131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1228		LR 585(01)
	An Act to Prohibit Certain Higher Education Institutions from Requiring Vaccines Approved Under Emergency Use Authorization for Admission or Attendance
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Smith of Palermo
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Contingent revenue loss - public higher educational institutions
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill prohibits the University of Maine System (UMS), the Maine Community College System (MCCS) and the Maine Maritime Academy from requiring a student to be immunized with a vaccine that is approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration under emergency use authorization as a condition of acceptance or attendance. The UMS and the MCCS have indicated their concern that this prohibition may lead to a loss of tuition and other revenue if a contagious illness results in a refund or proration of tuition and other fees as happened during the COVID-19 pandemic. This fiscal note makes no assumption as to whether the enactment of this bill will result in such actions occurring in the future.