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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Provide a Waiver of the Tuition Remaining after the Application of Federal Department of Veterans Affairs Payments to Veterans Eligible for Benefits under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008’
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 (page 1, lines 2 to 11 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §10010  is enacted to read:
§ 10010. Veterans
Regardless of the state of residence, a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States using the benefits under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 must receive a waiver from the tuition that remains after the application of all payments from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs, including payments under the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program in the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008. This section applies to all veterans enrolled at any campus of the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System or Maine Maritime Academy in an undergraduate program of education.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment provides the opportunity for the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System and Maine Maritime Academy to receive the maximum possible funding from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs in support of the veterans who are eligible for benefits under the new Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008.