a stakeholder group, through a partnership with other 
appropriate entities, to work together to review the Maine State Grant Program, 
established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 11612 and referred to in 
this resolve as "the program"; and be it further 
Sec. 2.  Participants.  Resolved:  That the authority shall invite the following to 
participate in the stakeholder group: 
1.  The Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee; 
2.  The Chancellor of the University of Maine System or the chancellor's designee; 
3.  The President of the Maine Community College System or the president's 
designee; 
4.  A representative of Maine's private higher education institutions; 
5.  A Maine college or university student; 
6.  A representative of the Maine Compact for Higher Education; 
7.  A representative of the Maine Association of Student Financial Aid 
Administrators; 
8.  A representative of the Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute; 
9.  A Legislator serving on the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over education and cultural affairs during the 125th Legislature; and 
10.  Other interested parties at the discretion of the authority; and be it further 
Sec. 3.  Duties.  Resolved:  That the review must include, but is not limited to, the 
following: 
1.  A review of the history and efficacy of the program and any necessary changes; 
2.  Ideas to enhance the program in light of current and future higher education trends 
and needs; 
3.  Options to increase funding for the program in the face of increased higher 
education costs and declining state funding; and 
4.  Current and future grant and financial aid needs of Maine students and families; 
and be it further 
Sec. 4.  Report.  Resolved:  That, by December 1, 2011, the authority shall submit 
a written report of the findings of the review under this resolve and any recommendations 
resulting from the review to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over education and cultural affairs. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve authorizes the Finance Authority of Maine to coordinate a review of the 
Maine State Grant Program that includes the participation of a stakeholder group of 
higher education policy makers, agencies, institutions, students and financial aid 
administrators in the State and report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over education and cultural affairs by December 1, 2011.