Bill > H2724

This bill aims to ensure fair public higher education workplaces. It proposes several key provisions: 1. Allowing the Board of Higher Education and the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees to submit appropriation requests directly to the state legislature, rather than going through other channels. 2. Expanding the list of entities, including the Department of Early Education and Care and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, that are subject to certain collective bargaining provisions. 3. Providing an option for new state employees to elect health coverage from the state Group Insurance Commission to begin on their first day of employment. 4. Establishing a tuition and mandatory fee credit program for full-time and part-time faculty and staff at public institutions of higher education, their spouses, and their dependent children, with the cost to be borne by the Commonwealth rather than the institutions. The bill aims to address various aspects of public higher education employment, including collective bargaining, health insurance, and tuition benefits, to ensure a fair and equitable workplace for these employees.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2724