An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Study College Affordability and College Completion
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1406
Committee Amendment CA_A_S163 (Senate)
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to S.P. 524, L.D. 1406, Bill, "An Act To 
Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Study College Affordability and 
College Completion" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble (page 1, lines 1 to 15 in 
L.D.). 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 (page 1, lines 17 to 24 in L.D.) 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 4 in the first line (page 1, line 26 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "January 15, 2016, and by January 15th" and inserting the 
following: 'September 1, 2016, and by September 1st' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 4 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 28 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "including the" and inserting the following: 'including possible' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in the 4th line (page 1, line 39 in L.D.) by striking out the 
following: "July 1, 2015" and inserting the following: 'January 1, 2016' 
Amend the bill in section 4 in the 5th line (page 2, line 9 in L.D.) by strildng out the 
following: "July 1, 2015" and inserting the following: 'January 1, 2016' 
Amend the bill by strildng out all of sections 6 and 7 (page 5, lines 3 to 35 and page 
6, lines 1 to 12 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
LEGISLATURE 
Study Commissions - Funding 0444 
Initiative: Allocates funds for the one-time costs of the legislative per diem and expenses 
of the Task Force To Study College Attainment and Degree Completion Goals. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A "to S.P. 524, L.D. 1406 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
Personal Services 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency clause. 
2015-16 
$1,540 
$2,210 
$3,750 
2016-17 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
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SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the following changes to the recommendations proposed by 
the Commission To Study College Affordability and College Completion for 
consideration by the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. 
1. It strikes the proposal to increase the minimum Maine State Grant Program awards 
from $1,000 to $1,500. 
2. It changes the date for the initial report required from the Finance Authority of 
Maine for the annual Maine State Grant Program awards made to eligible students, 
including the possible tiered grants awarded, from January 15, 2016 to September 1, 2016 
and also amends the annual report date to September 1 st. 
3. It changes the date for the college attainment and degree completion goal reports 
required from the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System 
and the Maine Maritime Academy from July 1,2015 to January 1, 2016. 
4. It changes the date for the reports on strategic planning and funding required to 
implement college completion strategies required from the University of Maine System, 
the Maine Community College System and the Maine Maritime Academy from July 1, 
2015 to January 1,2016. 
5. It strikes the proposal to require the Finance Authority of Maine to amend the 
Maine State Grant Program rules related to awarding tiered grants to eligible students. 
6. It strikes the appropriations to the Finance Authority of Maine for tiered grant 
awards and to the Maine Community College System for adding College Navigator 
positions and expanding student work study opportunities and replaces them with an 
allocation to fund the one-time costs of the legislative per diem and expenses of the Task 
Force To Study College Attainment and Degree Completion Goals. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/31115 .wac 
LD 1406 
LR 2035(02) 
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Study College Affordability and 
College Completion 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment Ill\.JI(S-llP3) 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Legislative Cost/Study 
Projections FY Projections FY 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
2017-18 
2018-19 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$3,750 
$0 
$0 
$0 
The bill includes an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation to the Legislature of $3,750 in fiscal year 2015-16 for the 
one-time costs of the per diem for 7 Legislators and expenses of the Task Force to Study College Attainment and 
Degree Completion Goals. The bill requires the task force seek outside funding to fully fund all costs of the task force 
and prohibits the task force from meeting or incurring expenses if sufficient funding has not been received within 30 
days of the effective date of the bill. 
Additional costs to the Finance Authority of Maine, the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College 
System, Maine Maritime Academy, the Department of Education, the Department of Economic and Community 
Development and the Department of Labor to implement the requirements of this legislation can be absorbed within 
existing budgeted resources. 
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