An Act to Make Supplemental Appl'opriations and Allocations from the General
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0209
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_E_H6 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT 
£ " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 131, 
L.D. 209, "An Act to Make Supplemental Appl'opriations and Allocations from the General 
Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain 
Provisions of the Law Necessa1y to the Proper Opel'ations of State Government fol' the 
Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025° 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Pal1 X the following: 
'PARTY 
Sec, Y-1. PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. QQQ, §3 is amended to read: 
1. Eligibility. For purposes of this Pait, an eligible student is: 
A. A high school graduate in the class of 2020 or 2021 or a person who obtains the 
equivalent of a high school diploma in 2020 or 2021, who enrolls in a Maine community 
college no later than during the 2023-2024 academic year; 
B, A high school graduate in the class of2022 or a person who obtains the equivalent 
of a high school diploma in 2022, who enrolls in a Maine community college no later than 
the 2024-2025 academic year; 
C, A high school grnduate in the class of2023 or a person who obtains the equivalent 
of a high school diploma in 2023, who enrolls in a Maine community college no later than 
the 2025-2026 academic year; 
D. A high school graduate in the class of2024 01· a person who obtains the equivalent 
of a high school diploma in 2024, who enrolls in a Maine community college no later than 
the 2026-2027 academic year; or 
E. A high school graduate in the class of 2025 or a person who obtains the equivalent 
of a high school diploma in 2025, who enrolls in a Maine community college no later than 
the 2027-2028 academic yea1·, 
2. Conditions, In orde1· to receive 2 years of free community college, an eligible 
student must: 
A. Pul'sue an associate degree or academic credential; 
B. Reside in the State at the time of enrollment in a community college and for the 
duration of that enrollment; 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT" f:'. "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"N' to H.P. 131, L.D. 209 
C. Accept all federal and state grants, scholarships and other sources of funding that 
are available and for which the student has applied and qualified; at½El 
D. Complete the program of study within 200% of the stated completion time.-: and 
E. Be a graduate of a high school in this State.' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pait letter or 
section number to read consec,1tively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires a person to be a graduate of a high school in this State in 
order to be eligible for free tuition in the Maine Community College System. 
SPONSOREDBY: ?~ 
(Representative BOYER, D,) 
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TOWN: Poland 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED' 
(~,.!~~~~~ed) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/10/25 I-RI-
LD 209 
LR 2408(18) 
An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other 
Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law 
Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment "E' to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Boyer, Jr. of Poland 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential future biennium savings - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Allowing only students that graduated from a high school in Maine to be eligible for the Maine Community College 
System Free Community College - 2 Enrollment Years progrnm may reduce the total cost to the State to fond the 
program. The amount can not be estimated at this time. 
LR2408(18)- Fiscal Note- Page 1 of 1