An Act Making Certain Appropriations and Allocations and Changing Certain
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0609
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_B_H16 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "..B '' to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 377, 
L.D. 609, "An Act Making Certain Appropriations and Allocations and Changing Certain 
Provisions of Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Pait TT the following: 
1PARTUU 
Sec. UU-1. PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. QQQ, §3 is amended to read: 
Sec. QQQ-3. Eligibility and conditions for 2-year free community college 
tuition program. 
1. Eligibility. For purposes of this Part, 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 of 2022 or a person who obtains the equival~nt 
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 graduate in the class of 2023 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 or 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 year. 
2. Conditions. In order to receive 2 years of free community college, an eligible 
student must: 
A. Pursue an associate degree or academic credential; 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT" e "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 377, L.D, 609 
B. Reside in the State at the time of enrollment in a community college and for the 
duration of that enrollment; 
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; ffiIB 
D. Complete the program of study within 200% of the stated completion time7; and 
E. Be a graduate of a high school in this State or have obtained the equivalent of a high 
school diploma through a home instruction program in this State as described in the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A. section 5001-A, subsection 3, paragraph A. 
subparagraph (4).' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively, 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires a person to be a graduate of a high school in this State or 
have obtained the equivalent of a high school diploma through a home instruction program 
in this State in order to be eligible fo • 
tuition in the Maine Community College System. 
(Representative 
TOWN: Poland 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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(See attached) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/18/25 LRL 
LD 609 
LR 1775(11) 
An Act Making Certain Appropriations and Allocations and Changing Certain Provisions of Law 
Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment 1'.81 to Committee Amendment "A" { /-{.,,.. f ~) 
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 or obtained the equivalent of a high school 
diploma through a home instrnctions program in this State to be eligible for the Maine Community College System 
Free Community College - 2 Emollment Years program may reduce the total cost to the State to fund the program. 
The amount can not be estimated at this time, 
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