Bill Text: MA H3401 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Provide tuition and fee waivers for members of the National Guard and veterans
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-20 - Reporting date extended to Wednesday, June 9, 2010 [H3401 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3401-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas M. Stanley
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act establishing the Masschusetts GI bill for veterans.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Thomas M. Stanley |
9th Middlesex |
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Benjamin Swan |
11th Hampden |
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Matthew C. Patrick |
3rd Barnstable |
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Allen J. McCarthy |
7th Plymouth |
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Jennifer M. Callahan |
18th Worcester |
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Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
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Kate Hogan |
3rd Middlesex |
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Stephen R. Canessa |
12th Bristol |
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Richard J. Ross |
9th Norfolk |
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Paul McMurtry |
11th Norfolk |
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Thomas M. McGee |
Third Essex and Middlesex |
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William G. Greene, Jr. |
22nd Middlesex |
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Karen E. Spilka |
Second Middlesex and Norfolk |
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Martin J. Walsh |
13th Suffolk |
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Robert L. Hedlund |
Plymouth and Norfolk |
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Michael F. Rush |
10th Suffolk |
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Steven A. Baddour |
First Essex |
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Willie Mae Allen |
6th Suffolk |
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Brian A. Joyce |
Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth |
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Todd M. Smola |
1st Hampden |
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William G. Greene, Jr. |
22nd Middlesex |
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Colleen M. Garry |
36th Middlesex |
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Kevin J. Murphy |
18th Middlesex |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act establishing the Masschusetts GI bill for veterans.
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it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is forthwith to provide higher education tuition and fee waiver programs for veterans. therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
��������������� Section 19 of chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the third paragraph, inserted by section 2A of chapter 130 of the acts of 2005, 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, 2007.���������
