MA S758

Bill

To establish the Bridge the Gap Scholarship to universalize access to community colleges

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 establish the Bridge the Gap Scholarship to universalize access to community colleges. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill seeks to establish the Bridge the Gap Scholarship Program to provide universal access to public community college education for residents of the Commonwealth. The scholarship would cover tuition and fees after all other federal and state financial aid has been exhausted. To be eligible, students must have obtained a high school diploma or equivalent in the Commonwealth within the past two years, maintain a 2.5 GPA, complete their program within three years, and agree to reside and work in the Commonwealth for at least two years after graduation. If these requirements are not met, the scholarship would convert to a low-interest loan. Community colleges would work with local workforce boards and employers to identify in-demand programs that would qualify for the scholarship, and the Department of Higher Education would be authorized to promulgate regulations to implement the program.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Mark Montigny (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S758

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S758
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S758.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1002	Expanding access to telemedicine services	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H1705	Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H1988	Relative to access to certain birth records	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H276	To provide increased access to hearing aids	Accompanied a new draft, see H4298	Similar To
H4017	Relative to hospital access to discounted prescription drug prices	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H726	Relative to public access to Long Island in Boston Harbor	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H741	Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor	Accompanied a study order, see H5078	Similar To
H747	To increase access to recycling	Accompanied a study order, see H5124	Similar To
S1308	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	Accompanied a new draft, see S2278	Similar To
S151	To provide increased access to hearing aids	Accompanied a new draft, see H4298	Similar To
S1936	Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S2278	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	New draft substituted, see S2296	Similar To
S2296	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	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
S728	Providing affordable access to generic medicines	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1002

Expanding access to telemedicine services

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H1705

Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H1988

Relative to access to certain birth records

Accompanied a study order, see H4449

Similar To

H276

To provide increased access to hearing aids

Accompanied a new draft, see H4298

Similar To

H4017

Relative to hospital access to discounted prescription drug prices

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H726

Relative to public access to Long Island in Boston Harbor

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

Similar To

H741

Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor

Accompanied a study order, see H5078

Similar To

H747

To increase access to recycling

Accompanied a study order, see H5124

Similar To

S1308

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

Accompanied a new draft, see S2278

Similar To

S151

To provide increased access to hearing aids

Accompanied a new draft, see H4298

Similar To

S1936

Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2552

Similar To

S2278

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

New draft substituted, see S2296

Similar To

S2296

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

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

S728

Providing affordable access to generic medicines

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

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