127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 215		LR 845(04)
	An Act To Improve Student Retention in Maine's Postsecondary Institutions
	Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment " " to Original Bill
	Sponsor: Sen. Hamper of Oxford
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2015-16	FY 2016-17	Projections  FY 2017-18	Projections  FY 2018-19
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		($250,000)	($250,000)	($250,000)	($250,000)
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		($250,000)	($250,000)	($250,000)	($250,000)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This amendment eliminates the ongoing General Fund appropriations of $250,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2015-16 to Jobs for Maine's Graduates to support college retention efforts for eligible students.  The funding for this purpose is already included in Public Law 2015, chapter 267, the 2016-2017 biennial budget, as part of the miscellaneous costs within the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program, Department of Education.