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An Act to Establish a Health Care Gap Year Program for Recent College Graduates

An Act to Establish a Health Care Gap Year Program for Recent College Graduates

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Ambureen Rana
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Establish a Health Care Gap Year Program for Recent College Graduates

An Act to Establish a Health Care Gap Year Program for Recent College Graduates Sponsor: Representative Ambureen Rana Reference committee: Labor Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Establish a Health Care Gap Year Program for Recent College Graduates Sponsor: Representative Ambureen Rana Reference committee: Labor Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2268(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2268(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 703 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3LABOR 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.
Sponsored By Senator Rotundo of Androscoggin , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2268(04) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2268(04) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 703 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7SECOND REGULAR SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-04-13 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2026-04-13 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-04-17 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-03-19 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-19 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-02-25 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Labor.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Establish a Health Care Gap Year Program for Recent College Graduates
Sponsor:
Representative Ambureen Rana
Reference committee:
Labor
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR2268(05)
STATE OF MAINE
_____
IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
_____
H.P. 442 - L.D. 703
An Act to Establish a Health Care Gap Year Program for Recent College
Graduates
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF
Employment Services Activity 0852
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for a health care gap year program that incentivizes
recent college graduates to work in critical health care positions, particularly in underserved
and rural communities.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 $200,000
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $200,000
APPROVED
APRIL 16, 2026
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
751
PUBLIC LAW