MA S707

Bill

Relative to college tuition and fees

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 college and universities tuition and fees. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing laws in Massachusetts to adjust college tuition and fees annually based on the growth of the annualized percentage rate, which is defined as the percentage increase or decrease in the Consumer Price Index for the Boston metropolitan area over the preceding 12 months. The bill specifies that tuition rates for the University of Massachusetts shall be subject to the approval of the University's Board of Trustees and not the approval of the state's Higher Education Council. Additionally, the bill removes the requirement that fees for state colleges and community colleges cannot exceed 25% of total student charges and instead ties the annual adjustment of fees to the annualized percentage rate.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (2)

Michael Rodrigues (D), Alan Silvia (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2487 (on 04/26/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S707

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S707
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S707.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1583	Establishing a tax deduction for donations to public colleges and universities	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H2997	By Mr. Cusack of Braintree, a petition (accompanied by order, House, No. 2997) of Mark J. Cusack, Jack Lewis and Natalie Higgins that the joint committee on Ways and Means and the House and Senate committees on Post Audit and Oversight hold public hearings requiring public colleges and universities to assign their portion of the pension liability of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4610	Similar To
H2998	Creating a sexual assault climate survey for Massachusetts colleges and universities	Accompanied a new draft, see H4159	Similar To
H4159	Resolve creating a task force on sexual misconduct climate surveys for colleges and universities in Massachusetts	New draft substituted, see H4810	Similar To
H4807	Order for H4159	No further action taken	Similar To
S112	Establishing a student tuition recovery fund	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1376	Relative to the University of Massachusetts police	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1590	Establishing a tax credit for individuals paying college tuition	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S2487	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Higher Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to higher education issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S668	To ensure tuition equity for Massachusetts residents	Accompanied a study order, see S2487	Similar To
S706	Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses	Accompanied a new draft, see S2081	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1583

Establishing a tax deduction for donations to public colleges and universities

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H2997

By Mr. Cusack of Braintree, a petition (accompanied by order, House, No. 2997) of Mark J. Cusack, Jack Lewis and Natalie Higgins that the joint committee on Ways and Means and the House and Senate committees on Post Audit and Oversight hold public hearings requiring public colleges and universities to assign their portion of the pension liability of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4610

Similar To

H2998

Creating a sexual assault climate survey for Massachusetts colleges and universities

Accompanied a new draft, see H4159

Similar To

H4159

Resolve creating a task force on sexual misconduct climate surveys for colleges and universities in Massachusetts

New draft substituted, see H4810

Similar To

H4807

Order for H4159

No further action taken

Similar To

S112

Establishing a student tuition recovery fund

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

Similar To

S1376

Relative to the University of Massachusetts police

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

Similar To

S1590

Establishing a tax credit for individuals paying college tuition

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S2487

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Higher Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to higher education issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S668

To ensure tuition equity for Massachusetts residents

Accompanied a study order, see S2487

Similar To

S706

Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses

Accompanied a new draft, see S2081

Similar To

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