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| Provides funds to develop student retention | programs to reduce college drop-out rates. |
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| University of Maine System |
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| Provides funds to establish a special | financing fund as a last resort mechanism to | supplement existing financial aid. Funds may | be used to assist students with the cost of | tuition, room and board or the purchase of | textbooks. |
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| OF MAINE SYSTEM | | __________ |
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| TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS | | $7,500,000 |
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| | This bill provides a total of $7,500,000 in General Fund | appropriations to increase postsecondary educational | opportunities for Maine students. First, it provides $1,000,000 | to the Department of Education to develop a program to assist | Maine high schools to hire college guidance counselors. The | primary focus of the counselors will be to provide postsecondary | education advice and information. |
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| | Second, the bill provides $250,000 to each University of Maine | System and the Maine Technical College System for the development | of student retention programs. |
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| | Finally, the bill provides a General Fund appropriation of | $6,000,000 to the University of Maine System to create a special | financing fund as a last-resort mechanism to supplement existing | financial aid. |
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