MA S112

Bill

Establishing a student tuition recovery fund

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
02/14/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a student tuition recovery fund. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a Student Tuition Recovery Fund to fully reimburse students who suffer economic loss due to a for-profit school's discontinuation of educational programs, failure to fulfill contractual obligations, or other unlawful conduct. The fund will be administered by the Attorney General and will be financed by annual assessments paid by for-profit schools based on a percentage of their gross tuition and fees. The Attorney General can use the fund to pursue loan cancellation or discharge to relieve students' economic loss and can delay claim payments to resolve student loan issues. The Division of Professional Licensure and the Board of Higher Education can deny or revoke licenses and approvals for for-profit schools that fail to pay their assessments to the fund.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (31)

Jim Arciero (D), Jennifer Benson (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Tony Cabral (D), Thomas Calter (D), Gailanne Cariddi (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Kenneth Donnelly (D), Eileen Donoghue (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Jennifer Flanagan (D), Cindy Friedman (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Sheila Harrington (R), Jay Kaufman (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), Eric Lesser (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), James Miceli (D), Rady Mom (D), Mike Moore (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Denise Provost (D), Mike Rush (D), Bruce Tarr (R), Walter Timilty (D), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 02/14/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S112

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S112
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S112.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1951	Amend Chapter 23K by adding after section 63, the following new section:	Accompanied a study order, see H4584	Similar To
H403	To protect open space, historical resources, and community housing from coastal threats	Accompanied a study order, see H4571	Similar To
H4167	Relative to adequate condominium reserve funds	Accompanied a study order, see H4294	Similar To
H627	Establishing a student tuition recovery fund	No further action taken	Similar To
H970	Providing support to local municipalities and their police departments	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1158	To increase the amount that may be appropriated from the balance of a capital project fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2342	Similar To
S2267	Relative to PEG access and cable related funds	Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a new draft, see S2341	Similar To
S2686	Relative to PEG access and cable related funds	No further action taken	Similar To
S577	Relative to public funds	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S644	Benefitting the Community Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To
S656	Relative to hospital profit and fairness	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To
S80	Relative to the smart growth housing trust fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2342	Similar To

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