MA S855

Bill

MA S855

Relative to UMass tuition credit

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 relative to UMass tuition credit. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to amend the existing law regarding the UMass tuition credit. Specifically, it proposes to (1) adjust the value of the tuition credit annually to ensure it is worth at least 12.5% of the total student charges for the academic year, and (2) prohibit the UMass Board of Trustees from accepting any tuition waivers, grants, or scholarships in the form of tuition or fee waivers established on or after July 1, 2016, unless the reduction is accompanied by an appropriation that fully supports it, approved by the Board of Trustees, or secured in a collective bargaining contract.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Marc Pacheco (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2714 (on 02/24/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S855

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S855
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S855.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1341	Providing full student representation on the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees	Accompanied a study order, see H5174	Similar To
H1344	Relative to the expansion of the valedictorian tuition waiver program	Accompanied a study order, see H5174	Similar To
H1362	Relative to college tuition and admissions	Accompanied a study order, see H5174	Similar To
H3820	Regulating the membership of the Board of Trustees of the Woburn Public Library Corporation	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 95 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4624	Removing the residency requirement for the board of trustees of the Grand Army Building in the city of Lynn	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 194 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S1696	Relative to retirement for nuclear reactor operators	Accompanied H2682	Similar To
S1733	To ensure fair public higher education workplaces	Accompanied a study order, see S2771	Similar To
S1753	Relative to the alignment of the University of Massachusetts police	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1792	Relative to correct inequities regarding the retirement of state-employed and special authority-employed police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S217	Establishing a student tuition recovery fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	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
S829	To guarantee debt-free public higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2812	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1341

Providing full student representation on the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees

Accompanied a study order, see H5174

Similar To

H1344

Relative to the expansion of the valedictorian tuition waiver program

Accompanied a study order, see H5174

Similar To

H1362

Relative to college tuition and admissions

Accompanied a study order, see H5174

Similar To

H3820

Regulating the membership of the Board of Trustees of the Woburn Public Library Corporation

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 95 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4624

Removing the residency requirement for the board of trustees of the Grand Army Building in the city of Lynn

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 194 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S1696

Relative to retirement for nuclear reactor operators

Accompanied H2682

Similar To

S1733

To ensure fair public higher education workplaces

Accompanied a study order, see S2771

Similar To

S1753

Relative to the alignment of the University of Massachusetts police

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1792

Relative to correct inequities regarding the retirement of state-employed and special authority-employed police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S217

Establishing a student tuition recovery fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

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

S829

To guarantee debt-free public higher education

Accompanied a new draft, see S2812

Similar To

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