MA H1231

Bill

Relative to strengthening and expanding affordable, quality higher education opportunities for residents of the Commonwealth

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to strengthening and expanding affordable, quality higher education opportunities. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to strengthen and expand affordable, quality higher education opportunities for residents of the Commonwealth. It provides additional funding for the Department of Higher Education, establishes a transfer system to enable students to transfer between public institutions of higher education without losing credit, requires institutions to provide uniform financial aid information to prospective students, and creates various new programs and funds to support higher education affordability and student success, including a career pathways program for TAFDC recipients, a loan repayment program for licensed certified social workers, and a lower income family postsecondary education savings incentive matching grant pilot program. The bill also requires public institutions to offer embedded remedial support and intensive college readiness programs, and authorizes $4.2 billion in capital expenditures for improvements to state university and community college facilities.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (5)

Mindy Domb (D), Paul Mark (D), José Tosado (D), Aaron Vega (D), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1231

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1231
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1231.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4135	Amendment Order for “An Act relative to educational opportunity for students”	Adopted, see S2365	Similar To
H4137	Similar Bills	Published as amended, see H4145	Similar To
H4145	Similar Bills	See S2365	Similar To
H5209	Study Order - Higher Education Financing	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
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
S2336	Relative to state employment postings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
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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