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MA S924
Bill
AI Summary
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Massachusetts residents who were under legal guardianship and are living with a grandparent or other relative (excluding parents) upon turning 18 or enrolling in college would receive tuition and fee waivers at public higher education institutions
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Eligible relatives include any person related by blood, marriage, or affinity to the student, but specifically excludes parents
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts would bear the cost of these waivers, not the individual public higher education institutions
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Federal government reimbursements must be exhausted before state funds are used to cover waiver costs
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Amends Section 19 of Chapter 15A of the General Laws to add this provision to the existing tuition waiver program
Legislative Description
Relative to tuition waivers for children raised by a grandparent or other relative
Last Action
Accompanied a new draft, see S2592
9/8/2025