HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2502 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1068
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to the education of Massachusetts veterans.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex |
George N. Peterson, Jr. | 9th Worcester |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol |
Viriato Manuel deMacedo | 1st Plymouth |
Donald F. Humason, Jr. | 4th Hampden |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester |
Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester |
Thomas J. Calter | 12th Plymouth |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden |
Kevin J. Kuros | 8th Worcester |
Geoff Diehl | 7th Plymouth |
Matthew A. Beaton | 11th Worcester |
Daniel B. Winslow | 9th Norfolk |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2502 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1068
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1068) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to tuition waivers for veterans. Higher Education. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 2103 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to the education of Massachusetts veterans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 19 of chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the third paragraph, the following new paragraph:—
Such guidelines shall provide tuition and fee waivers for veterans of Massachusetts, as defined in clause 43 of section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, and active duty servicepersons who are permanent and legal residents of the commonwealth and whose educational costs for attending a public institution of higher education, as defined in section 5, are not fully covered by Title 38, U.S. Code, Section 3675, CFR 21.4253. The commonwealth, not the institutions of public higher education, shall bear the cost of such tuition and fee waivers for Massachusetts veterans and active duty servicepersons. The tuition and fee waiver shall be applied to unmet tuition and fee charges after the application of any educational entitlements under Title 38, U.S. Code, Section 3675, CFR 21.4253.
