Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3790, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 530, Pt. B, §1, is amended to read:

3. Participation requirements. An enrollee must participate in a combination of education, training, study or work-site experience for an average of 20 hours per week in the first 24 months of the program. Aid under this chapter may continue beyond 24 months if the enrollee remains in an educational program and agrees to perform a minimum of 20 hours per week of work-site experience in addition to time spent in education, training or study. For the purposes of this subsection, work- site experience has the same meaning as in section 3788, subsection 10, paragraph C. An enrollee receiving aid under this chapter must make satisfactory progress in the enrollee's educational program. The department shall adopt rules defining satisfactory academic progress. The department may not disapprove an educational plan based solely on the length of the educational program.

SUMMARY

This bill removes certain participation requirements for low- income parents participating in a postsecondary education program, known as the Parents as Scholars Program.