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GENERAL LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS
Part I - ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENTTitle II - EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Chapter 15A - PUBLIC EDUCATION
Section 15A:19 3/4 - Members of U.S. armed forces stationed in commonwealth, and their spouses and children, entitled to in-state student classification

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15A § 19 3/4

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Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 15A:19 3/4 - Members of U.S. armed forces stationed in commonwealth, and their spouses and children, entitled to in-state student classification

A person who is a member of the armed forces of the United States and stationed in the commonwealth pursuant to military orders shall be entitled to classification as an in-state student. Such a person shall not lose classification as an in-state student due to being transferred on military orders, being honorably discharged or retiring while the person is residing in the commonwealth after their acceptance for matriculation at a constituent unit of the state system of higher education in a course of study leading to an associate, bachelor or post-graduate degree.

The spouse of a person who is a member of the armed forces of the United States and stationed in the commonwealth pursuant to military orders shall be entitled to classification as an in-state student. Such a spouse shall not lose classification as an in-state student due to the member being transferred on military orders, being honorably discharged, retiring or dying while the spouse is residing in the commonwealth after the spouse's acceptance for matriculation at a constituent unit of the state system of higher education in a course of study leading to an associate, bachelor or post-graduate degree.

An unemancipated person whose parent or guardian is a member of the armed forces of the United States and stationed in the commonwealth pursuant to military orders shall be entitled to classification as an in-state student. Such a person shall not lose classification as an in-state student due to their parent or guardian being transferred on military orders, being honorably discharged, retiring or dying while:

(i) the person is in continuous attendance toward the degree for which the person is currently enrolled; or
(ii) the person is residing in the commonwealth after their acceptance for matriculation at a constituent unit of the state system of higher education in a course of study leading to an associate, bachelor or post-graduate degree.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15A, § 19 3/4

Added by Acts 2022, c. 154,§ 3, eff. 8/5/2022.