HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 537        FILED ON: 1/11/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1246

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Steven Ultrino

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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 establishing a tuition free program for teachers and paraprofessionals.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/11/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

1/18/2019

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/30/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/30/2019

Andres X. Vargas

3rd Essex

1/31/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 537        FILED ON: 1/11/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1246

By Mr. Ultrino of Malden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1246) of Steven Ultrino and others relative to establishing a tuition free program for teachers and paraprofessionals.  Higher Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 647 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to establishing a tuition free program for teachers and paraprofessionals.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 19 of Chapter 15A of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

The Board of Higher Education shall institute, in conjunction with the Board of Education, a program to allow any public school teacher or paraprofessional presently working in the Commonwealth to attend courses at public institutions of Higher Education in the Commonwealth at no tuition cost.