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This bill expands the tuition waiver program for valedictorians in Massachusetts public higher education institutions. Specifically, the bill mandates that any Massachusetts resident who has been designated as a valedictorian by a public or private high school within the state will receive tuition and mandatory fee waivers for up to four years at a qualifying public institution. The waivers will be funded by the commonwealth, not the individual higher education institutions, and are only available to the valedictorian - if the valedictorian does not use the waiver, it cannot be transferred to the salutatorian. The program will take effect for Massachusetts valedictorians graduating from high school in or after 2025, providing an important financial support mechanism for top-performing high school students to access higher education without the burden of tuition costs.

Education

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1442