| Sec. 1. Island Grant Program established. There is established the Island |
Grant Program, to be administered by the Department of Education, |
to help island families meet boarding school costs if there is no |
regular transportation or ferry service for their children to |
attend a local school. Nonlapsing funds awarded under the grant |
program must be distributed by the department as part of a the |
general purpose aid to education disbursement and may be used |
only for the costs of tuition, room and board at a state-approved |
secondary school after the student has exhausted other financial |
aid resources. The funds must be awarded to the town where the |
student resides and be matched by the town. The department may |
adopt rules necessary to administer the grant program. Rules |
adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as |
defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, |
subchapter II-A. |