MA S678

Bill

Reforming the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to codifying and reforming the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship Program. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill codifies and reforms the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship Program. The key provisions include: 1) Defining an "eligible institution" as a public institution of higher education in Massachusetts, and an "eligible program" as any state-supported undergraduate degree program offered by an eligible institution. 2) Establishing the eligibility criteria for the scholarship, which includes graduating from a Massachusetts high school, finishing in the top 10% of the student's high school class, maintaining a 3.0 GPA, filing the FAFSA, and meeting other academic and residency requirements. 3) Providing the scholarship to eligible students, which covers the cost of tuition and fees for up to 8 semesters within 6 years of high school graduation. 4) Requiring high schools to provide a list of eligible students to the Office of Student Financial Assistance, which will then notify those students of their eligibility. 5) Mandating annual reporting and auditing of the scholarship program by the eligible institutions and the Board of Higher Education, in order to evaluate its effectiveness and make necessary adjustments to the eligibility criteria.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (3)

Jim Arciero (D), Eileen Donoghue (D), Kevin Kuros (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2468 (on 04/23/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S678

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S678
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S678.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2565	Relative to pension reform	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H283	Relative to special education transportation funding reform	Accompanied a new draft, see S2325	Similar To
H367	Relative to campaign finance reform	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
S1342	Relative to voluntary towing reform	New draft substituted, see S2354	Similar To
S1640	Relative to corporate excise tax reform	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S2175	Reforming agricultural preservation restrictions	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2185	Relative to criminal justice reform	Reprinted as amended, see S2200	Similar To
S2354	Relative to voluntary towing reform	No further action taken	Similar To
S2468	Relative to strengthening and expanding higher education opportunities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S388	For political party endorsement reform	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Similar To
S391	For Primary Election Reform	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Similar To
S728	For Chapter 40B reform and improvement	Accompanied a study order, see S2404	Similar To
S92	To promote livable communities and zoning reform act	Accompanied a study order, see S2361	Similar To

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