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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §1038, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 427, §1, is amended to read:
 
5. Administration.   The program and the fund are administered by the authority. The authority shall repay the loans, either through loan repayments to the lender or debt relief directly to the applicant, of up to 340 applicants in the amount of up to $1,000 for each applicant each year for applicants who meet the criteria in subsection 3 in the amount of up to $5,000 for each applicant. The authority may adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the majority report and clarifies that the Social Work Education Loan Repayment Program may provide repayments in the amount of up to $1,000 for each applicant each year.
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