Massachusetts H 2777: An Act excluding the Segal AmeriCorps Educational Award from taxable income

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 901        FILED ON: 1/17/2023 
HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2777 
 
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
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PRESENTED BY: 
William J. Driscoll, Jr. 
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General 
 Court assembled: 
 The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: 
An Act excluding the Segal AmeriCorps Educational Award from taxable income. 
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PETITION OF: 
 
NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED: 
William J. Driscoll, Jr. 7th Norfolk 1/17/2023 
James C. Arena-DeRosa 8th Middlesex 3/23/2023 
Paul McMurtry 11th Norfolk 3/27/2023 
Samantha Montaño 15th Suffolk 5/15/2023 

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 901        FILED ON: 1/17/2023 
HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2777 
By Representative Driscoll of Milton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2777) of 
William J. Driscoll, Jr., relative to excluding the Segal AmeriCorps Educational Award from 
taxable income.  Revenue. 
 
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
 
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court 
(2023-2024) 
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An Act excluding the Segal AmeriCorps Educational Award from taxable income. 
 
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority 
of the same, as follows: 
 
1 SECTION 1. Section 3 of Chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 
2Official Edition, is hereby amended in paragraph (a) of Subsection B by adding the following 
3subparagraph (20): The AmeriCorps Segal Education Award, as stipulated in subtitle D of title I 
4of the National and Community Service Act of 1990. The AmeriCorps Segal Education Award is 
5available to individuals who complete a term of service in the AmeriCorps program. The 
6education award can be used to pay education costs at eligible institutions of higher learning 
7including technical schools, for educational training, or to repay qualified student loans, as 
8determined eligible by the federal government. 
9 SECTION 2. This law shall become effective 180 days after its passage.