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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY BARRAR, BOBACK, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, CUTLER, DENLINGER, FLECK, GABLER, GEIST, GIBBONS, GROVE, HARHART, HESS, HUTCHINSON, KILLION, MURT, O'NEILL, RAPP, SWANGER AND VULAKOVICH, FEBRUARY 14, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, FEBRUARY 14, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of December 15, 1982 (P.L.1266, No.287), |
2 | entitled, as amended, "An act conferring limited residency |
3 | status on military personnel, their dependents and civilian |
4 | personnel assigned to an active duty station in |
5 | Pennsylvania," further providing for attendance at State- |
6 | related and State-owned institutions of higher learning and |
7 | community colleges. |
8 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
9 | hereby enacts as follows: |
10 | Section 1. Section 1 of the act of December 15, 1982 |
11 | (P.L.1266, No.287), entitled "An act conferring limited |
12 | residency status on military personnel, their dependents and |
13 | civilian personnel assigned to an active duty station in |
14 | Pennsylvania," amended June 28, 1996 (P.L.420, No.60) and July |
15 | 9, 2010 (P.L.453, No.57), is amended to read: |
16 | Section 1. (a) General rule.--The term "resident" or |
17 | "residency," or any other term or expression used to designate a |
18 | Commonwealth resident student, when used to determine the rate |
19 | of tuition to be charged students attending community colleges, |
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1 | State-related and State-owned institutions of higher learning |
2 | shall be construed to mean and include any veterans, their |
3 | spouses and dependent children who do not currently reside in |
4 | Pennsylvania. The term shall also be construed to mean and |
5 | include military personnel [or their dependents], their spouses |
6 | and dependent children who are assigned to an active duty |
7 | station in Pennsylvania and who reside in Pennsylvania and any |
8 | civilian personnel [or their dependents], their spouses and |
9 | dependent children employed at a Department of Defense facility |
10 | who are transferred to Pennsylvania by the Department of Defense |
11 | and who reside in Pennsylvania. [Military] |
12 | (a.1) State-related or State-owned institutions.--Veterans, |
13 | their spouses and dependent children, military personnel [and |
14 | their dependents], their spouses and dependent children and |
15 | civilian personnel [and their dependents], their spouses and |
16 | dependent children who are admitted to [a community college or] |
17 | a State-related or State-owned institution shall be charged |
18 | resident tuition rates provided that the student is a resident |
19 | under this section on the first day of the semester or term of |
20 | the [college or] institution. |
21 | (a.2) Community colleges.--Veterans, their spouses and |
22 | dependent children, military personnel, their spouses and |
23 | dependent children and civilian personnel, their spouses and |
24 | dependent children who are admitted to a community college shall |
25 | be charged the local sponsor rate provided that the student is a |
26 | resident under this section on the first day of the semester or |
27 | term of the college. |
28 | (a.3) Distance learning tuition.--A community college, |
29 | State-related or State-owned institution of higher learning may |
30 | charge resident tuition rates to any active military personnel |
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1 | and their dependents who are taking college courses or receiving |
2 | other education services through the Internet or by other |
3 | electronic means. |
4 | (b) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following |
5 | words and phrases shall have the meanings given them in this |
6 | subsection: |
7 | "Community colleges." Institutions now or hereafter created |
8 | pursuant to Article XIX-A of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, |
9 | No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, or the act of |
10 | August 24, 1963 (P.L.1132, No.484), known as the Community |
11 | College Act of 1963. |
12 | "Local sponsor." A school district, municipality or county |
13 | board of school directors, or any combination of school |
14 | districts, municipalities or county boards of school directors, |
15 | that participate or propose to participate in the establishment |
16 | and operation of a community college. |
17 | "Local sponsor rate." The tuition charged to an individual |
18 | who is a resident of a school district or municipality that is a |
19 | member of the local sponsor of the community college. |
20 | "Member of a local sponsor." A school district or |
21 | municipality that, alone or with other districts and |
22 | municipalities, is included in a local sponsor. |
23 | "State-owned institutions." Those institutions which are |
24 | part of the State System of Higher Education pursuant to Article |
25 | XX-A of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the |
26 | Public School Code of 1949. |
27 | "State-related institutions." The Pennsylvania State |
28 | University, the University of Pittsburgh, Temple University and |
29 | Lincoln University and their branch campuses. |
30 | "Veteran." An individual who served in the United States |
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1 | Armed Forces, including a reserve component or National Guard |
2 | and who was discharged or released from service under conditions |
3 | other than dishonorable and is eligible to receive benefits |
4 | under 38 U.S.C. Ch. 33 (relating to post-9/11 educational |
5 | assistance). |
6 | Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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