MA H1920

Bill

Relative to the cost of veteran higher education

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to provide a waiver of fees to veterans at public institutions of higher learning. Veterans and Federal Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill provides a full waiver of fees for veterans, armed forces personnel, and members of the National Guard who are Massachusetts residents to attend public institutions of higher learning in the Commonwealth. The waiver has no post-service time limitation for veterans and can be used for full-time or part-time study at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels. The bill aims to make higher education more accessible and affordable for those who have served in the military.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (22)

Jim Arciero (D), Brian Ashe (D), Donnie Berthiaume (R), James Cantwell (D), Claire Cronin (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Sean Garballey (D), Thomas Golden (D), Kevin Honan (D), Peter Kocot (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Matt Muratore (R), James Murphy (D), Tom Stanley (D), Bruce Tarr (R), Steve Ultrino (D), John Velis (D), RoseLee Vincent (D), Timothy Whelan (R), Jon Zlotnik (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4376 (on 04/09/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1920

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1920
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1920.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H12	Relative to higher education boards and trustees	No further action taken	Similar To
H1212	Relative to EMT certification of veterans and military medics	Accompanied a new draft, see S2326	Similar To
H1938	Relative to the observation of Veterans Day	Accompanied a study order, see H4591	Similar To
H1945	Giving a veteran bonus to regular soldiers having been on active duty in support of the Persian Gulf War	Accompanied a study order, see H4591	Similar To
H1946	Returning the payment of bonuses to soldiers during the Persian Gulf War to the Treasurer's office	Accompanied a study order, see H4591	Similar To
H214	Relative to the use of slot machines in veterans' organizations	Accompanied a study order, see H4584	Similar To
H239	Prohibiting a municipality or regional school district from using public funds or other public resources for the recruitment of students from outside the municipality or regional school district	Accompanied a study order, see H4716	Similar To
H4376	Relative to the cost of veteran higher education	No further action taken	Replaced by
H648	Relative to student’s rights in higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2081	Similar To
S1383	Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1817	Relative honoring those killed in the line of duty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1997	Establishing a distinctive registration plate supporting public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2483	Similar To
S2081	Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses	New draft substituted, as amended, see S2191	Similar To
S2242	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to a Syrian War Crimes Tribunal	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2367	To prohibit the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H12

Relative to higher education boards and trustees

No further action taken

Similar To

H1212

Relative to EMT certification of veterans and military medics

Accompanied a new draft, see S2326

Similar To

H1938

Relative to the observation of Veterans Day

Accompanied a study order, see H4591

Similar To

H1945

Giving a veteran bonus to regular soldiers having been on active duty in support of the Persian Gulf War

Accompanied a study order, see H4591

Similar To

H1946

Returning the payment of bonuses to soldiers during the Persian Gulf War to the Treasurer's office

Accompanied a study order, see H4591

Similar To

H214

Relative to the use of slot machines in veterans' organizations

Accompanied a study order, see H4584

Similar To

H239

Prohibiting a municipality or regional school district from using public funds or other public resources for the recruitment of students from outside the municipality or regional school district

Accompanied a study order, see H4716

Similar To

H4376

Relative to the cost of veteran higher education

No further action taken

Replaced by

H648

Relative to student’s rights in higher education

Accompanied a new draft, see S2081

Similar To

S1383

Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S1817

Relative honoring those killed in the line of duty

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1997

Establishing a distinctive registration plate supporting public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2483

Similar To

S2081

Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses

New draft substituted, as amended, see S2191

Similar To

S2242

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to a Syrian War Crimes Tribunal

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2367

To prohibit the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

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