MA H1217

Bill

Relative to higher education transparency

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to require the annual filing of fiscal health and stability reports by certain colleges and universities. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill requires all Massachusetts colleges and universities that offer associate's or bachelor's degrees, both public and private, to annually produce a report on their fiscal health and stability. The report must include details such as the size of the institution's endowment and annual operating budget, the turnover rate of administrators, the breakdown of faculty by tenure status and employment type, any plans to close programs or majors, student-to-faculty ratios, tuition and fees, graduation and transfer rates, and other data as determined by the Board of Higher Education. The Board will establish the process for submitting these reports and impose a $100 per day fine for failure to submit by the deadline. The reports will be made publicly available on the Board's website.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (60)

Jennifer Benson (D), David Biele (D), Michael Brady (D), Tony Cabral (D), Pete Capano (D), Tackey Chan (D), Mike Connolly (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Daniel Cullinane (D), Julian Cyr (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Marcos Devers (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Dan Donahue (D), Peter Durant (R), Jamie Eldridge (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Carole Fiola (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Thomas Golden (D), Ken Gordon (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Stephen Hay (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Kate Hogan (D), Kevin Honan (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Mary Keefe (D), John Keenan (D), Kay Khan (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jay Livingstone (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Paul Mark (D), Joe McGonagle (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Liz Miranda (D), Mike Moore (D), Frank Moran (D), Brian Murray (D), Harold Naughton (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Jim O'Day (D), Denise Provost (D), Becca Rausch (D), Maria Robinson (D), Dave Rogers (D), John Rogers (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Tom Stanley (D), Bruce Tarr (R), José Tosado (D), Steve Ultrino (D), John Velis (D), Dave Vieira (R), Tommy Vitolo (D), Tom Walsh (D), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4075 (on 09/18/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1217

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1217
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1217.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1208	Requiring sexual misconduct climate surveys at institutions of higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see H4418	Similar To
H1219	Creating higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities, autism, and other developmental disabilities	Accompanied a new draft, see H4419	Similar To
H1241	Relative to higher education capital investment in gateway cities	Accompanied a study order, see H5125	Similar To
H4075	To support improved financial stability in higher education	New draft substituted, see H4099	Replaced by
H481	To fund a more affordable public higher education system in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5209	Similar To
H8	Relative to higher education boards of trustees	Accompanied a new draft, see H4075	Similar To
S1055	Relative to social media privacy protection	Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1472	Relative to eligibility for state group health insurance	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1724	Establishing a college tuition tax deduction	Accompanied a study order, see H5040	Similar To
S2183	To support improved financial stability in higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see H4075	Similar To
S755	To require disclosure of conflicts of interests in academic institutions	Accompanied a study order, see S2541	Similar To
S759	Protecting public higher education student information	Accompanied a new draft, see S2736	Similar To
S761	Relative to transparency in higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see H4075	Similar To
S762	Relative to advance placement examinations	Accompanied a new draft, see S2738	Similar To
S768	Related to educational courses in wine tasting at a qualified institution of higher education	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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