MA H1344

Bill

Relative to the expansion of the valedictorian tuition waiver program

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the expansion of the valedictorian tuition waiver program in the public system of higher education. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to expand the valedictorian tuition waiver program in the public system of higher education in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: 1) The program will provide tuition and mandatory fee waivers for up to four years to any resident of Massachusetts who has been designated as a valedictorian by a public or private high school in the state. 2) If the valedictorian does not use the waiver, it will not be offered to the salutatorian. 3) The Commonwealth, not the public higher education institutions, will bear the cost of these tuition and fee waivers. 4) The tuition and fee waivers will take effect for Massachusetts valedictorians who graduate from a Massachusetts public or private high school starting in 2021 or later.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (5)

Brad Jones (R)*, Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Steven Howitt (R), Matt Muratore (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5174 (on 09/01/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1344

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1344
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1344.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
H5174	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1732	To provide fair working conditions for public higher education adjunct faculty	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
S829	To guarantee debt-free public higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2812	Similar To
S841	Investing in public higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2744	Similar To

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MA H1344

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