LD581 • 2025

An Act to Fund the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Program

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Sponsor: Senator Richard Bennett
Last action: 2026-04-29
Official status: Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Fund the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Program

An Act to Fund the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Program Sponsor: Senator Richard Bennett Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

What This Bill Does

An Act to Fund the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Program Sponsor: Senator Richard Bennett Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

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Amendments

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C-A (S-70)

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0877(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR0877(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
581 2 Date: (Filing No.
S- ) 3EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

2026-04-29 Senate
Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)
2025-05-20 House
PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-05-12 Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP
2025-04-14 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-04-14 Committee
Voted; Divided Report
2025-03-25 Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.
2025-03-21 Committee
Reported Out; REF TO EDU
2025-03-04 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-03-04 Committee
Voted; REFERRED

Official Summary Text

An Act to Fund the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Program
Sponsor:
Senator Richard Bennett
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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Printed on recycled paper
132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 581
S.P. 264 In Senate, February 25, 2025
An Act to Fund the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship
Program
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 19, 2025. Referred to the Committee
on Housing and Economic Development pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BENNETT of Oxford.
Cosponsored by Representative MURPHY of Scarborough and
Senators: LIBBY of Cumberland, PIERCE of Cumberland, RAFFERTY of York,
Representatives: BRENNAN of Portland, CARLOW of Buxton, SARGENT of York.

Page 1 - 132LR0877(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
3 allocations are made.
4FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE
5Doctors For Maine's Future Scholarship Fund Z090
6 Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to maintain the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship
7 Program under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 12103-A.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $300,000 $300,000
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $300,000 $300,000
8SUMMARY
9 This bill provides ongoing funds to maintain the Doctors for Maine's Future
10 Scholarship Program.
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