HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 286        FILED ON: 1/11/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1918

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Donald H. Wong

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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 relative to the expiration of a nonresident enrolled student license.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

1/11/2017

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 286        FILED ON: 1/11/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1918

By Mr. Wong of Saugus, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1918) of Donald H. Wong and Angelo L. D'Emilia relative to the licensing of nonresidents enrolled as students.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3124 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to the expiration of a nonresident enrolled student license.

 

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.  Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 10A the following section:-

Section 10B.  A license issued to a nonresident enrolled as a student at a school or college in the commonwealth shall expire concurrently with the expiration of the student’s immigrant visa issued pursuant to section 1101(a)(15)(F) or section 1101(a)(15)(M) of title 8 of the US code.  The registrar shall promulgate regulations necessary to effectuate this section, including, but not limited to, the establishment of a formal policy of the registry for renewal of such licenses in instances in which a student immigrant visa was renewed.