MA S753

Bill

Relative to the endowment match program

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 relative to the endowment match program. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 15E of Chapter 15A of the General Laws to remove the "subject to appropriation" language and allocate $20 million for the endowment match program. The program is designed to encourage private fundraising by the Commonwealth's public institutions of higher education, with $10 million allocated to the University of Massachusetts, $5 million to state universities, and $5 million to community colleges. Any unused funds from the community college or state university allocations will be made available to the University of Massachusetts.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (14)

Jennifer Benson (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Julian Cyr (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Cindy Friedman (D), Eric Lesser (D), Mike Moore (D), Matt Muratore (R), Paul Schmid (D), Bruce Tarr (R), José Tosado (D), John Velis (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S753

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S753
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S753.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1216	Making public higher education in Massachusetts free for residents of the state	Accompanied a study order, see H5209	Similar To
H1227	Relative to instate tuition	Accompanied a study order, see H5125	Similar To
H2233	Relative to public higher education campus police officers injured in the line of duty	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2234	Providing for equitable retirement benefits for public higher education police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2322	To ensure fair public higher education workplaces	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2345	Relative to public higher education collective labor contracts	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
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
S744	To guarantee debt-free public higher education	Accompanied a study order, see S2991	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

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