An Act To Require Postsecondary Institutions To Meet the Expected Family Contribution without Additional Loan Burdens for Students
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1368
Committee Amendment CA_A_H559 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to H.P. 990, L.D. 1368, Bill, "An Act To 
Require Postsecondary Institutions To Meet the Expected Family Contribution without 
Additional Loan Burdens for Students" 
Amend the bill by strildng out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA c. 441 is enacted to read: 
CHAPTER441 
EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTIONS 
§12951. Expected family contributions 
1. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings. 
A. "Cost of attendance" means the total annual cost for attendance at a postsecondary 
institution as defined in 20 United States Code, Section 108711. 
B. "Expected family contribution" means the amount determined in accordance with 
United States Code, Section 1087nn. 
C. "In-state undergraduate student" means an individual who is a resident of the 
State, who has not been awarded a baccalaureate degree and who is currently enrolled 
or accepted for enrollment as a full-time or part-time student at a postsecondary 
institution. 
D. 
"Stafford loan" means a loan secured by the Federal Government for 
postsecondary education costs. 
2. Prohibition on billing students and families for costs exceeding the expected 
family contribution. 
A postsecondary institution in this State may not, with the 
exception of costs covered by Stafford loans, bill or othe1wise hold an in-state 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A" to H.P. 990, L.D. 1368 
undergraduate student responsible for any amount of the cost of attendance that exceeds 
the student's expected family contribution. If the cost of attendance exceeds the expected 
family contribution plus costs covered by Stafford loans, the school may award the 
student grants or scholarships to cover the remaining cost of attendance, but in no case 
may the postsecondary institution require that the student repay any costs associated with 
those grants or scholarships.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the concept draft. It prohibits a postsecondary institution 
from billing or otherwise holding an in-state undergraduate student responsible for any 
amount of the cost of attendance at that postsecondary institution that exceeds the 
student's expected family contribution, with the exception of federal Stafford loans. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 06/04/19 Mac 
LD 1368 
LR 1454(02) 
An Act To Require Postsecondary Institutions To Meet the Expected Family Contribution without 
Additional Loan Burdens for Students 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,/J.,{ H-Sf;!J 
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement anJ ~usiness 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Reduction in tuition revenue - Higher educational institutions 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Prohibiting the State's higher educational institutions to bill for costs that exceed a student's expected family 
contribution will result in a loss of tuition revenue to the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College 
System and the Maine Maritime Academy. The impact on revenue will depend on actual experience, but estimates 
provided by the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College and the Maine Maritime Academy 
indicate annual revenue reductions of approximately $71.4 million, $27.5 million and $11.1 million respectively. It is 
not clear how much of these revenue reductions can be absorbed tln·ough program and other expenditure cuts or 
whether the institutions will seek additional General Fund appropriations in the future. 
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