Bill Text: MA H1177 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establish a tuition-free program within the Board of Higher Education for teachers and paraprofessionals

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-08-23 - Accompanied a study order, see H04997 [H1177 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1177-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Steven M. Walsh

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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 passage 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:
Steven M. Walsh	11th Essex
Christine E. Canavan	10th Plymouth
John D. Keenan	7th Essex
Robert L. Hedlund	Plymouth and Norfolk

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1199 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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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 2006 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.