MA H1216

Bill

Making public higher education in Massachusetts free for residents of the state

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 make public higher education free for residents of the Commonwealth. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to make public higher education free for residents of Massachusetts. The key provisions are: 1. No tuition or mandatory fees shall be charged to any Massachusetts resident at any community college in the state. The Commonwealth, not the community colleges, will bear the cost of providing free community college education. 2. No tuition or mandatory fees shall be charged to any Massachusetts resident at any state university or University of Massachusetts campus. The Commonwealth, not the public higher education institutions, will bear the cost of providing free public university education. 3. There will be a program, subject to appropriation, to provide needs-based financial assistance in the form of full or partial scholarships for non-residents of Massachusetts enrolled in public higher education institutions in the state.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (4)

Carmine Gentile (D), Jack Lewis (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Maria Robinson (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5209 (on 12/23/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1216

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1216
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1216.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1687	Promoting public labor contracts for local residents	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2072	Relative to non-resident firearm licensing	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H2233	Relative to public higher education campus police officers injured in the line of duty	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2234	Providing for equitable retirement benefits for public higher education police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H3460	Relative to assault and battery on the elderly or disabled	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H481	To fund a more affordable public higher education system in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5209	Similar To
H5209	Study Order - Higher Education Financing	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1979	Concerning market review	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S2320	Relative to the Boston Residents Job Policy	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S69	Increasing the personal care allowance for long term care residents	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S751	Investing in public higher education	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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