MA S848

Bill

To establish the Bridge the Gap Scholarship to universalize access to community colleges

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 establish the Bridge the Gap Scholarship to universalize access to community colleges. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Bridge the Gap Scholarship Program to provide universal access for Massachusetts residents to public community college degree programs. To be eligible, students must have recently obtained a high school diploma or equivalent, maintain a 2.5 GPA, complete their degree program within 3 years, and agree to live and work in Massachusetts for at least 2 years after graduation. If a student does not meet these requirements, the scholarship will be converted into a low-interest loan. Community colleges will work with local workforce boards and employers to identify high-demand programs that will qualify for the scholarship, which the colleges will annually report to the Department of Higher Education.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Mark Montigny (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2812 (on 04/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S848

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S848
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S848.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1322	Assisting low-income students success through work-study	Accompanied a new draft, see H4694	Similar To
H1350	Establishing a community college campus hunger pilot program	Accompanied a new draft, see H4697	Similar To
H1749	For uniform fiduciary access to digital assets	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H4120	Modernizing library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks	Accompanied a study order, see H5219	Similar To
H865	Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
S1220	Relative to community college tuition	Accompanied a new draft, see S2812	Similar To
S1304	Expanding access to patient centered care for opioid use disorder	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1346	Relative to PEG access and cable related funds	No further action taken	Similar To
S192	To provide increased access to hearing aids	Accompanied S211	Similar To
S2146	Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	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
S2519	To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2812	To establish a Higher Education Review Commission	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S357	To increase student access to career technical education schools and programs which are aligned with regional labor market needs	Accompanied a new draft, see S2749	Similar To
S765	To increase access to urgent care centers	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S806	Relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1322

Assisting low-income students success through work-study

Accompanied a new draft, see H4694

Similar To

H1350

Establishing a community college campus hunger pilot program

Accompanied a new draft, see H4697

Similar To

H1749

For uniform fiduciary access to digital assets

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H4120

Modernizing library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks

Accompanied a study order, see H5219

Similar To

H865

Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor

Accompanied a study order, see H5041

Similar To

S1220

Relative to community college tuition

Accompanied a new draft, see S2812

Similar To

S1304

Expanding access to patient centered care for opioid use disorder

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S1346

Relative to PEG access and cable related funds

No further action taken

Similar To

S192

To provide increased access to hearing aids

Accompanied S211

Similar To

S2146

Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

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

S2519

To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)

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

Similar To

S2812

To establish a Higher Education Review Commission

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

Replaced by

S357

To increase student access to career technical education schools and programs which are aligned with regional labor market needs

Accompanied a new draft, see S2749

Similar To

S765

To increase access to urgent care centers

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S806

Relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

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