HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2038        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1073

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

_________________

PRESENTED BY:

James J. Lyons, Jr. and Marc T. Lombardo

_________________

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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to in-state tuition fairness.

_______________

PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

James J. Lyons, Jr.

18th Essex

1/17/2013

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

1/21/2013

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

2/1/2013

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

1/30/2013

Matthew A. Beaton

11th Worcester

1/31/2013

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

1/31/2013

Ryan C. Fattman

18th Worcester

2/1/2013

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/1/2013

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

1/31/2013

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/23/2013

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

1/31/2013

Donald Humason

 

1/23/2013

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

1/31/2013

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/28/2013

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

1/24/2013

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

1/25/2013

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/23/2013

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

2/1/2013

Shaunna O'Connell

3rd Bristol

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2038        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1073

By Messrs. Lyons of Andover and Lombardo of Billerica, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1073) of James J. Lyons, Jr. and others relative to in-state tuition rates and fees at public institutions.  Higher Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

_______________

In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

_______________

 

An Act relative to in-state tuition fairness.

 

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 9 of chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:—

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of determining eligibility for in-state tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education, in the case of an individual who is not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States as those terms are defined under federal immigration law, the individual shall not be eligible for in-state tuition.

SECTION 2:

Subsection (t) of Section 9 of chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby further amended striking out subsection (t), and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:—

(t) issue regulations defining resident of the commonwealth and proof of the same for the purpose of admission and tuition expenses of public institutions of higher education and prepare uniform proofs of residence to be used by all public institutions; provided, however, for the purposes of this clause, a resident of the commonwealth shall also be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, as provided in section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States Code; provided further, that insofar as the Massachusetts Maritime Academy is designated a regional maritime academy by the United States maritime administration, residents of the states comprising the designated region and attending the Massachusetts Maritime Academy shall be considered Massachusetts residents for the purposes of admission and tuition;