MA S1089

Bill

Relative to community college tuition

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
04/04/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to community college tuition. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Massachusetts Workforce Opportunity Scholarship program, which provides tuition assistance to students enrolled full-time at eligible community colleges in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: - Defining eligibility requirements, such as graduating from a Massachusetts high school or obtaining a GED/HiSET within the past 5 years, maintaining a 2.0 GPA, and participating in mentoring and community service programs. - Providing the scholarship to cover the cost of tuition and mandatory fees at eligible community colleges, after applying any other financial aid the student receives. - Creating an irrevocable trust fund to endow the scholarship program, which will be administered by a board of trustees and invested by the state treasurer. - Requiring annual reporting on the program's effectiveness and a periodic review by the state auditor. The overall goal of the bill is to increase access to affordable higher education and workforce training opportunities for students in Massachusetts.

Committee Categories

Education, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (6)

Brian Ashe (D), Eric Lesser (D), Jason Lewis (D), Mike Moore (D), José Tosado (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1089

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1089
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1089.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1244	Relative to the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H1245	Establishing tuition free community college in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5209	Similar To
S1088	Expanding the community college training incentive program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate 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
S757	Establishing a community college campus hunger pilot program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S758	To establish the Bridge the Gap Scholarship to universalize access to community colleges	Accompanied a study order, see S2991	Similar To

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