MA S831

Bill

To amend the charter of Wheaton College

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 amend the charter of Wheaton College. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill amends the charter of Wheaton College to allow the institution to confer degrees typically granted by colleges in the Commonwealth, except for medical degrees and degrees in law, such as Juris Doctor and Master of Laws. The bill removes the specific language limiting Wheaton College to granting Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees, and instead provides broader authority to award the degrees commonly awarded by colleges in Massachusetts.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (3)

Paul Feeney (D)*, Jay Barrows (R), Steven Howitt (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2547 (on 10/04/2021)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S831

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S831
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S831.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3705	Amending the charter of the town of Grafton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 106 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3707	Relative to the city of Everett home rule charter	Accompanied S41	Similar To
H3899	Amending the charter of the town of Medway	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4259	Similar To
H3920	Amending the charter of the town of Hudson	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 114 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3925	Amending the charter of the city of Newburyport	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 280 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3995	Amending the special act charter of the city of Northampton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 40 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4110	Relative to charter school procurement	No further action taken	Similar To
H4274	Relative to the amendment of section 3-4 of the Home Rule Charter of the city of Methuen	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 285 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H696	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5078	Similar To
S2443	Amending Section 9 of the 1921 City of Lowell Charter	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2482	Amending the town of Sutton Home Rule Charter	New Draft substituted, see S2799	Similar To
S2547	To amend the charter of Wheaton College	New draft substituted, see S2592	Replaced by
S2592	Amending the charter of Wheaton College	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S343	Relative to the financial impact of charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S352	To strengthen charter school data reporting	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S353	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S356	Relative to the net school spending cap	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S371	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S849	Relative to advance placement examinations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3705

Amending the charter of the town of Grafton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 106 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H3707

Relative to the city of Everett home rule charter

Accompanied S41

Similar To

H3899

Amending the charter of the town of Medway

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4259

Similar To

H3920

Amending the charter of the town of Hudson

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 114 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H3925

Amending the charter of the city of Newburyport

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 280 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3995

Amending the special act charter of the city of Northampton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 40 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4110

Relative to charter school procurement

No further action taken

Similar To

H4274

Relative to the amendment of section 3-4 of the Home Rule Charter of the city of Methuen

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 285 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H696

Relative to local approval for charter schools

Accompanied a study order, see H5078

Similar To

S2443

Amending Section 9 of the 1921 City of Lowell Charter

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S2482

Amending the town of Sutton Home Rule Charter

New Draft substituted, see S2799

Similar To

S2547

To amend the charter of Wheaton College

New draft substituted, see S2592

Replaced by

S2592

Amending the charter of Wheaton College

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S343

Relative to the financial impact of charter schools