MA H1325

Bill

Committing to higher education the resources to insure a strong and healthy public higher education system

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to provide adequate funding for the Commonwealth’s public institutions of higher education. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure fair and adequate funding for Massachusetts' public institutions of higher education. It requires the state to provide a minimum level of funding per student, adjusted for inflation and changes in student population, starting in fiscal year 2022. The bill also directs the state's higher education council to allocate funding in a way that supports campuses with higher percentages of low-income students, allows students to graduate debt-free, and prioritizes full-time employment and fair wages for faculty and staff. Additionally, the bill prohibits tuition and fee increases for public college students in any fiscal year where the state provides at least the requested funding level.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (95)

Sean Garballey (D)*, Paul Mark (D)*, Jim Arciero (D), Brian Ashe (D), Ruth Balser (D), Christine Barber (D), John Barrett (D), Mike Barrett (D), David Biele (D), Natalie Blais (D), Tony Cabral (D), Dan Cahill (D), Pete Capano (D), Dan Carey (D), Gerry Cassidy (D), Tackey Chan (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Jo Comerford (D), Mike Connolly (D), Edward Coppinger (D), Mike Day (D), Marcos Devers (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Carol Doherty (D), Mindy Domb (D), Dan Donahue (D), Paul Donato (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Pat Duffy (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Brandy Fluker Oakley (D), Bill Galvin (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Jessica Giannino (D), Carlos González (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Rich Haggerty (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Kevin Honan (D), Vanna Howard (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Patrick Kearney (D), Mary Keefe (D), Sally Kerans (D), Meghan Kilcoyne (D), Mike Kushmerek (D), Kathy LaNatra (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), David Linsky (D), Jay Livingstone (D), Adrian Madaro (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Joan Meschino (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Liz Miranda (D), Matt Muratore (R), James Murphy (D), Brian Murray (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Jim O'Day (D), Jake Oliveira (D), Steve Owens (D), Marc Pacheco (D), Ted Philips (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Orlando Ramos (D), Becca Rausch (D), Dave Robertson (D), Maria Robinson (D), John Rogers (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Jon Santiago (D), Adam Scanlon (D), Dan Sena (D), Alan Silvia (D), Mike Soter (R), Tom Stanley (D), Walter Timilty (D), Paul Tucker (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D), Andy Vargas (D), Tommy Vitolo (D), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4694 (on 04/25/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1325

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1325
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1325.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1027	Improving access to the natural and recreational resources of Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
H1333	Making public higher education in Massachusetts free for residents of the state	Accompanied a new draft, see H4694	Similar To
H2786	Providing for a fair and equitable group 4 retirement benefit for police officers working on Massachusetts public higher education campuses	No further action taken	Similar To
H3321	Codifying the electric vehicle consumer rebate program	Accompanied a study order, see H5042	Similar To
H3693	Relative to the education of the veterans of Massachusetts	No further action taken	Similar To
H3982	Resolve relative to protecting the archaeological, geological and fossil resources of Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
H4694	To establish a Higher Education Review Commission	No further action taken	Replaced by
H4867	Relative to Massachusetts’s transportation resources and climate	Rejected	Similar To
S1732	To provide fair working conditions for public higher education adjunct faculty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2116	Establishing the Executive Office of Food Resources and Security	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S5	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars	Amendment again agreed to - see Senate Roll Call #48 and House Roll Call #38 (Yeas 159 to Nays 41)	Similar To
S824	Committing to higher education the resources to insure a strong and healthy public higher education system	Accompanied a new draft, see S2812	Similar To
S825	Improving access to affordable higher education	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S826	Expanding access to higher education tuition and fee waivers for adopted foster children	Accompanied a study order, see S2714	Similar To
S829	To guarantee debt-free public higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2812	Similar To
S841	Investing in public higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2744	Similar To

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