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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 732 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3045 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Natalie M. Higgins and Kate Lipper-Garabedian |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act prohibiting license revocation for student loan default. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Natalie M. Higgins4th Worcester1/17/2023Kate Lipper-Garabedian32nd Middlesex1/17/2023Mindy Domb3rd Hampshire1/23/2023Steven Owens29th Middlesex1/24/2023Patricia A. Haddad5th Bristol1/24/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/24/2023Manny Cruz7th Essex1/24/2023Susannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin1/24/2023Kenneth I. Gordon21st Middlesex1/24/2023Patricia A. Duffy5th Hampden1/24/2023Tram T. Nguyen18th Essex1/25/2023Brian W. Murray10th Worcester1/25/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex1/26/2023Margaret R. Scarsdale1st Middlesex1/26/2023James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol1/27/2023Christine P. Barber34th Middlesex1/30/2023James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex1/31/2023Kelly W. Pease4th Hampden1/31/2023 2 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Sally P. Kerans13th Essex2/1/2023David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex2/1/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/1/2023Ryan M. Hamilton15th Essex2/2/2023Carol A. Doherty3rd Bristol2/3/2023Thomas M. Stanley9th Middlesex2/3/2023Daniel M. Donahue16th Worcester2/7/2023Mary S. Keefe15th Worcester2/8/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/8/2023Tricia Farley-Bouvier2nd Berkshire2/8/2023William C. Galvin6th Norfolk2/15/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 732 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3045 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representatives Higgins of Leominster and Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose, a petition |
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| 20 | 20 | | (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3045) of Natalie M. Higgins, Kate Lipper-Garabedian and |
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| 21 | 21 | | others relative to the renewal of certain licenses after default on student loans. State |
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| 22 | 22 | | Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act prohibiting license revocation for student loan default. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 13 of chapter 30A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the last paragraph and inserting in place |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3thereof the following paragraph:- |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 No board of registration operating pursuant to chapter 112 or agency shall deny issuance |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5of, revoke or refuse to renew any professional or occupational certificate, registration, license or |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6authority of an individual based on the individual’s default on an educational loan. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 SECTION 2. Section 61 of chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8striking out the fifth paragraph, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9paragraph:- 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10 No board of registration operating pursuant to this chapter or agency shall deny issuance |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11of, revoke or refuse to renew any professional or occupational certificate, registration, license or |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12authority of an individual based on the individual’s default on an educational loan. |
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