MA S843

Bill

Requiring institutions of higher education to provide uniform financial aid information to accepted applicants

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 require institutions of higher education to provide uniform financial aid information to accepted applicants. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill requires institutions of higher education to provide a "Uniform Financial Aid Information Shopping Sheet" to all accepted applicants, including transfer students, to assist them in deciding whether to enroll. The shopping sheet is a financial aid information form developed by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Education. Institutions may provide the shopping sheet electronically and may include additional financial aid information, as long as they use the same definitions as the standard form. The Department of Higher Education may also promulgate regulations to implement this requirement, which will take effect starting in the 2021-2022 academic year.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (3)

Eric Lesser (D)*, Brian Ashe (D), Becca Rausch (D),

Last Action

Senate concurred (on 03/21/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S843

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S843
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S843.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1350	Establishing a community college campus hunger pilot program	Accompanied a new draft, see H4697	Similar To
S1588	To ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff on the campuses of state colleges, community colleges and state universities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1750	Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1898	Providing permanency to the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority's College Savings Tax Deduction program	Accompanied a study order, see H4894	Similar To
S2499	Requiring immunizations for in-person classes at certain Massachusetts public institutions of higher learning	Accompanied a study order, see S2714	Similar To
S2714	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Higher Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to higher education issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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