An Act to Amend the Social Work Education Loan Repayment Program
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0632
Committee Amendment CA_A_H156 (House)

COMMITIBE AMENDMENT "A " 
to HP 409, L D 632, "An Act to Amend the 
Social Work Education Loan Repayment Program" 
Amend the bill m section 4 m paragraph F m the 2nd lme (page 1, lme 3 7 m L D ) by 
strikmg out the followmg "servmg residents of this" and msertmg the followmg 'm the 
State and servmg residents of the' 
Amend the btll m section 5 m subsection 5 m the 2nd lme (page 2, hne 4 m L D ) by 
strikmg out the followmg "100" and msertmg the followmg '25' 
Amend the btll by msertmg after section 5 the followmg 
'Sec. 6. Appropriations and allocations. The followmg appropriations and 
allocations are made 
FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE 
Social Work Education Loan Repayment Program N443 
Imtiative Provides ongomg funds to repay up to $20,000 m loans for up to 25 ehgible 
apphcants per year under the Social Work Education Loan Repayment Program pursuant 
to the Mame Revised Statutes, Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter 2-B 
GENERAL FUND 
2023-24 
All Other 
$500,000 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$500,000 
2024-25 
$500,000 
$500,000 
Amend the bill by relettenng or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to HP 409, L D 632 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requrres a participant to reside m the State and serve residents of the 
State for a mmimum of 3 years and decreases the number of loans repaid each year from 
to 25 The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section 
FISCAL NOTE REQUmED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 04/27 /23 :b,ae 
LD632 
LR 1763(02) 
An Act to Amend the Social Work Education Loan Repayment Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment •4 ( H--/ 5 ~ \ 
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
$500,000 
$500,000 
$500,000 
$500,000 
Projections 
FY 2025-26 
$500,000 
$500,000 
Projections 
FY 2026-27 
$500,000 
$500,000 
This bill mcludes ongomg General Fund appropnat10ns of $500,000 per year begmnmg m fiscal year 2023-23 to the 
Social Worker Education Loan Repayment Program withm the Fmance Authonty of Mame for the cost to repay up to 
$20,000 m loans for up to 25 ehgible applicants per year 
The Social Work Educat10n Loan Repayment Program was established m Public Law 2009, c 427 and provides for the 
repayment ofloans for up to 3 applicants per yeai at up to $5,000 per loan This bill mcreases the number of 
apphcants that may receive a loan repayment from 3 to 25 as well as mcreases the maximum amount of the loan 
repayment flom $5,000 to $20,000 When the law was enacted, tt created a nonlapsmg revolvmg fund that was 
authonzed to accept money from gifts, grants, bequests and donations m add1t10n to money appropriated or allocated 
by the State and any federal funds 1ece1ved by the State to carry out the purposes of the program No fundmg was 
provided at the time of enactment and, accordmg to FAME, no money has been received to-date. The General Fund 
appropnations mcluded m this bill fully fund the program. 
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