{"data":{"id":"us-me/37-b-m.r.s.-354","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"37-B M.R.S. §354","heading":"Minimum prerequisites","body":"To qualify for the tuition benefit, the member must:\n1.  Basic training.  Have successfully completed basic training or received a commission;\n2.  Participant.  Be a satisfactory participant in the Maine National Guard who has not previously earned a bachelor's degree or equivalent and be a member in good standing of the Maine National Guard at the beginning of and throughout the entire semester for which the member receives benefits;\n3.  Contractual commitment.  Enter into a written contractual commitment with the Maine National Guard to serve in the Maine National Guard for at least one year beyond the end of the term for which a tuition benefit is granted; and\n4.  Pursued all other benefits available.  Have applied for all available tuition benefits not related to housing costs or non-tuition expenses, including but not limited to:\nA.  Federally funded military tuition assistance;\nB.  Employer tuition reimbursements or assistance; and\nC.  Federal grants, such as a Federal Pell Grant.","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-Bsec354.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"0e4910075fb096ff9658d29514f66688feabe2e6596f96702dda0825c11b8a38","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/37-b-m.r.s.-353-c","next":"us-me/37-b-m.r.s.-355"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}