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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1384 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1279
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marc T. Lombardo
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to instate tuition.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Marc T. Lombardo22nd Middlesex1/18/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1384 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1279
By Representative Lombardo of Billerica, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1279) of
Marc T. Lombardo relative to in-state tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher
education. Higher Education.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1348 OF 2021-2022.]
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 relative to instate tuition.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1:
2 (a) Section 9 of chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the
3following paragraph:—
4 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of
5determining eligibility for in-state tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education,
6in the case of an individual who is not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States as
7those terms are defined under federal immigration law, the individual shall not be eligible for in-
8state tuition. 2 of 2
9 (b) Subsection (t) of Section 9 of chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby further
10amended striking out subsection (t), and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:—
11 (t) issue regulations defining resident of the commonwealth and proof of the same for the
12purpose of admission and tuition expenses of public institutions of higher education and prepare
13uniform proofs of residence to be used by all public institutions; provided, however, for the
14purposes of this clause, a resident of the commonwealth shall also be a citizen or permanent
15resident of the United States, as provided in section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States Code;
16provided further, that insofar as the Massachusetts Maritime Academy is designated a regional
17maritime academy by the United States maritime administration, residents of the states
18comprising the designated region and attending the Massachusetts Maritime Academy shall be
19considered Massachusetts residents for the purposes of admission and tuition;