Chapter 228 of the laws of 2021 establishes a Purple Star Schools Program administered by the Department of Education to recognize school administrative units that provide strong services and support for military-connected students and their families. The law also provides for enrollment in a specific public school or school program by a dependent of a member of the Armed Forces who has received military orders to relocate to Maine, including a virtual school. The law further provides for in-state tuition continuity for service members, spouses and dependents of active duty sponsors who are assigned to duty out of the state at the University of Maine, the Maine Community College system and the Maine Maritime Academy.

Chapter 228 of the laws of 2021 establishes a Purple Star Schools Program administered by the Department of Education to recognize school administrative units that provide strong services and support for military-connected students and their families. The law also provides for enrollment in a specific public school or school program by a dependent of a member of the Armed Forces who has received military orders to relocate to Maine, including a virtual school. The law further provides for in-state tuition continuity for service members, spouses and dependents of active duty sponsors who are assigned to duty out of the state at the University of Maine, the Maine Community College system and the Maine Maritime Academy.

Chapter 228 of the laws of 2021 establishes a Purple Star Schools Program administered by the Department of Education to recognize school administrative units that provide strong services and support for military-connected students and their families. The law also provides for enrollment in a specific public school or school program by a dependent of a member of the Armed Forces who has received military orders to relocate to Maine, including a virtual school. The law further provides for in-state tuition continuity for service members, spouses and dependents of active duty sponsors who are assigned to duty out of the state at the University of Maine, the Maine Community College system and the Maine Maritime Academy.

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services Office for Family Independence does outreach work to Maine veterans in all public assistance programs, with particular focus on Medicaid. Their public assistance application includes questions regarding past military service, and they receive files from the Department of Veterans Affairs on a quarterly basis to compare to our public assistance rolls.