Bill > S692

This bill aims to establish the Massachusetts Workforce Opportunity Scholarship program to provide tuition assistance for students seeking an associate's degree, certificate, or diploma from eligible community colleges in the state. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Defining the eligibility criteria for the scholarship, such as being a full-time student admitted to an eligible community college program within 5 years of high school graduation or GED/HiSET completion. 2. Requiring scholarship recipients to maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA, participate in mentoring and community service programs, and maintain continuous enrollment (with exceptions for approved leaves of absence). 3. Establishing the Massachusetts Workforce Opportunity Scholarship endowment fund as an irrevocable trust to be administered by the state treasurer and a board of trustees, with the fund's principal remaining untouched and only the investment income used to finance the scholarship program. 4. Mandating annual reporting on the scholarship program's effectiveness and a periodic review by the state auditor. The goal of the bill is to increase access to affordable higher education and support students in attaining associate's degrees or credentials from the state's community colleges.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S692