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ME LD1225

Bill

Status

Failed

5/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tiffany Roberts-Lovell

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Origin

House of Representatives

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Expands eligibility for Maine's nursing education loan repayment program to include nurses with outstanding loans for associate or bachelor's degrees of any kind, not just nursing-specific graduate degrees

  • Full-time nursing faculty can receive up to $20,000 for associate, bachelor's, or master's degree loans, and up to $40,000 for doctoral degree loans

  • Part-time nursing faculty can receive up to $10,000 for associate, bachelor's, or master's degree loans, and up to $20,000 for doctoral degree loans

  • Finance Authority of Maine administers the program and the nursing education loan repayment fund

  • Removes the previous requirement that qualifying loans must be specifically related to a master's or doctoral nursing degree

Legislative Description

An Act to Amend the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program

Colleges And Universities

Last Action

Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

5/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Education And Cultural Affairs3/25/2025

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