An Act Concerning Postsecondary Tuition Waivers for Children of Veterans
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0677
Committee Amendment CA_A_H404 (House)
Amends: 37-B MRSA §505

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "I}" to H.P. 469, L.D. 677, Bill, "An Act 
Concerning Postsecondary Tuition Waivers for Children of Veterans" 
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 academic years from the date of first 
entrance to complete ~~ 
credit hours. The director may waive the limit 
of 6 consecutive academic years when the recipient's education has been interrupted 
by severe medical disabili1y eF, learning disability, illness or other hardship, making 
continued attendance impossible.,., however, the extension may not exceed 2 academic 
years. 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 "e." 
Sec. 2. Waiver; baseline established; report. By October 15, 2013, each 
postsecondary educational im;titution 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, 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMIITEE AMENDMENT ,A . to H.P. 469, L.D. 677 
2013 who have received the waiver and the total number of credit hours provided subject 
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.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. The bill gives a child of a 
veteran receiving a tuition waiver 6 academic years to complete 120 credit hours. The 
amendment provides that the 6-year limit may be extended for up to 2 academic years for 
certain causes. 
The amendment requires state-supported postsecondary educ~tional 
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. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06101113 frae 
LD677 
LR 952(02) 
An Act Concerning Postsecondary Tuition Waivers for Children of Veterans 0 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendmentfr C -H -L/OLf 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - State-supported postsecondary educational institutions 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Providing that children of certain veterans have 6 academic years to complete 120 credit hours instead of 8 semesters 
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. Additional costs to the 
Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management associated with using this information to establish a 
baseline of credit hours waived can also be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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