Alan, I agree with you. It appeared redundant to me also. I kept rereading it to see what I was missing. Can someone help me and provide more clarity? Betty On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 9:06 AM, Alan Parks <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > - MEEOA-L - Maine Educational Opportunity Association members > communication <[log in to unmask]> writes: > >Attached is the testimony delivered on March 4, 2015 in support of LD 215 > from: > >LD 215 sponsor - Sen. Justin Alfond > >Jobs for Maine's Graduates - Craig Larrabee > >Maine Community College System - Gary Crocker > >University of Maine System - Rosa Redonnett > >Maine State Chamber of Commerce - Dana Connors > >JMG student - Nicole Padilla > >USM student - Carleigh Boston > >USM Muskie - Marty Zanghi > >JMG & Thomas College - Matt Reynolds > > > >This testimony gives a more detailed sense of what JMG envisions for this > college access/success initiative. On Monday, March 9th, Craig Larrabee > again testified in support of this request as part of the Governor's budget > and indicated that there > >was a 2 to 1 match proposed or $500,000 in private funds to match the > $250,000 of state funds requested. The committee work session has not yet > been scheduled for this bill. > > Thanks for the updates, Laurie. It sounds like a duplication of what we're > already doing, particularly those of us in SSS--and we're all well > established on our campuses. I can't imagine a JMG advisor being plopped > down on the UMaine campus and > successfully integrating into all the departments, and having an impact on > retaining high risk students. And would UMaine give a non-employee access > to MaineStreet? > > I have even more questions about this bill now that you've provided the > updates. > > Alan > -- Betty McCue-Herlihy, Ed.D, LCPC, NCC Assistant Director of Cornerstone 204 Belfast Hall University of Maine at Augusta- Bangor 85 Texas Avenue 04401 207-262-7820 *"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world*". *Nelson Mandela*