Bill Text: PA HB872 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act amending the act of December 15, 1982 (P.L.1266, No.287), entitled, as amended, "An act conferring limited residency status on military personnel, their dependents and civilian personnel assigned to an active duty station in Pennsylvania," further providing for attendance at State-related and State-owned institutions of higher learning community colleges.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 14-8)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-09-11 - Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS [HB872 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB872-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 985
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 872 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY BARRAR, ADOLPH, BELFANTI, COHEN, DALEY, DENLINGER, FLECK, GEIST, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, HENNESSEY, HESS, MANN, MELIO, MOUL, READSHAW, ROCK, SIPTROTH, STERN AND SWANGER, MARCH 11, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 11, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 15, 1982 (P.L.1266, No.287),
entitled, as amended, "An act conferring limited residency
status on military personnel, their dependents and civilian
personnel assigned to an active duty station in
Pennsylvania," further providing for attendance at community
colleges.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of the act of December 15, 1982
(P.L.1266, No.287), entitled "An act conferring limited
residency status on military personnel, their dependents and
civilian personnel assigned to an active duty station in
Pennsylvania," amended June 28, 1996 (P.L.420, No.60), is
amended to read:
Section 1. (a) General rule.--The term "resident" or
"residency," or any other term or expression used to designate a
Commonwealth resident student, when used to determine the rate
of tuition to be charged students attending community colleges,
State-related and State-owned institutions of higher learning
shall be construed to mean and include any veteran, their spouse
and dependent children or military personnel or their dependents
who are assigned to an active duty station in Pennsylvania and
who reside in Pennsylvania and any civilian personnel or their
dependents employed at a Department of Defense facility who are
transferred to Pennsylvania by the Department of Defense and who
reside in Pennsylvania. [Military] Veterans, their spouse and
dependent children, military personnel and their dependents and
civilian personnel and their dependents who are admitted to a
community college or a State-related or State-owned institution
shall be charged resident tuition rates provided that the
student is a resident under this section on the first day of the
semester or term of the college or institution.
(b) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given them in this
subsection:
"Community colleges." Institutions now or hereafter created
pursuant to Article XIX-A of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30,
No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, or the act of
August 24, 1963 (P.L.1132, No.484), known as the Community
College Act of 1963.
"Local sponsor." A school district, municipality or county
board of school directors, or any combination of school
districts, municipalities or county boards of school directors,
which participate or propose to participate in the establishment
and operation of a community college.
"Local sponsor rate." The tuition charged to an individual
who is a resident of a school district or municipality that is a
member of the local sponsor of the community college.
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"Member of a local sponsor." A school district or
municipality which, alone or with other districts and
municipalities, is included in a local sponsor.
"State-owned institutions." Those institutions which are
part of the State System of Higher Education pursuant to Article
XX-A of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the
Public School Code of 1949.
"State-related institutions." The Pennsylvania State
University, the University of Pittsburgh, Temple University and
Lincoln University and their branch campuses.
"Veteran." An individual who served in the United States
Armed Forces, including a reserve component or National Guard
and who was discharged or released from service under conditions
other than dishonorable.
(c) Attendance at community colleges.--A veteran, or the
spouse or dependent child of a veteran, who is admitted to a
community college shall be charged the local sponsor rate.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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