HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2324 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1428
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul J. Donato and Sean Garballey
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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 tuition waivers for children raised by a grandparent or other relative.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Paul J. Donato | 35th Middlesex | 1/16/2025 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 1/16/2025 |
James C. Arena-DeRosa | 8th Middlesex | 7/21/2025 |
Richard M. Haggerty | 30th Middlesex | 7/21/2025 |
Kathleen R. LaNatra | 12th Plymouth | 7/21/2025 |
Vanna Howard | 17th Middlesex | 7/21/2025 |
Daniel M. Donahue | 16th Worcester | 8/7/2025 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2324 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1428
By Representatives Donato of Medford and Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1428) of Paul J. Donato and Sean Garballey relative to tuition waivers for children raised by a grandparent or other relative. Higher Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to tuition waivers for children raised by a grandparent or other relative.
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, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the ninth paragraph the following paragraph:-
The program shall provide tuition and fee waivers for any resident of the commonwealth who has been the subject of a legal guardianship pursuant to section 5-201 of chapter 190B of the General Laws and who, upon reaching the age of 18 or upon enrolling in a Massachusetts institution of higher education, is living with a grandparent or other relative, including any person related by consanguinity, marriage or affinity except for a parent. The commonwealth, not the institutions of public higher education, shall bear the cost of these waivers after all reimbursements from the federal government have been exhausted.