HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2437 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2103
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_________________
PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
_______________
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..
_______________
PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex |
Donald F. Humason, Jr. | 4th Hampden |
Marc T. Lombardo | 22nd Middlesex |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex |
Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth |
Geoff Diehl | 7th Plymouth |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol |
George T. Ross | 2nd Bristol |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden |
Kevin J. Kuros | 8th Worcester |
Richard Bastien | 2nd Worcester |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol |
George N. Peterson, Jr. | 9th Worcester |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol |
Viriato Manuel deMacedo | 1st Plymouth |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2437 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2103
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2103) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to tuition waivers for veterans. Higher Education. |
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 most recently amended by chapter 189 of the Acts of 2010, 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 Massachusetts attending any Massachusetts state college, community college, or state university. 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.”
