127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1343 LR 1573(06)
An Act To Increase Access to Postsecondary Education for Maine National Guard Members
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment " " to Committee Amendment "A"
Sponsor: Sen. Hamper of Oxford
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
Tuition revenue loss - Public post-secondary educational institutions
FY 2015-16 FY 2016-17 Projections  FY 2017-18 Projections  FY 2018-19
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund ($500,000) ($500,000) ($500,000) ($500,000)
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund ($500,000) ($500,000) ($500,000) ($500,000)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This amendment removes the $500,000 General Fund appropriation from the committee amendment.
This bill, as amended, will result in the loss of tuition revenue to the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System and Maine Maritime Academy due to the required tuition waiver.  The impact to the individual institutions can not be determined at this time.