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An Act to Change the Residency Requirements for State Funding for Student Tuition at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics

An Act to Change the Residency Requirements for State Funding for Student Tuition at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics

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Sponsor
Senator Susan Bernard
Last action
2025-06-03
Official status
Taken from the table by the President Subsequently, The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 296 Yeas 19 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 1 Sent down for concurrence
Effective date
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An Act to Change the Residency Requirements for State Funding for Student Tuition at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics

An Act to Change the Residency Requirements for State Funding for Student Tuition at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics Sponsor: Senator Susan Bernard Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Change the Residency Requirements for State Funding for Student Tuition at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics Sponsor: Senator Susan Bernard Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-03 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. Placed in the Legislative Files. ( DEAD )

  2. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Taken from the table by the President Subsequently, The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 296 Yeas 19 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 1 Sent down for concurrence

  3. 2025-04-30 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

  4. 2025-04-09 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-04-09 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Change the Residency Requirements for State Funding for Student Tuition at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics
Sponsor:
Senator Susan Bernard
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1011
S.P. 428 In Senate, March 13, 2025
An Act to Change the Residency Requirements for State Funding
for Student Tuition at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 12, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BERNARD of Aroostook.
Cosponsored by Senators: LIBBY of Cumberland, STEWART of Aroostook, Representatives:
BABIN of Fort Fairfield, PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft.

Page 1 - 132LR2296(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §8202, sub-§2, ¶A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 665, Pt. FF,
3 §1, is further amended to read:
4 A. The amount must be paid in 4 equal quarterly payments during the year of
5 attendance. The first payment must be made by July 31st. The amount of tuition and
6 other costs paid for all students is limited to the amount appropriated for this purpose.
7 To be eligible for state funding under this paragraph, a student must have resided in
8 Maine with a the parent, other relative or guardian for at least 6 months immediately
9 preceding application to the school of the student seeking state funding must be a
10 resident of the State at the start of the school year for which tuition is to be paid.
11SUMMARY
12 This bill changes the residency requirement for a student to receive free tuition at the
13 Maine School of Science and Mathematics from the student being required to have resided
14 in the State with a parent, other relative or guardian for a period of at least 6 months to the
15 student's parent or guardian being required to be a resident of the State at the start of the
16 school year for which tuition is to be paid.
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