Bill > S1733

This bill aims to ensure fair public higher education workplaces. The key provisions are: 1. It amends the collective bargaining law (Chapter 150E) to allow 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 the normal budget process. 2. It expands the list of public employers that are subject to the requirement to submit collective bargaining agreements for legislative approval. This includes the Chief Justice for Administration and Management, county sheriffs, and various other state agencies. 3. It requires that state employees be eligible for health insurance coverage starting on their first day of employment, rather than having to wait for a qualifying event. 4. It creates a new program to provide tuition and mandatory fee credits for full-time and part-time faculty and staff at public higher education institutions in the state, with the cost to be borne by the Commonwealth rather than the institutions.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1733