MA S833

Bill

Supporting urgent community college equity through student services

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
11/24/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to support urgent community college equity through student services. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Supporting Urgent Community College Equity through Student Services Trust Fund (SUCCESS Fund) to provide wraparound support activities, such as peer mentors, academic skills workshops, field trips to 4-year schools, and targeted academic, career, transfer, and scholarship advising, for community college students. The fund will be administered by the Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges and disbursed based on a formula and criteria developed in coordination with the Department of Higher Education. The Department of Higher Education will report to the relevant legislative committees on the success of students supported by the fund and the distribution of the funds to campuses.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education

Sponsors (2)

Anne Gobi (D)*, Jo Comerford (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 11/24/2021)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S833

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S833
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S833.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1346	Establishing a behavioral health workforce center of excellence	Accompanied a new draft, see S2814	Similar To
H1358	Supporting urgent community college equity through student services	Accompanied S833	Similar To
H1968	Relative to community college tuition	Accompanied a new draft, see H4694	Similar To
H2529	Relative to furthering the success of opiate intervention programs	No further action taken	Similar To
H664	To promote the education success of court involved children	Accompanied a new draft, see H4646	Similar To
S1220	Relative to community college tuition	Accompanied a new draft, see S2812	Similar To
S1221	Expanding the community college training incentive program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S361	Establishing a Special Commission to Re-Imagine School Assessment and Accountability	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S847	Establishing a community college campus hunger pilot program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2811	Similar To

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