HOUSE  .   .   .   .   .   .   .  No. 4937

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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                            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, July 30, 2024.                         

The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Bill prohibiting license revocation for student loan default (House, No. 3045), reports recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting therefor the accompanying bill (House, No. 4937).

For the committee,

AARON MICHLEWITZ.

  FILED ON: 7/30/2024

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4937

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act prohibiting license revocation for student loan default.

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to prohibit license revocation for student loan default, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
 

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 13 of chapter 30A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the last paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

No board of registration operating pursuant to chapter 112 or agency shall deny issuance of, revoke or refuse to renew any professional or occupational certificate, registration, license or authority of an individual based on the individual’s default on an educational loan. This paragraph shall not apply to the division of banks.

SECTION 2. Section 61 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the fifth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

No board of registration operating pursuant to this chapter or agency shall deny issuance of, revoke or refuse to renew any professional or occupational certificate, registration, license or authority of an individual based on the individual’s default on an educational loan.