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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 4461

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2802 Session of 2008


        INTRODUCED BY BARRAR, BELFANTI, DALEY, DENLINGER, EVERETT,
           FLECK, FRANKEL, GEIST, GOODMAN, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY,
           HESS, KORTZ, MANN, MICOZZIE, MURT, PAYTON, READSHAW, ROCK,
           SIPTROTH, STERN, SWANGER AND VULAKOVICH, SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
           PREPAREDNESS, SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

                                     AN ACT

     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 community
     6     colleges.

     7     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     8  hereby enacts as follows:
     9     Section 1.  Section 1 of the act of December 15, 1982
    10  (P.L.1266, No.287), entitled "An act conferring limited
    11  residency status on military personnel, their dependents and
    12  civilian personnel assigned to an active duty station in
    13  Pennsylvania," amended June 28, 1996 (P.L.420, No.60), is
    14  amended to read:
    15     Section 1.  (a)  General rule.--The term "resident" or
    16  "residency," or any other term or expression used to designate a
    17  Commonwealth resident student, when used to determine the rate
    18  of tuition to be charged students attending community colleges,


     1  State-related and State-owned institutions of higher learning
     2  shall be construed to mean and include any veteran, their spouse
     3  and dependent children or military personnel or their dependents
     4  who are assigned to an active duty station in Pennsylvania and
     5  who reside in Pennsylvania and any civilian personnel or their
     6  dependents employed at a Department of Defense facility who are
     7  transferred to Pennsylvania by the Department of Defense and who
     8  reside in Pennsylvania. [Military] Veterans, their spouse and
     9  dependent children, military personnel and their dependents and
    10  civilian personnel and their dependents who are admitted to a
    11  community college or a State-related or State-owned institution
    12  shall be charged resident tuition rates provided that the
    13  student is a resident under this section on the first day of the
    14  semester or term of the college or institution.
    15     (b)  Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
    16  words and phrases shall have the meanings given them in this
    17  subsection:
    18     "Community colleges."  Institutions now or hereafter created
    19  pursuant to Article XIX-A of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30,
    20  No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, or the act of
    21  August 24, 1963 (P.L.1132, No.484), known as the Community
    22  College Act of 1963.
    23     "Local sponsor."  A school district, municipality or county
    24  board of school directors, or any combination of school
    25  districts, municipalities or county boards of school directors,
    26  which participate or propose to participate in the establishment
    27  and operation of a community college.
    28     "Local sponsor rate."  The tuition charged to an individual
    29  who is a resident of a school district or municipality that is a
    30  member of the local sponsor of the community college.
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     1     "Member of a local sponsor."  A school district or
     2  municipality which, alone or with other districts and
     3  municipalities, is included in a local sponsor.
     4     "State-owned institutions."  Those institutions which are
     5  part of the State System of Higher Education pursuant to Article
     6  XX-A of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the
     7  Public School Code of 1949.
     8     "State-related institutions."  The Pennsylvania State
     9  University, the University of Pittsburgh, Temple University and
    10  Lincoln University and their branch campuses.
    11     "Veteran."  An individual who served in the United States
    12  Armed Forces, including a reserve component or National Guard
    13  and who was discharged or released from service under conditions
    14  other than dishonorable.
    15     (c)  Attendance at community colleges.--A veteran, or the
    16  spouse or dependent child of a veteran, who is admitted to a
    17  community college shall be charged the local sponsor rate.
    18     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.








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