SP0011
LD 32
Session - 128th Maine Legislature
 
LR 246
Item 1
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

An Act To Increase the Size of Grants under the Maine State Grant Program

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §11614, sub-§2,  as amended by PL 2011, c. 642, §3, is further amended to read:

2. Minimum amount.   It is the intent of the Legislature that grants awarded under this chapter, except as provided in subsections 4, 5 and 6, may not be less than $1,000 $2,000. The authority may establish by rule increased grant amounts for students attending their 2nd, 3rd and 4th years, or the equivalents thereof, at institutions of higher education. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

SUMMARY

This bill increases the minimum grant amount under the Maine State Grant Program from $1,000 to $2,000, subject to the current grant amount modifications under the program.


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