Maine § 20-A §11801 Legislative intent

Maine Statutes

§ 20-A §11801 — Legislative intent

Maine § 20-A §11801

Title 20-AEDUCATION

Part 5POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

Ch. 421POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF MEDICINE

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 20-A §11801 (2026).

Text

1.Admission of Maine residents to educational institutions. It is the intent of the Legislature to assure, to the greatest extent possible, the admission of qualified Maine residents to educational institutions providing programs of instruction leading to doctoral degrees in allopathic medicine, dentistry, optometry and veterinary medicine.

2.Responsibility for program. It is the intent of the Legislature, consistent with the purposes of this chapter, that the Chief Executive Officer of the Finance Authority of Maine shall administer the program and develop a plan that ensures, to the extent practicable, that Maine contract students, or a similar number of out-of-state medical school graduates, return to practice their profession within the State, in underserved areas.

3.Advisory commit

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Admission of Maine residents to educational institutions.
It is the intent of the Legislature to assure, to the greatest extent possible, the admission of qualified Maine residents to educational institutions providing programs of instruction leading to doctoral degrees in allopathic medicine, dentistry, optometry and veterinary medicine.
2.
Responsibility for program.
It is the intent of the Legislature, consistent with the purposes of this chapter, that the Chief Executive Officer of the Finance Authority of Maine shall administer the program and develop a plan that ensures, to the extent practicable, that Maine contract students, or a similar number of out-of-state medical school graduates, return to practice their profession within the State, in underserved areas.
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Advisory committee.

Legislative History

PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 812, §111 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 455, §§1,11 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 503, §B77 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 698, §§14,15 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 607, §11 (AMD).