MA S841

Bill

MA S841

Investing in public higher education

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 invest in public higher education. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to expand access to public higher education in Massachusetts. It would amend the state's General Laws to allow faculty members teaching at least two three-credit courses per semester or four three-credit courses per year at public colleges and universities, including continuing education divisions, to be eligible for the state employee health insurance program, with the cost borne by the state rather than the higher education institutions.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (3)

Ed Kennedy (D)*, Michael Brady (D), Maria Robinson (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2744 (on 03/10/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S841

(7 Companion Bills)

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Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S841
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S841.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1333	Making public higher education in Massachusetts free for residents of the state	Accompanied a new draft, see H4694	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
H3693	Relative to the education of the veterans of Massachusetts	No further action taken	Similar To
S2744	Investing in public higher education	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S2774	Investing in the future of our health	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	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
S842	Relative to the endowment match program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2812	Similar To

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