MA S745

Bill

MA S745

Helping young parents and families

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 help young parents and families. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to help young parents and families by allowing borrowers who are pregnant or caring for a newborn child to defer their student loans dispersed by the Massachusetts Educational Finance Authority for a period of at least 6 months. To qualify, borrowers must provide a birth certificate, adoption certificate, or documentation from a healthcare professional. The regulations for this program must be established by the Authority in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General no later than December 31, 2021.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (5)

Ryan Fattman (R), Anne Gobi (D), Kathy LaNatra (D), Mike Moore (D), Mike Soter (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2541 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S745

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S745
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S745.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1248	Establishing a commission to study student loan debt relief programs	Accompanied a study order, see H5209	Similar To
H2448	Excluding student loan forgiveness from taxable income for permanently and totally disabled veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2553	Relative to employer student loan contribution	Accompanied a study order, see H5040	Similar To
S160	Establishing a student loan bill of rights	Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefore a new draft, see S2595 and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1649	Promoting student loan repayment	Accompanied a study order, see H5040	Similar To
S1749	Relative to student loan debt	Accompanied a study order, see H5040	Similar To
S2428	Relative to a loan repayment program for human service workers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2541	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Higher Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to higher education issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S56	Relative to creating a loan repayment program for human service workers	Accompanied a new draft, see S2428	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1248

Establishing a commission to study student loan debt relief programs

Accompanied a study order, see H5209

Similar To

H2448

Excluding student loan forgiveness from taxable income for permanently and totally disabled veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2553

Relative to employer student loan contribution

Accompanied a study order, see H5040

Similar To

S160

Establishing a student loan bill of rights

Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefore a new draft, see S2595 and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1649

Promoting student loan repayment

Accompanied a study order, see H5040

Similar To

S1749

Relative to student loan debt

Accompanied a study order, see H5040

Similar To

S2428

Relative to a loan repayment program for human service workers

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2541

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Higher Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to higher education issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S56

Relative to creating a loan repayment program for human service workers

Accompanied a new draft, see S2428

Similar To

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