CHAPTER 109

S.P. 216 - L.D. 680

An Act To Provide for the Efficient Administration of

Scholarship Resources

Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and

Whereas, the ability of students of this State to attend institutions of higher education may be adversely affected if financial assistance is not available at the beginning of the academic year; and

Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 8 MRSA §1036, sub-§2, ¶F, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and affected by Pt. D, §11, is amended to read:

F. Two percent of the total gross slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to the University of Maine System Scholarship Fund created in Title 20-A, section 11631 10909;