MA H1333

Bill

Making public higher education in Massachusetts free for residents of the state

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 make public higher education free for residents of the Commonwealth. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to make public higher education in Massachusetts free for residents of the state. Specifically, it would eliminate tuition and mandatory curriculum fees at all community colleges, state universities, and the University of Massachusetts, with the Commonwealth bearing the cost of providing this free public higher education. The bill also establishes a program, subject to appropriation, to provide needs-based financial assistance for non-residents enrolled in higher education institutions in the state.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (2)

Carmine Gentile (D)*, Elizabeth Malia (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1333

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1333
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1333.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2309	To advance health and well-being for all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	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
H4011	Relative to eligibility for emergency assistance to elderly, disabled residents and children	Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4052	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to eligibility for emergency assistance to elderly, disabled residents and children (see House, No. 4011). August 3, 2021	See H4011	Similar To
H4694	To establish a Higher Education Review Commission	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1482	Ensuring access to a resident representative in long-term care facilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S1573	Relative to the Commonwealth's obligation to preserve public safety for all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied H2418	Similar To
S1579	To protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied H2418	Similar To
S1844	Relative to tax abatements for deaf residents	Accompanied a study order, see S2743	Similar To
S412	Increasing the personal needs allowance for residents of long term care facilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2309

To advance health and well-being for all Massachusetts residents

Accompanied a study order, see H5035

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

H4011

Relative to eligibility for emergency assistance to elderly, disabled residents and children

Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4052

Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to eligibility for emergency assistance to elderly, disabled residents and children (see House, No. 4011). August 3, 2021

See H4011

Similar To

H4694

To establish a Higher Education Review Commission

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1482

Ensuring access to a resident representative in long-term care facilities

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S1573

Relative to the Commonwealth's obligation to preserve public safety for all Massachusetts residents

Accompanied H2418

Similar To

S1579

To protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents

Accompanied H2418

Similar To

S1844

Relative to tax abatements for deaf residents

Accompanied a study order, see S2743

Similar To

S412

Increasing the personal needs allowance for residents of long term care facilities

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

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

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