MA S2184

Bill

MA S2184

Relative to uniform financial aid information

Introduced
03/17/2016

In Committee

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to uniform financial aid information (Senate, No. 661),-- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft entitled with the same title (Senate, No. 2184).

AI Summary

This bill mandates that all colleges and universities in the Commonwealth, referred to as "institutions of higher education," must provide a "uniform financial aid information shopping sheet" to any student who has been accepted into a full-time undergraduate program and has applied for financial aid, including transfer students. This shopping sheet, which is a standardized document developed by federal agencies (the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Department of Education), is intended to help these "accepted applicants" make informed decisions about enrolling. Institutions are required to provide this document in a timely manner before the enrollment deadline, and they can offer it electronically in a printable format, with the option to include additional financial aid details as long as they use the same terminology as the standardized sheet. The Department of Higher Education is empowered to create regulations to ensure this requirement is met, and it will take effect for the 2017-2018 academic year and all subsequent years.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Senate Committee on Ways and Means (Senate)

Last Action

Reprinted as amended, see S2195 (on 03/24/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S2184

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S2184	03/18/2016
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S2184.pdf	03/18/2016

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2206	Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system	Accompanied S1376	Similar To
S1307	Establishing the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1312	Regulating pawnbrokers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1366	Relative to the Bureau of Fire Control employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2314	Similar To
S1376	Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1379	To authorize creditable service for certain public higher education faculty and professional employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2314	Similar To
S1457	Relative to the "circuit breaker" property tax credit for seniors	Accompanied a study order, see S2290	Similar To
S1482	Relative to certain endowment funds in private institutions of higher learning	Accompanied a study order, see S2290	Similar To
S2157	Creating higher education opportunities for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities	New draft substituted, see S2393	Similar To
S2195	Relative to uniform financial aid information	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Replaces
S2214	Higher education matters.	Reported in part by S679	Similar To
S2393	Creating higher education opportunities for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities	Reprinted as amended, see S2414	Similar To
S566	Relative to dental benefit plan transparency and patients' Bill of Rights	Accompanied a study order, see S2356	Similar To
S662	Reforming institutional eligibility requirements for state-based financial aid	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S666	Regarding tuition equity for high school graduates in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2214	Similar To
S680	To promote higher education among employees of human services provider organizations	Accompanied a study order, see S2214	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2206

Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system

Accompanied S1376

Similar To

S1307

Establishing the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Fund

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

Similar To

S1312

Regulating pawnbrokers

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

Similar To

S1366

Relative to the Bureau of Fire Control employees

Accompanied a study order, see S2314

Similar To

S1376

Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system

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

Similar To

S1379

To authorize creditable service for certain public higher education faculty and professional employees

Accompanied a study order, see S2314

Similar To

S1457

Relative to the "circuit breaker" property tax credit for seniors

Accompanied a study order, see S2290

Similar To

S1482

Relative to certain endowment funds in private institutions of higher learning

Accompanied a study order, see S2290

Similar To

S2157

Creating higher education opportunities for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities

New draft substituted, see S2393

Similar To

S2195

Relative to uniform financial aid information

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

Replaces

S2214

Higher education matters.

Reported in part by S679

Similar To

S2393

Creating higher education opportunities for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Reprinted as amended, see S2414

Similar To

S566

Relative to dental benefit plan transparency and patients' Bill of Rights

Accompanied a study order, see S2356

Similar To

S662

Reforming institutional eligibility requirements for state-based financial aid

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

Similar To

S666

Regarding tuition equity for high school graduates in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2214

Similar To

S680

To promote higher education among employees of human services provider organizations

Accompanied a study order, see S2214

Similar To

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