125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 944		LR 1462(01)
	An Act To Increase College Attainment
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Sen. Alfond of Cumberland
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
State Mandate - Unfunded
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Requires secondary school students to complete a federally accepted free application for federal student aid and at least one application to a postsecondary educational institution in order to receive a diploma.  School administrative units will need to track and record student progress in completing the tasks, notify students and parents of failure to comply and plan an alternative course of action for the students who do not sucessfully complete the tasks.				School	Moderate statewide
	The required local activities in this bill may represent a State mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine.  Unless General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding requirement, municipalities may not be required to implement these changes.