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This bill requires the University of Massachusetts and the University of Massachusetts Medical School to develop and implement provisions for payback in learning contracts entered into by students admitted starting in the 2015 academic year and every year thereafter. The learning contracts will require students to provide at least 4 years of service within the Commonwealth in areas of primary care, public or community service, or underserved areas, as determined by the Department of Public Health and a learning contract committee. The Commonwealth, not the medical school, will bear the cost of these learning contracts. If a student does not fulfill the payback service, they will be required to repay the difference between the tuition paid and the regular tuition amount, plus 8% annual interest, which the medical school will remit to the Commonwealth. The Chancellor will provide annual reports on the learning contracts, including the number of participating students, their areas of payback, the effects on underserved areas, the number utilizing the repayment option, and the aggregate tuition that would have been received without the contracts.

Education

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S666