An Act To Address Staffing Shortages in Critical Public Safety Jobs through Economic Incentives
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1785
Committee Amendment CA_B_S467 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/3 " to S.P. 623, L.D. 1785, "An Act To Address 
Staffing Shortages in Critical Public Safety Jobs through Economic Incentives" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Create the Maine Public Safety Workers Loan Repayment Program' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA c. 419-E is enacted to read: 
CHAPTER 419-E 
MAINE PUBLIC SAFETY WORKERS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM 
§11681. Definitions 
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms 
have the following meanings. 
1. Authority. "Authority" means the Finance Authority of Maine. 
2. Corrections officer. "Corrections officer" has the same meaning as in Title 25, 
section 1611, subsection 1-B. 
3. Emergency medical dispatcher. "Emergency medical dispatcher" has· the same 
meaning as in Title 32, section 85-A, subsection 1, paragraph D. 
4. Emergency medical services person. "Emergency medical services person" means 
a person who routinely provides emergency medical treatment to the sick or injured and is 
licensed in accordance with Title 32, section 85, subsections 3 and 4. 
5. Firefighter. "Firefighter" has the same meaning as in Title 25, section 1611, 
subsection 4. 
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6. Fund. "Fund" means the Maine Public Safety Workers Loan Repayment Program 
Fund established under section 11683. 
7. Law enforcement officer. "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as in 
Title 25. section 1611, subsection 5. 
8. Program. "Program" means the Maine Public Safety Workers Loan Repayment 
Program established under section 11682. subsection 1. 
9. Public safety worker. 
"Public safety worker" means a con-ections officer, 
emergency medical dispatcher, emergency medical services person, firefighter or law 
enforcement officer. 
§11682. Maine Public Safety Workers Loan Repayment Program 
1. Establishment. The Maine Public Safety Workers Loan Repayment Program is 
established within the authority for the purpose of attracting and retaining qualified public 
safety workers. The authority shall administer the program. 
2. Eligibility. To be considered eligible for loan repayment pursuant to subsection 4, 
an applicant must, at a minimum: 
A. Be a cun-ent resident of the State or become a resident of the State within 6 months 
of being selected as a recipient under the program; 
B. Be cun-ently employed as a public safety worker within the State or become 
employed as a public safety worker within the State within 6 months of being selected 
as a recipient under the program; and 
C. Possess an outstanding student loan. 
3. Application. An application to the program must be made directly to the authority 
at a time and in a format to be determined by the authority. 
4. Maximum loan repayment. The maximum loan repayment amount available to a 
recipient under the program is $3,000 per year for a maximum of 3 years. 
§11683. Maine Public Safety Workers Loan Repayment Program Fund 
The Maine Public Safety Workers Loan Repayment Program Fund is established 
within the authority as a nonlapsing, interest-earning, revolving fund to cany out the 
purposes of this chapter. The authority may receive, invest and expend on behalf of the 
fund money from gifts, grants, bequests and donations in addition to money appropriated 
or allocated by the State. Money in the fund must be used for the designated purposes of 
the fund and for the payment of administrative costs incun-ed by the authority for the 
operation of the program. Any unexpended balance in the fund can-ies forward for 
continued use under this chapter. 
§11684. Rules 
The authority shall establish rules necessary to implement this chapter. Rules adopted 
pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. 2. 
Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE 
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Maine Public Safety Workers Loan Repayment Program Fund N416 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds to the Finance Authority of Maine to provide student 
loan repayment of up to $3,000 per year for a maximum of 3 years pe_r recipient to public 
safety workers who live and work in the State. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
2022-23 
$2,000,000 
$2,000,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment establishes the Maine Public Safety 
Workers Loan Repayment Program in the Finance Authority of Maine. The program 
provides student loan repayment to public safety workers who live and work in the State. 
Under the program, the authority pays up to $3,000 per year for a maximum of 3 years of 
a recipient's outstanding loan balance. The amendment establishes the Maine Public Safety 
Workers Loan Repayment Program Fund for the program and appropriates a one-time 
amount of $2,000,000 to the fund. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/18/22 ~ae 
LD 1785 
LR2431(03) 
An Act To Address Staffing Shortages in Critical Public Safety Jobs through Economic Incentives 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 1161[5-q(Q, 7 '\ 
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business J 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2021-22 
FY2022-23 
$0 
$2,000,000 
$0 
$2,000,000 
Projections 
FY2023-24 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2024-25 
$0 
This bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 to a newly established 
Maine Public Safety Workers Loan Repayment Program Fund within the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) to 
provide student loan repayment ofup to $3,000 per year for a maximum of 3 years to eligible public safety workers in 
the State. This bill authorizes FAME to use monies in the fund to pay for the costs to administer the program. 
Therefore, no additional General Fund appropriations are required to support the operation of the program. 
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