Maine § 20-A §12572 Tuition waiver

Maine Statutes

§ 20-A §12572 — Tuition waiver

Maine § 20-A §12572

Title 20-AEDUCATION

Part 5POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

Ch. 429-ATUITION WAIVER AT STATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE RESIDED IN FOSTER CARE

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 20-A §12572 (2026).

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Any person who was in the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services and resided in foster care or subsidized adoptive care or was a minor ward of a subsidized permanency guardian as provided in Title 22, section 4038‑D at the time that person graduated from high school or successfully completed a general educational development examination or its equivalent under section 257 may attend, as provided in this section, any state postsecondary educational institution free of tuition charges.

1.Eligibility of person. A person is eligible for a tuition waiver under this chapter if the person is:

2.Limitation. The tuition waiver provided by this chapter is limited to:

3.Continuation. The tuition waiver provided by this chapter is awarded on a yearly basis and continues to be availa

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Any person who was in the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services and resided in foster care or subsidized adoptive care or was a minor ward of a subsidized permanency guardian as provided in Title 22, section 4038‑D at the time that person graduated from high school or successfully completed a general educational development examination or its equivalent under section 257 may attend, as provided in this section, any state postsecondary educational institution free of tuition charges.
1.
Eligibility of person.
A person is eligible for a tuition waiver under this chapter if the person is:
2.
Limitation.
The tuition waiver provided by this chapter is limited to:
3.
Continuation.
The tuition waiver provided by this chapter is awarded on a yearly basis and continues to be available, if the person is otherwise eligible under this section, as long as the person remains in good academic standing at a state postsecondary educational institution.
4.
Revenue reduction.
A state postsecondary educational institution shall absorb the reduction in tuition revenues that results from providing a tuition waiver to an eligible person under this chapter. The institution may not request additional General Fund appropriations from the Legislature to offset the reduction in tuition revenues.