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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 495 FILED ON: 1/16/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 819
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Julian Cyr
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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 tuition waivers for children raised by a grandparent or other relative.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Julian CyrCape and Islands 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 495 FILED ON: 1/16/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 819
By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 819) of Julian Cyr for legislation
relative to tuition waivers for children raised by a grandparent or other relative. Higher
Education.
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 tuition waivers for children raised by a grandparent or other relative.
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 19 of chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by inserting after the ninth paragraph the following paragraph:-
3 The program shall provide tuition and fee waivers for any resident of the commonwealth
4who has been the subject of a legal guardianship pursuant to section 5-201 of chapter 190B of
5the General Laws and who, upon reaching the age of 18 or upon enrolling in a Massachusetts
6institution of higher education, is living with a grandparent or other relative, including any
7person related by consanguinity, marriage or affinity except for a parent. The commonwealth,
8not the institutions of public higher education, shall bear the cost of these waivers after all
9reimbursements from the federal government have been exhausted.