MA S752

Bill

To ensure higher education student and campus safety

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 ensure higher education student and campus safety. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill provides funding for capital improvements to public institutions of higher education in Massachusetts to ensure the well-being and safety of students, faculty, staff, and the college community. The key provisions include: 1. $100 million for public safety upgrades such as security cameras, door locks, active shooter detection systems, emergency communication systems, campus lighting, and emergency call boxes. 2. $15 million for cybersecurity upgrades, including software, security analytics, firewall upgrades, and network infrastructure improvements. 3. Authorizing the state treasurer to issue and sell bonds up to $115 million to cover the costs of these improvements. 4. Allocating an additional $5 million for public higher education campus cybersecurity personnel. 5. Requiring the Secretary of Administration and Finance to submit annual progress and expenditure reports on these projects for 10 years.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (15)

Jim Arciero (D), Jennifer Benson (D), Michael Brady (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Julian Cyr (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Ed Kennedy (D), Joan Lovely (D), Mike Moore (D), Matt Muratore (R), Patrick O'Connor (R), Norm Orrall (R), Bruce Tarr (R), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2991 (on 12/29/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S752

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S752
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S752.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
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
S1471	Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2183	To support improved financial stability in higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see H4075	Similar To
S2991	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Higher Education to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to higher education matters	Order reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently	Replaced by
S750	Protecting students and increasing accountability at Massachusetts colleges and universities	Accompanied a study order, see S2541	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
S755	To require disclosure of conflicts of interests in academic institutions	Accompanied a study order, see S2541	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

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

H481

To fund a more affordable public higher education system in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see H5209

Similar To

Relative to higher education boards of trustees

Accompanied a new draft, see H4075

Similar To

S1471

Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system

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

Similar To

S2183

To support improved financial stability in higher education

Accompanied a new draft, see H4075

Similar To

S2991

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

Order reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

Replaced by

S750

Protecting students and increasing accountability at Massachusetts colleges and universities

Accompanied a study order, see S2541

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

S755

To require disclosure of conflicts of interests in academic institutions

Accompanied a study order, see S2541

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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