HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2740 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3003
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Juana B. Matias and Sonia Chang-Diaz
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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 provide access to higher education for high school graduates in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Juana B. Matias | 16th Essex | 1/20/2017 |
Sonia Chang-Diaz | Second Suffolk | 2/3/2017 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 10/19/2017 |
Gerard Cassidy | 9th Plymouth | 3/15/2017 |
Frank A. Moran | 17th Essex | 10/19/2017 |
Solomon Goldstein-Rose | 3rd Hampshire | 10/19/2017 |
Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 3/15/2017 |
Dylan Fernandes | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | 2/3/2017 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 2/3/2017 |
Natalie Higgins | 4th Worcester | 2/3/2017 |
Russell E. Holmes | 6th Suffolk | 2/3/2017 |
Jay R. Kaufman | 15th Middlesex | 2/2/2017 |
Jack Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
Barbara A. L'Italien | Second Essex and Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 2/3/2017 |
Joan Meschino | 3rd Plymouth | 1/31/2017 |
Byron Rushing | 9th Suffolk | 2/3/2017 |
John W. Scibak | 2nd Hampshire | 2/3/2017 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 3/15/2017 |
Paul Tucker | 7th Essex | 2/3/2017 |
Aaron Vega | 5th Hampden | 2/2/2017 |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex | 3/16/2017 |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 10/19/2017 |
Bud Williams | 11th Hampden | 10/19/2017 |
Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
Tricia Farley-Bouvier | 3rd Berkshire | 10/19/2017 |
Carmine L. Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 10/19/2017 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 3/17/2017 |
Christine P. Barber | 34th Middlesex | 3/16/2017 |
Claire D. Cronin | 11th Plymouth | 3/17/2017 |
Peter V. Kocot | 1st Hampshire | 3/17/2017 |
Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex | 10/19/2017 |
James J. O'Day | 14th Worcester | 10/19/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2740 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3003
By Representative Matias of Lawrence and Senator Chang-Diaz, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3003) of Juana Matias, Sonia Chang-Diaz and others relative to the eligibility for in-state tuition rates and fees and for state-funded financial assistance at certain public institutions of higher education. Higher Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act to provide access to higher education for high school graduates in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 9 of chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof 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 and for state-funded financial assistance at public institutions of higher education, except the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Massachusetts School of Law, any person admitted to such public institutions of higher education, other than a nonimmigrant alien within the meaning of paragraph 15 of subsection (a)(A) through (S) of 8 U.S.C., section 1101 of the federal act, who has attended high school in the commonwealth for 3 or more years and has graduated from a high school in the commonwealth or attained the equivalent thereof in the commonwealth, shall be eligible to pay in-state tuition rates and fees, and shall be eligible on the same terms as other persons for state-funded financial assistance, at the University of Massachusetts, or any other state university or state college or community college in the commonwealth; provided, however, that any person who is eligible for the military selective service under the federal Military Selective Service Act, as amended by 50 U.S.C.,14 App. 453, section 3, shall register for such. No person qualified for in-state tuition rates and fees under this chapter shall be denied in-state tuition and fees as a result of the granting of eligibility under this paragraph. An eligible person shall provide the University of Massachusetts, or any other state university or state college or community college in the commonwealth with (i) a valid social security number or a document reflecting issuance of an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) in lieu of a social security number; (ii) if that person is not a citizen of the United States or a legal permanent resident of the United States, an affidavit signed under the pains and penalties of perjury stating that the person has applied for citizenship or legal permanent residence or will apply for citizenship or legal permanent residence in accordance with federal statute and federal regulations within 120 days of eligibility for such status and (iii) documentation of registration with the selective service, if applicable. The Legislature finds that this is a state law within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. 1621(d).