Title 20-A, Title 20-A

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. HHHH, §1 (NEW).] 1. President of the system. "President of the system" means the President of the Maine Community College System. 2. System. "Sy…

The president of the system shall establish the Health Workforce Retraining Program for the purpose of making these education and training programs available to eligible businesses and organizations, including, but not limited to, hospitals, long-term care facilities and other he…

1. Establishment. The Health Care Training Fund, referred to in this section as the "program fund," is established as a dedicated fund to be directed and administered by the president of the system and held by the Treasurer of State. The Treasurer of State shall keep the program …

The president of the system shall adopt rules to implement this chapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this chapter are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II‑A.

Any person who is required to present for and submit to registration under the United States Military Selective Services Act, 50 United States Code, Section 451, et seq., and who fails to do so is ineligible to receive any state funded grant, scholarship or loan made available to…

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1991, c. 372, §2 (NEW).] 1. Center. "Center" means a community-based area health education center that is designated in accordance with section 12857 or that exis…

The Area Health Education Center at the University of New England is designated as the system. The system operates statewide and consists of a program office at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine and centers. The statewide consortium for health professi…

The mission of the system is to improve the distribution, supply, quality, utilization and efficiency of health personnel in underserved geographical, cultural or medical specialty areas of the State by encouraging the regionalization and decentralization of educational responsib…

The system shall: [PL 1991, c. 372, §2 (NEW).] 1. Recruitment and retention. Develop and implement strategies that support the efforts of state and private agencies to enhance recruitment and retention of health professionals in inadequately served geographical, cultural and medi…

The University of New England shall appoint a system director who meets federal area health education center requirements. The director is responsible for the administration of the system in accordance with policies established under this chapter.

Each center is an autonomous unit of the system. Each center must be exempt from federal income taxation under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Section 501(a), pursuant to the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Section 501(c)(3). Each center must have a …

The system shall cooperate with health profession students and programs that receive state support through the Finance Authority of Maine or other state entities. The system may provide clinical training and other support to those students and programs as appropriate.

This chapter does not prohibit an existing or proposed area health education center program from operating in the State separate from the system.

1. Task force established. The State Education and Employment Outcomes Task Force, established in Title 5, section 12004‑G, subsection 10‑E and referred to in this chapter as "the task force," is established to develop procedures to maintain and disseminate information and data f…

No later than January 1, 2022, and biennially thereafter, the Department of Labor, in consultation with the Department of Education and the task force, shall update the database.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2015, c. 435, §1 (NEW).] 1. Authority. "Authority" means the Finance Authority of Maine. 2. Fund. "Fund" means the Maine Science, Technology, Engineering and Math…

The Maine Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Loan Program is established to increase the number of students in this State pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in the fields of science, computer science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The authority s…

1. Fund established. The Maine Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Loan Fund is created as a nonlapsing, interest-earning, revolving fund to carry out the purposes of this chapter. 2. Funds. The authority may receive, invest and expend on behalf of the fund money fro…

A STEM student applying for a loan under section 12922 shall enter into an agreement with the authority that includes the following provisions. [PL 2015, c. 435, §1 (NEW).] 1. Principal; interest. Upon completion of postsecondary education, the STEM student shall repay the entire…

If a recipient of a loan under the program agrees to live and work in the State or be employed in the field of science, computer science, technology, engineering or mathematics and that recipient does not remain living and working in the State or does not remain employed in such …

The authority may grant deferments on the repayment of a loan under the program for causes established by rule. Interest at a rate to be determined by rule of the authority may be assessed during a deferment. The student's total debt to the authority, including principal and inte…

The authority shall administer the program and the fund. The authority shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.

1. Program established. The Maine Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program, referred to in this section as "the program," is established within the Finance Authority of Maine for certain health care professionals who commit to living and working in the State for at least 3 yea…

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2021, c. 544, §1 (NEW).] 1. College or university. "College or university" means a postsecondary educational institution in the State, including: A. A degree-gran…

1. Actions by colleges or universities. A college or university may not: A. Adopt or enforce a policy, requirement, standard or limitation that prohibits or otherwise prevents a student athlete who is participating in an intercollegiate athletic program at the college or universi…

A student athlete may earn compensation from selling the student athlete's autograph in a manner that does not otherwise conflict with a provision of this chapter.

An athletic association, conference or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics may not prevent in this State a college or university from participating in intercollegiate athletics as a result of the compensation of a student athlete for the use …

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2021, c. 733, §2 (NEW).] 1. Affirmative consent. "Affirmative consent" means consent to sexual activity that can be revoked at any time. "Affirmative consent" doe…

1. Adoption of policy required. No later than July 1, 2023, each institution of higher education shall adopt a policy and related procedures on sexual violence, intimate partner violence and stalking, referred to in this section as "the policy," in accordance with this section an…

Each institution shall provide a reporting party and a responding party with written notice of the institution's decision to hold a disciplinary proceeding regarding an allegation of sexual violence, intimate partner violence or stalking sufficiently in advance of a disciplinary …

1. Establishment. The Higher Education Interpersonal Violence Advisory Commission, established by Title 5, section 12004‑I, subsection 12‑C and referred to in this chapter as "the commission," is created for the purpose of developing a base interpersonal violence climate survey f…

1. Dissemination; conduct. The commissioner shall provide the interpersonal violence climate survey biennially to each institution, and each institution shall biennially conduct the interpersonal violence climate survey on each campus. Each institution may append campus-specific …

1. Confidential resource advisor designated. Each institution shall designate at least one confidential resource advisor to provide emergency and ongoing support to survivors of sexual violence, intimate partner violence and stalking. The confidential resource advisor must be des…

An institution of higher education, with guidance from its Title IX coordinator, a local law enforcement agency and the sexual assault support center or the domestic violence resource center identified in the institution's policy under section 12982, shall provide mandatory preve…

1. General requirement. Each institution of higher education shall ensure that its Title IX coordinator and members of its campus police force or campus safety personnel employed by the institution of higher education undergo annual training in awareness of sexual violence, intim…

1. Report. By October 1, 2023 and annually thereafter, an institution of higher education shall prepare and submit to the commissioner, the Commissioner of Health and Human Services and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over higher education matt…

A reporting party or a witness who requests an investigation of sexual violence, intimate partner violence or stalking may not be subject to a disciplinary proceeding or sanction or penalty for a violation of the institution's student conduct policy related to drug or alcohol use…

1. Requirement. No later than July 1, 2023, an institution of higher education shall enter into and maintain a memorandum of understanding with a sexual assault support center and domestic violence resource center that is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services to: …

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2025, c. 324, §1 (NEW).] 1. Authority. "Authority" means the Finance Authority of Maine. 2. Eligible student loan. "Eligible student loan" means an undergraduate …

1. Establishment; administration. The Maine Credentialed Workforce Program is established to support the credentialing needs of current and future participants in the State's workforce. The authority shall administer the program. The authority's chief executive officer may consul…

1. Fund created. The Maine Credentialed Workforce Program Fund is established within the authority as a nonlapsing, interest-earning, revolving fund to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The fund consists of any funds appropriated, allocated or contributed from private or pu…

1. Publication of priority occupations. The authority shall publicize, using a method determined by the authority and taking into consideration the recommendations of workforce experts, the priority occupations for the upcoming application cycle. 2. Application cycle. The authori…

The authority may adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.

As used in this chapter and chapters 502 and 502‑A, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2017, c. 235, §2 (NEW); PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF).] 1. Administrator. "Administrator" means an individual who provides leadership serv…

1. Certification. A person must be certified by the commissioner under this chapter or chapter 502 in order to: A. Teach in any public elementary or secondary school in the State; or [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).] B. Teach in any private school receiving basic approval under s…

1. Lists. The commissioner shall keep a list of credentialed individuals. This list is a public record. 2. Records confidential. Transcripts, recommendations and other documents submitted in support of an application for a credential or collected by the department for verificatio…