MA S854

Bill

MA S854

Relative to remedial course vouchers for students impacted by COVID-19

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 remedial course vouchers for students impacted by COVID-19. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill provides all currently enrolled public school students with a voucher to cover the cost of one year of remedial courses at a state or community college or vocational-technical school. Remedial courses are defined as entry-level college courses designed to help students reach the academic level needed to succeed in college and the workforce, covering subjects like math, reading, writing, vocational skills, career readiness, and personal finance. These remedial courses do not carry academic credits. The Department of Higher Education is required to develop and implement a plan to distribute these vouchers within six months of the bill's passage, subject to appropriation.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Patrick O'Connor (R)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S854

(38 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S854
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S854.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2953	Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see H5200	Similar To
H3456	Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency	Accompanied a new draft, see H4459	Similar To
H3702	Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3771	Similar Bills	Text of amendment, see H3702	Similar To
H3872	Similar Bills	Published as amended, see H3874	Similar To
H3874	Similar Bills	See S2472	Similar To
H4234	Relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs	Reported by H4269	Similar To
H4470	Relative to work and family mobility	Reported by H4805	Similar To
H5055	Relative to the educational needs of students whose education was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 emergency	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H515	Relative to increasing education funding	Accompanied a new draft, see H3974	Similar To
H518	Relative to increasing education funding	Accompanied a new draft, see H3974	Similar To
H561	Clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives	Accompanied a study order, see H5136	Similar To
S1170	Relative to social media privacy protection	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1621	Relative to emergency hazard health duty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S176	To mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists	Accompanied a new draft, see S2678	Similar To
S1897	Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S1929	Establishing a college tuition tax deduction	Accompanied a study order, see H4894	Similar To
S2401	Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2680	Similar To
S2472	Relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency	No further action taken	Similar To
S2495	Relative to healthy youth	New draft substituted, see S2534	Similar To
S2502	Relative to military spouse-licensure portability, education and enrollment of dependents	New draft substituted, as amended, see S2558	Similar To
S2516	Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S2541	Relative to healthy youth	No further action taken	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
S275	Relative to early education funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2710	Similar To
S320	Establishing an online system to process background checks by the Department of Early Education and Care	Accompanied a new draft, see S2883	Similar To
S322	Relative to substance use education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S323	Relative to unfunded mandates on public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S324	Relative to standardized tests	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S329	To ensure that public schools appropriately educate advanced students and gifted and talented children	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S355	Increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S384	Creating a grant program on alternative assessment models	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S5	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars	Amendment again agreed to - see Senate Roll Call #48 and House Roll Call #38 (Yeas 159 to Nays 41)	Similar To
S789	To promote graduate medical education	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S790	To define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings	Accompanied S771	Similar To
S823	Providing access to higher education for high school graduates in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2714	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
S850	Protecting public higher education student information	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2953

Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Accompanied a study order, see H5200

Similar To

H3456

Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency

Accompanied a new draft, see H4459

Similar To

H3702

Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H3771

Similar Bills

Text of amendment, see H3702

Similar To

H3872

Similar Bills

Published as amended, see H3874

Similar To

H3874

Similar Bills

See S2472

Similar To

H4234

Relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs

Reported by H4269

Similar To

H4470

Relative to work and family mobility

Reported by H4805

Similar To

H5055

Relative to the educational needs of students whose education was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 emergency

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

H515

Relative to increasing education funding

Accompanied a new draft, see H3974

Similar To

H518

Relative to increasing education funding

Accompanied a new draft, see H3974

Similar To

H561

Clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives

Accompanied a study order, see H5136

Similar To

S1170

Relative to social media privacy protection

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

Similar To

S1621

Relative to emergency hazard health duty

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

Similar To

S176

To mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists

Accompanied a new draft, see S2678

Similar To

S1897

Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S1929

Establishing a college tuition tax deduction

Accompanied a study order, see H4894

Similar To

S2401

Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see S2680

Similar To

S2472

Relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency

No further action taken

Similar To

S2495

Relative to healthy youth

New draft substituted, see S2534

Similar To

S2502

Relative to military spouse-licensure portability, education and enrollment of dependents

New draft substituted, as amended, see S2558

Similar To

S2516

Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S2541

Relative to healthy youth

No further action taken

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

S275

Relative to early education funding

Accompanied a study order, see S2710

Similar To

S320

Establishing an online system to process background checks by the Department of Early Education and Care

Accompanied a new draft, see S2883

Similar To

S322

Relative to substance use education in public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S323

Relative to unfunded mandates on public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S324

Relative to standardized tests

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S329

To ensure that public schools appropriately educate advanced students and gifted and talented children

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S355

Increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget

Accompanied a study order, see S2755

Similar To

S384

Creating a grant program on alternative assessment models

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars

Amendment again agreed to - see Senate Roll Call #48 and House Roll Call #38 (Yeas 159 to Nays 41)

Similar To

S789

To promote graduate medical education

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

Similar To

S790

To define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings

Accompanied S771

Similar To

S823

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2714

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

S850

Protecting public higher education student information

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

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