{"data":{"id":"us-me/20-a-m.r.s.-12572","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"20-A M.R.S. §12572","heading":"Tuition waiver","body":"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.\n1.  Eligibility of person.  A person is eligible for a tuition waiver under this chapter if the person is:\nA.  A Maine resident;\nB.  A high school graduate or has attained a high school equivalency diploma as described under section 257; and\nC.  Accepted for admission to a state postsecondary educational institution.\n2.  Limitation.  The tuition waiver provided by this chapter is limited to:\nA.  Persons participating in undergraduate degree programs or certificate programs of at least one year;\nB.  Persons who have not been enrolled full time for more than 5 years or the equivalent; and\nC.  Persons who have completed an application for federal student financial aid programs for which they may be eligible.\nD.\n3.  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.\n4.  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.","path":["TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION","PART 5: POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION","CHAPTER 429-A: TUITION WAIVER AT STATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE RESIDED IN FOSTER CARE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/20-A/title20-Asec12572.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:30Z","sha256":"d225eed5722070db7192f03fa0b46b0eadc70d4cf4a231c0619be35d8e6712ff","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/20-a-m.r.s.-12571","next":"us-me/20-a-m.r.s.-12573"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}