HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2706        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2453

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Antonio F. D. Cabral

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to Reduce Graduate Student Loan Debt.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/16/2015

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

11/13/2019

Claire D. Cronin

11th Plymouth

1/21/2015

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

11/13/2019

Jose F. Tosado

9th Hampden

11/13/2019

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

11/13/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

11/13/2019

Leah Cole

12th Essex

11/13/2019

Brian A. Joyce

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

11/13/2019

Alan Silvia

7th Bristol

11/13/2019

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

11/13/2019

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

11/13/2019

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

11/13/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2706        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2453

By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2453) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others for legislation to provide an income tax deduction for interest paid on certain graduate student loans.  Revenue.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act to Reduce Graduate Student Loan Debt.

 

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 3 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “debt”, in line 120, the following:

“or graduate education debt”.

SECTION 2:

Said section 3 of chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the sentence ending with the word “enrollment”, in line 129, the following:

“For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term “graduate education debt” shall mean any loan which was or is administered by the financial aid office of a non-profit institution offering a graduate or professional degree program at which the taxpayer, or a dependent of such taxpayer, pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (b) of Part B of this section, was enrolled as a graduate or professional degree student and which loan has been secured through a state student loan program, a federal student loan program or a commercial lender and which loan was obtained and expended solely for the purposes of paying tuition and other expenses directly related to such graduate or professional student enrollment.”