MA S744

Bill

MA S744

To guarantee debt-free public higher education

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 guarantee debt-free public higher education. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to guarantee debt-free public higher education for all eligible residents of Massachusetts. It would establish a grant program administered by the Board of Higher Education to cover the cost of tuition and mandatory fees at any public college, university, or vocational training program in the state, up to the equivalent of four years of public college or university. The grant would supplement, not replace, existing state and federal financial aid. The bill also requires the Board to provide annual notices of eligibility and maintain a database of eligible students.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (29)

Jim Arciero (D), Mike Barrett (D), Joseph Boncore (D), Michael Brady (D), Nick Collins (D), Jo Comerford (D), Mike Connolly (D), Julian Cyr (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Cindy Friedman (D), Sean Garballey (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Carlos González (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Adam Hinds (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Eric Lesser (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Mike Moore (D), Denise Provost (D), Becca Rausch (D), Tom Stanley (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S744

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S744
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S744.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1221	To guarantee debt-free public higher education	Accompanied a study order, see H5209	Similar To
H1230	Resolutions supporting efforts to ensure that students from Massachusetts have access to debt-free higher education at public colleges and universities	Accompanied a study order, see H5209	Similar To
H2234	Providing for equitable retirement benefits for public higher education police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H481	To fund a more affordable public higher education system in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5209	Similar To
S2151	Relative to Veterans' Education Tuition System (VETS)	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	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
S751	Investing in public higher education	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S770	Establishing a special commission to review opportunities to reduce the costs of higher education by improving the utilization of digital learning technology	Accompanied a study order, see S2541	Similar To

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