Bill > LD1011

This bill modifies the residency requirements for state funding of student tuition at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics (MSSM). Previously, a student was required to have resided in Maine with a parent, other relative, or guardian for at least 6 months before applying to the school. The new bill changes this requirement, stating that to be eligible for state funding, the parent or guardian of the student must simply be a resident of Maine at the start of the school year for which tuition is to be paid. The bill maintains the existing provision that tuition payments will be made in 4 equal quarterly payments during the year of attendance, with the first payment due by July 31st, and that the total amount of tuition and costs paid for students is limited to the amount appropriated for this purpose. This change appears to simplify the residency requirement, potentially making it easier for students to qualify for state funding at MSSM.

Education

https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1011&snum=132