MA S840

Bill

Protecting students and increasing accountability at Massachusetts colleges and universities

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 reform institutional eligibility requirements for state-based financial aid. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to reform the eligibility requirements for state-based financial aid at colleges and universities in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: (1) no state scholarship funds shall be made available to any postsecondary educational institution that does not meet the minimum graduation rate of 30% for undergraduate students or have an average 3-year cohort default rate of no more than 20%, as determined by the Board of Higher Education; (2) the Board of Higher Education will establish rules and regulations to implement these requirements, including procedures for annual determinations and appeals processes; and (3) the Board will annually publish a list of institutions that meet the requirements on the Department of Higher Education's website.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Ed Kennedy (D)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S840

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S840
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S840.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1362	Relative to college tuition and admissions	Accompanied a study order, see H5174	Similar To
H1367	To facilitate additional financial student assistance	No further action taken	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
H4018	Establishing a higher education affordability task force	Chapter 75 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4056	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill establishing a higher education affordability task force (see House, No. 4018). August 3, 2021	See H4018	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
S823	Providing access to higher education for high school graduates in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2714	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
S843	Requiring institutions of higher education to provide uniform financial aid information to accepted applicants	Senate concurred	Similar To
S844	To require disclosure of conflicts of interests in academic institutions	Accompanied a study order, see S2714	Similar To
S846	Creating higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities, autism, and other developmental disabilities	Accompanied a new draft, see S2815	Similar To
S849	Relative to advance placement examinations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1362

Relative to college tuition and admissions

Accompanied a study order, see H5174

Similar To

H1367

To facilitate additional financial student assistance

No further action taken

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

H4018

Establishing a higher education affordability task force

Chapter 75 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4056

Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill establishing a higher education affordability task force (see House, No. 4018). August 3, 2021

See H4018

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

S823

Providing access to higher education for high school graduates in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2714

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

S843

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

Senate concurred

Similar To

S844

To require disclosure of conflicts of interests in academic institutions

Accompanied a study order, see S2714

Similar To

S846

Creating higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities, autism, and other developmental disabilities

Accompanied a new draft, see S2815

Similar To

S849

Relative to advance placement examinations

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

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