MA S824

Bill

MA S824

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 commit to higher education the resources to insure a strong and healthy public higher education system. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure fair and adequate funding for Massachusetts' public institutions of higher education. It requires the annual budget request for public colleges and universities to be determined based on maintaining a minimum per-student funding level adjusted for inflation and changes in student population. The bill also establishes a 5-year schedule to restore funding to at least the 2001 per-student level, and prohibits tuition or fee increases in years where the requested funding is provided. The goal is to support public higher education through stable and equitable financing, focusing on enhancing support for campuses with more low-income students, providing debt-free education, and prioritizing full-time employment and fair wages for faculty and staff.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (52)

Jo Comerford (D)*, John Barrett (D), Mike Barrett (D), Michael Brady (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Nick Collins (D), Brendan Crighton (D), John Cronin (D), Julian Cyr (D), Marcos Devers (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Carol Doherty (D), Pat Duffy (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Paul Feeney (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Anne Gobi (D), Adam Gómez (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Adam Hinds (D), Vanna Howard (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Mary Keefe (D), John Keenan (D), Ed Kennedy (D), Kathy LaNatra (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Eric Lesser (D), Jack Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Mike Moore (D), Susan Moran (D), James Murphy (D), Brian Murray (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Jim O'Day (D), Marc Pacheco (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Becca Rausch (D), Maria Robinson (D), John Rogers (D), Mike Rush (D), Adam Scanlon (D), Walter Timilty (D), Paul Tucker (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D), John Velis (D), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2812 (on 04/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S824

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S824
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S824.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1325	Committing to higher education the resources to insure a strong and healthy public higher education system	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
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	Similar To
H4867	Relative to Massachusetts’s transportation resources and climate	Rejected	Similar To
H515	Relative to increasing education funding	Accompanied a new draft, see H3974	Similar To
H519	Relative to public priority funding	Accompanied a new draft, see H3974	Similar To
S2087	To promote safety, efficiency and accountability in transportation projects through public inspections	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2350	To explore alternative funding sources to ensure safe and reliable transportation	Accompanied a study order, see S2621	Similar To
S2499	Requiring immunizations for in-person classes at certain Massachusetts public institutions of higher learning	Accompanied a study order, see S2714	Similar To
S2812	To establish a Higher Education Review Commission	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S295	Establishing a Special Education Funding Reform Commission	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S401	Establishing adequate funding for residents of Massachusetts nursing homes	Accompanied a study order, see S2650	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
S851	Relative to the Massachusetts State College Building Authority	Accompanied a new draft, see S2812	Similar To

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