{"data":{"id":"us-me/37-b-m.r.s.-353-b","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"37-B M.R.S. §353-B","heading":"Tuition benefit for member","body":"A member who meets the prerequisites of section 354 is entitled to a 100% tuition benefit at a state postsecondary education institution, except that the tuition benefit at a state postsecondary education institution that is a private nonprofit postsecondary education institution may not exceed the in-state tuition at the University of Maine at Orono for the previous academic year.  The benefit applies to tuition for a member enrolled or accepted for admission to a state postsecondary education institution on a full-time or part-time basis. To be eligible for the benefit, a member must be enrolled full-time or part-time at a state postsecondary education institution.  The benefit may be used to earn one credential at the following levels: baccalaureate, associate or certificate and licensure.  The benefit must be reduced by any other tuition assistance received by a member not related to housing costs or non-tuition expenses.","path":["TITLE 37-B: DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 3: MILITARY BUREAU","SUBCHAPTER 7-A: MAINE NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/37-B/title37-Bsec353-B.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"5f4678698fe81f5a3ba69828e3322361f5260ff1791de1fec0867a591b34027e","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/37-b-m.r.s.-353-a","next":"us-me/37-b-m.r.s.-353-c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}