An Act
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0677
Committee Amendment CA_B_H405 (House)
Amends: 37-B MRSA §505

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ~" to H.P. 469, L.D. 677, 
Concerning Postsecondary Tuition Waivers for Children of Veterans" 
Bill, "An Act 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 37-B MRSA §505, sub-§2, ~F, as amended by PL 2007, c. 167, §8, is 
further amended to read: 
F. 
A child of a veteran who is attending state-supported postsecondary vocational 
schools or institutions of collegiate grade must be admitted free of tuition including 
mandatory fees and lab fees for associate's and bachelor's programs. The tuition 
waiver provided under this paragraph may be reduced by an amount necessary to 
ensure that the value of this waiver, combined with all other grants and benefits 
received by the student, does not exceed the total cost of education. Room and board 
may not be waived. A child of a veteran has 6 aeaElemie years from the Elate of first 
entraFlee to eomplete 8 semesters may receive a tuition waiver of up to 120 credit 
hours. The Elireetor may waive the limit of 6 eonseel:ltive aeaaeff1ie years when the 
reeipient's edl:leation has been intel'Fl:lfltea by severe meElieal Elisability or illness 
making eontinl:leEl attenElanee impossible. Students must maintain at least a 2.0 or "C" 
grade point average to continue receiving educational benefits. If a student's grade 
point average falls below 2.0 or a "C," then the student has one semester to bring the 
grade point average up to at least 2.0 or a "c." If after that semester the student's 
grade point average is below 2.0 or a "C," the student loses educational benefits under 
this paragraph until the student achieves a grade point average of at least 2.0 or a "C." 
Sec. 2. Waiver; baseline established; report. By October 15, 2013, each 
postsecondary educational institution of collegiate grade and vocational school that 
provides tuition waivers to children of veterans in accordance with the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 37-B, section 505, subsection 2, paragraph F shall provide the Bureau of 
Maine Veterans' Services within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency 
Management a list of students enrolled with that institution or school as of September 30, 
2013 who have received the waiver and the total number of credit hours provided subject 
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to the waivers. The bureau shall establish a baseline of credit hours taken for students 
receiving tuition waivers using the information provided in accordance with this section. 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT 
OF 
Veterans Services 0110 
Initiative: Provides funding for one Office Associate II position to administer the 
educational benefits program. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2013-14 
1.000 
$60,000 
$60,000 
2014-15 
1.000 
$61,800 
$61,800 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, strikes any academic 
year limit by which a student of a veteran receiving a tuition waiver must complete 120 
credit hours. The amendment also requires state-supported postsecondary educational 
institutions and vocational schools to provide the Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services 
with a list of students receiving tuition waivers and the total number of credit hours 
provided subject to the waivers. 
This amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 06/01113 ;tvae 
LD677 
LR 952(03) 
An Act Concerning Postsecondary Tuition Waivers for Children of Veterans 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment :Be: ft-L/{)5 ) 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
$60,000 
$61,800 
$60,000 
$61,800 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
$63,654 
$63,654 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
$65,564 
$65,564 
The bill includes a General Fund appropriation to the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management 
of $60,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $61,800 in fiscal year 2014-15 for one Office Associate II position to administer 
the educational benefits program. 
Removing the academic year limit that children of certain veterans have to complete 120 credit hours under the laws 
regarding postsecondary tuition waivers may increase the amount of tuition revenue waived by the State's public 
postsecondary educational institutions beginning in fiscal year 2013-14. The impact will depend on actual experience. 
Additional costs to the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System and Maine Maritime 
Academy to provide the required information to the Bureau of Veterans Services within the Department of Defense, 
Veterans and Emergency Management can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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