The following summary includes education-related proposals from the 2011 state of the state addresses. To assure that this information reaches you in a timely manner, minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) or format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the state.
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| Governor Paul R. LePage's 2011 Biennial Budget Address
PROPOSALS
Finance (K-12 and Postsecondary)
-- Increase state aid to local education by $63 million over the biennium from the state aid provided in FY 2011. In 2013 we will contribute $914 million to General Purpose Aid to Education. .... We should ALL be spending our first year on oversight and decision making. Every agency, program and service ought to start at zero and justify their objectives and practices. And before a budget is drafted, suggestions for improvement should be considered.
-- Make reasonable changes to the retirement system that save $524 million over the current biennium, with most of the savings accruing to the General Fund. This budget asks retirees to forgo cost of living increases in the short term and to accept modest increases in the future. This budget also asks retirees for the same shared sacrifice we are asking of our state employees and increases the retirement age to 65 for new and recent hires.
-- Make no cuts for higher education.
-- Continue to provide strong support for scholarship programs.
-- Consider additional ways to pay for the cost of higher education as well -- start the discussion about creating Maine Higher Education Savings Bonds.
Career and Technical Education
-- Support a new collaboration between the Kennebec Valley Community College and Good Will-Hinckley to expand opportunities for kids who need a stable, alternative learning environment. The program will provide career training and prepare students for Maine's workforce.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
N/A -- Newly-Elected Governor
http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=Gov_Speeches&id=197265&v=article2011
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