| An Act To Create the Maine National Guard Education |
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| | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | emergencies; and |
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| | Whereas, the National Guard Education Assistance Pilot Program | has been extremely successful in attracting recruits to the Maine | National Guard, and those recruits are using the existing funding | at a rate higher than anticipated rate; and |
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| | Whereas, the National Guard Education Assistance Pilot Program | has inadequate funds remaining in the accounts to pay tuition | benefits for the upcoming summer sessions that begin in May 2003; | and |
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| | Whereas, the Maine National Guard Education Assistance Pilot | Program provides funding flexibility to the Adjutant General that | allows the Adjutant General to utilize existing funds to meet the | tuition needs for the upcoming summer session; and |
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| | Whereas, the Maine National Guard must have a viable education | assistance program to maintain an adequate military force within | the State; and |
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| | Whereas, once these soldiers and airmen earn their college | degrees they will further enhance the competitive labor force | within the State of Maine; and |
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| | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of |
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