{"data":{"id":"us-me/20-a-m.r.s.-6902-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"20-A M.R.S. §6902-A","heading":"Postsecondary services","body":"The corporation shall provide services, in accordance with this section and for the purpose of significantly increasing the percentage of eligible students who obtain a postsecondary degree, to postsecondary institutions in the State to assist students in completing a postsecondary course of study.\n1.  \"Eligible student\" defined.  As used in this section, \"eligible student\" means a student who:\nA.  Has previously been enrolled in a high school program administered by the corporation;\nB.  Has been in or currently is in foster care; or\nC.  Has earned a high school equivalency diploma through an alternative program within the previous 5 years.\n2.  Student services.  The corporation shall:\nA.  Provide academic and social mentoring and counseling to eligible students, including monitoring of academic performance and connection to campus life;\nB.  Assist each eligible student in developing an individualized academic plan for completing a course of study and consider each eligible student's individual academic needs and provide connections to sources of academic support, if necessary;\nC.  Develop a system of peer mentoring between eligible students and other college students and between eligible students and college graduates; and\nD.  Provide eligible students with financial guidance relating to postsecondary expenses, including assisting eligible students in obtaining all available sources of financial aid.","path":["TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION","PART 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION","CHAPTER 226: JOBS FOR MAINE'S GRADUATES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/20-A/title20-Asec6902-A.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:30Z","sha256":"c4d3bccbee584578fdf6758d02f3549b8c9cfb471327af1e9b57935f9ace7de9","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/20-a-m.r.s.-6902","next":"us-me/20-a-m.r.s.-6903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}