SENATE DOCKET, NO. 759 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2022
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas M. McGee
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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 establishing the Massachusetts GI bill to provide tuition and fee waivers for National Guard members and veterans.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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Thomas M. McGee | Third Essex |
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RoseLee Vincent | 16th Suffolk | 1/25/2017 |
William L. Crocker, Jr. | 2nd Barnstable | 1/30/2017 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 2/1/2017 |
Linda Dean Campbell | 15th Essex | 2/2/2017 |
Kevin G. Honan | 17th Suffolk | 2/3/2017 |
Eric P. Lesser | First Hampden and Hampshire | 2/3/2017 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 759 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2022
By Mr. McGee, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2022) of Thomas M. McGee, RoseLee Vincent, William Crocker, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish the Massachusetts GI bill to provide tuition and fee waivers for National Guard members and veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1907 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 establishing the Massachusetts GI bill to provide tuition and fee waivers for National Guard members and veterans.
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 19 of Chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the third paragraph, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
Such guidelines shall provide tuition and fee waivers for Massachusetts National Guard members and veterans, as defined in clause forty-third of Section 7 of Chapter 4. The Commonwealth, not the institutions of public higher education, shall bear the cost of such tuition and fee waivers for Massachusetts National Guard members and veterans. The guidelines shall also require applicants for tuition and fee waivers under this paragraph to demonstrate application for all available federal educational financial aid. The board shall report in writing the number and cost of waivers under this paragraph not later than January 1 and June 1 of each year to the joint committee on veterans and federal affairs and the house and senate committees on ways and means.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2017.