An Act to Expand Mame's Health Care Workforce by Expandmg Educat10nal Opportumties and Prov1dmg Tax Credits
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1797
Committee Amendment CA_A_S417 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A" to S P 722, L D 1797, "An Act to Expand 
Mame's Health Care Workforce by Expandmg Educat10nal Opportumties and Prov1dmg 
Tax Credits" 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out the title and substitutmg the followmg 
'An Act to Expand Maine's Health Care Workforce by Expandmg Educational 
Opportumbes' 
Amend the bill m sect10n 3 m c 279 m § 1700-H m subsect10n 3 by msertmg after 
paragraph G the followmg 
'As used m this subsection, "rural" means areas m the State that are designated as health 
profess10nal sh01iage areas or medically underserved areas or that contam a medically 
underserved population as defined by the federal Department of Health and Human 
Services, Health Resources and Services Admm1strat10n ' 
Amend the bill m section 3 m c 279 m § 1700-H by msertmg after subsect10n 4 the 
followmg 
'5 Repeal; funds lapse to General Fund This sect10n 1s repealed January 1, 2026 
All funds m the fund on Januaty 1, 2026 lapse to the General Fund' 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out all of sections 4 and 5 and msertmg the followmg 
'Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocatrnns. The followmg appropnat10ns and 
allocat1ons are made 
FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE 
Doctors For Mame's Future Scholarship Fund Z090 
Imt1atlve Provides one-time fundmg m fiscal year 2023-24 and fiscal yeai 2024-25 only 
to the Doctors for Mame's Future Scholarship Fund w1thm the Fmance Authority of Mame 
GENERAL FUND 
2023-24 
2024-25 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " 
to S P 722, L D 1797 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$1,000,000 
$1,000,000 
Mame Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program Fund Z330 
$1,000,000 
$1,000,000 
Imtiative Provides one-time fundmg m fiscal year 2023-24 and fiscal year 2024-25 only 
to the Mame Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program Fund withm the Fmance 
Authority of Mame 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Nursmg Education Loan Repayment Program Z331 
2023-24 
$2,000,000 
$2,000,000 
2024-25 
$2,000,000 
$2,000,000 
Imt1ative P10v1des one-time fundmg m fiscal year 2023-24 and fiscal year 2024-25 only 
for the nursmg educat10n loan repayment program withm the Fmance Authority of Mame 
for loan repayments for eligible nurses that meet the established cntena 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
2023-24 
$1,000,000 
$1,000,000 
2023-24 
$4,000,000 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$4,000,000 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
2024-25 
$1,000,000 
$1,000,000 
2024-25 
$4,000,000 
$4,000,000 
Mame Health Care Education Trammg and Medical Residency Fund N433 
Imtiative Provides one-time fundmg to the Mame Health Care Educat10n Trammg and 
Medical Residency Fund 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2023-24 
$2,500,000 
$2,500,000 
2023-24 
$2,500,000 
$2,500,000 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2024-25 
$2,500,000 
$2,500,000 
2024-25 
$2,500,000 
$2,500,000 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to SP 722, L D 1797 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
SECTION TOTAL -ALL FUNDS 
2023-24 
$6,500,000 
$6,500,000 
2024-25 
$6,500,000 
$6,500,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment does the followmg 
It provides for $1,000,000 appropriat10ns in fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25 to the 
nursmg education loan repayment program 
It estabhshes the Mame Health Care Educatton Trainmg and Medical Residency 
Fund as a 2-year pilot program and appropriates $2,500,000 m fiscal years 2023-24 and 
2024-25 to the fund to estabhsh chmcal trammg opportumties for 3rd-year and 4th-year 
medical students m the rural parts of the State 
It provides for $2,000,000 appropriations in fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25 to the 
Mame Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program Fund 
It provides for $1,000,000 appropriations in fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25 to the 
Doctors for Mame's Future Scholarship Fund 
It iemoves from the bill the new income tax credit of up to $500 a yeai fo1 new 
nurses, for 3 years per ehgible nurse, for employment in a licensed health care facility in 
the State 
It removes from the bill the $300,000 m ongoing annual appropriat10ns to support 
mcentives for clmical preceptorships 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 06/17 /23 .:tPae 
LD 1797 
LR 1930(02) 
An Act to Expand Mame's Health Care Workforce by Expandmg Educational Opportumties and 
Providmg Tax Credits 
Fiscal Note for BIii as Amended by Committee Amendment ''/Jr {S~L/n) 
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Busmess 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
Pro1ect10ns 
FY 2025-26 
Pr0Ject10ns 
FY 2026-27 
Net Cost (Savmgs) 
Genei al Fund 
$6,500,000 
$6,500,000 
$0 
$0 
Appropnat10ns/Allocat10ns 
Gene1 al Fund 
$6,500,000 
$6,500,000 
$0 
$0 
Fiscal DetaII and Notes 
This bill mcludes one-time General Fund appropnat10ns totalmg $4,000,000 per year m fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-
only to the Fmance Authority of Mame Of that amount, $1,000,000 per year 1s provided for the Doctor's for 
Mame's Future Scholarship Fund, $2,000,000 per year 1s provided for the Mame Health Care Provider Loan 
Repayment Program Fund and $1,000,000 per year 1s p10v1ded for the Nursmg Educt10n Loan Repayment Progi am 
This b1ll also mcludes General Fund appropnat10ns to the Department of Health and Human Services of $2,500,000 
per year 111 fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25 for the Mame Medical Educat10n Trammg and Residency Fund 
LR1930(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1