Amendment #25 to H3400

Providing Tuition and Fee Waivers for Massachusetts Veterans

[Sponsors] Representatives Jones of North Reading, Peterson of Grafton, Hill of Ipswich, Poirier of North Attleboro, and deMacedo of Plymouth move to amend the bill by inserting after section xx the following section:

“SECTION XX.  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.'”.