As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1. 1. Authority "Authority" means the Finance Authority of Maine.

   [PL 2025, c. 324, §1 (NEW).]

2. 2. Eligible student loan "Eligible student loan" means an undergraduate or graduate school student loan obtained for study at an accredited institution of higher education by a student eligible to receive assistance under a federal student assistance program authorized under the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV.

   [PL 2025, c. 324, §1 (NEW).]

3. 3. Fund "Fund" means the Maine Credentialed Workforce Program Fund established in section 12997.

   [PL 2025, c. 324, §1 (NEW).]

4. 4. Priority occupation "Priority occupation" means a profession needing skilled workers as identified by the authority in consultation with workforce experts and in the Department of Economic and Community Development publication "Maine Economic Development Strategy 2020-2029," or successor economic development strategy for the State.

   [PL 2025, c. 324, §1 (NEW).]

5. 5. Program "Program" means the Maine Credentialed Workforce Program established in section 12996.

   [PL 2025, c. 324, §1 (NEW).]

PL 2025, c. 324, §1 (NEW).