Bill > S817

This bill aims to provide access to higher education opportunities for high school graduates in the Commonwealth. The key provisions are: 1. It allows any person admitted to public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, except the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Massachusetts School of Law, who has attended high school in the Commonwealth for 3 or more years and has graduated or attained the equivalent, to be eligible for in-state tuition rates and fees, as well as state-funded financial assistance, at the University of Massachusetts, state universities, state colleges, or community colleges. 2. The person must provide a valid social security number or individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN), an affidavit stating they have applied or will apply for citizenship or legal permanent residence within 120 days, and documentation of Selective Service registration (if applicable). 3. The bill states that this is a state law within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. 1621(d), which allows states to provide public benefits to certain non-qualified aliens.