MA H4228

Bill

MA H4228

Higher education

Introduced
04/21/2016

In Committee
04/21/2016

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Higher education

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the committee on Higher Education to conduct an investigation and study of various House documents related to higher education during a recess of the General Court, which is the legislative body of Massachusetts. The committee is tasked with reporting its findings and any recommendations, including proposed legislation, to the General Court by filing them with the Clerk of the House of Representatives on or before December 31, 2016.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Joint Committee on Higher Education (Joint)

Last Action

Discharged to the committee on House Rules (on 04/21/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4228

(26 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4228
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4228.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1040	To improve management and accountability in the delivery of state services	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H1041	Concerning sexual violence on higher education campuses	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H1043	Relative to college tuition and fees for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H1048	Providing full student representation on the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H1049	Relative to performance-based funding for the public system of higher education	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H1050	Relative to the expansion of the valedictorian tuition waiver program	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H1052	Relative to tuition for U.S. Veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H1053	Relative to instate tuition	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H1054	Relative to in-state tuition fairness	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H1056	Providing loan forgiveness for health care professionals serving underserved rural communities	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H1059	To expand UMMS class size and allow up to 25 non-Massachusetts residents	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H1061	Relative to equal opportunity for high school graduates in the commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H1071	Relative to higher education capital investment in gateway cities	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H1072	To further commercialization and job creation through innovation at research universities	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H1075	Relative to the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship Program	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H1077	Relative to establishing a tuition free program for teachers and paraprofessionals	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H1078	Relative to student’s rights in higher education	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H3249	Relative to campus safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H3426	To examine the advertising and lending practices of for-profit schools in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H3427	Relative to the purchase of iPads at Bridgewater State University	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
H3428	To promote college success in the commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4228	Replaces
S2097	For reimbursement for costs of the ‘Learning Contract’	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2098	To expand veterans survivor benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2099	Relative to breaking generational cycles of poverty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2101	Providing capital funding for public higher education.	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets	Similar To
S2102	Relative to strengthening and expanding affordable, quality higher education opportunities for residents of the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1040

To improve management and accountability in the delivery of state services