Bill > LD1759

This bill reduces the one-time funding for the Maine Community College System's (MCCS) Free Community College program by $800,000 in fiscal year 2025-26, lowering the transfer from the General Fund from $7.3 million to $6.5 million. The reduction affects the funding for free community college tuition for students who graduate high school or obtain an equivalent diploma in 2024 or 2025. Simultaneously, the bill appropriates $800,000 in one-time funding to the Maine Fire Service Institute through the General Fund. The bill essentially shifts funds from the community college scholarship program to support firefighter training, maintaining a net-zero fiscal impact across different funding sources. The MCCS Free Community College program, established by previous legislation, aims to provide two years of free tuition to eligible students, and this bill makes a minor adjustment to its funding while supporting fire service training initiatives.

Education

https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1759&snum=132