An Act To Promote Postsecondary Education Opportunities for Juveniles under the Care of the Department of Corrections

Sec. 1. 34-A MRSA §1402, sub-§12  is enacted to read:

Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF

Long Creek Youth Development Center

Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to be used exclusively to provide postsecondary education opportunities to juvenile residents qualifying under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 34-A, section 1402.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$5,000	$5,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$5,000	$5,000

Mountain View Youth Development Center

Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to be used exclusively to provide postsecondary education opportunities to juvenile residents qualifying under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 34-A, section 1402.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$5,000	$5,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$5,000	$5,000

CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$10,000	$10,000
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$10,000	$10,000

summary

This bill makes ongoing appropriations of $5,000 annually to the Long Creek Youth Development Center and the Mountain View Youth Development Center in the State to provide postsecondary education opportunities to juveniles residing in those facilities. The bill gives the Commissioner of Corrections authority to administer the program and to pay for courses and related expenses for qualifying juveniles and direction to adopt routine technical rules.