An Act to Encourage Participation in Maine's Essential Support Workforce Through Access to Higher Education
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1718
Senate Amendment SA_A_S758 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "fr" to H.P. 1107, L.D. 1718, "An Act to Encourage 
Participation in Maine's Essential Support Workforce Through Access to Higher 
Education" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE 
Essential Support Worker Tuition Grant Fund N440 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds to support the Essential Support Worker Tuition Grant 
Program to provide education vouchers to eligible workers or to a member of the eligible 
worker's family. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Essential Support Worker Tuition Grant Fund N440 
2023-24 
$0 
$0 
2024-25 
$100,000 
$100,000 
Initiative: Allocates funds to support the Essential Support Worker Tuition Grant Program 
to provide education vouchers to eligible workers or to a member of the eligible worker's 
family. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2023-24 
$0 
$0 
2023-24 
$0 
$0 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
2024-25 
$500 
$500 
2024-25 
$100,000 
$500 
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$0 
$100,500 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the ongoing General Fund appropriations for the Essential 
Support Worker Tuition Grant Program with a one-time General Fund appropriation of 
$100,000. 
This amendment also establishes ongoing Other Special Revenue Funds 
allocations of $5 00 per year for the Essential Support Worker Tuition Grant Pro gram. 
SPONSORED BY: __ 
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(Senator ROTUNDO, M.) 
COUNTY: Androscoggin 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attaelaed) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/07/24 feac:. 
LD 1718 
LR 730(06) 
An Act to Encourage Participation in Maine's Essential Support Workforce Through Access to Higher 
Education 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment '',4! to Original Bill ( -Y-1"5'6) 
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo of Androscoggin 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
FY2024-25 
($60,000) 
($400,000) 
Projections 
FY 2025-26 
($500,000) 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
($60,000) 
$0 
($400,000) 
$500 
($500,000) 
$500 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
FY 2026-27 
($500,000) 
($500,000) 
$500 
This amendment eliminates the ongoing General Fund appropriations in the bill of $60,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 and 
$500,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2024-25 to a newly created Essential Support Worker Tuition Grant Fund 
within the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) to provide education vouchers to eligible workers or to a member of 
the eligible worker's family and, instead, provides a one-time General Fund appropriation of $100,000 in fiscal year 
2024-25 to FAME for the same purpose. The amendment also provides ongoing Other Special Revenue Funds 
allocations of $500 per year beginning in fiscal year 2024-25 to allow the spending of any monies received from 
public or private sources. 
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