MA S672

Bill

Resolutions supporting efforts to ensure that students from Massachusetts have access to debt-free higher education at public colleges and universities

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 to support efforts to ensure that students from Massachusetts have access to debt-free higher education at public colleges and universities. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill supports efforts to ensure that students from Massachusetts have access to debt-free higher education at public colleges and universities. The key provisions include: 1) Ensuring all students have access to debt-free higher education, meaning no debt upon graduation from public institutions; 2) Supporting increased state funding for higher education to bring down costs for students; 3) Increasing student aid to cover the total cost of college without debt; 4) Encouraging innovation to increase efficiency and lower costs; and 5) Reducing the burden of existing student loan debt.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (15)

Mike Barrett (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Thomas Calter (D), Mike Connolly (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Anne Gobi (D), Paul Heroux (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Kathleen O'Connor Ives (D), Walter Timilty (D), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2469 (on 04/23/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S672

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S672
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S672.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H12	Relative to higher education boards and trustees	No further action taken	Similar To
H636	Relative to tuition for U.S. veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H4610	Similar To
H638	Resolutions supporting efforts to ensure that students from Massachusetts have access to debt-free higher education at public colleges and universities	Accompanied a new draft, see S2469	Similar To
H648	Relative to student’s rights in higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2081	Similar To
S1383	Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S142	Relative to graduate education for certain professionals	Accompanied a new draft, see H4454	Similar To
S1577	Establishing a college tuition tax deduction	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S2081	Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses	New draft substituted, as amended, see S2191	Similar To
S2266	To prevent bureaucratic overreach in the collection of student debt	No further action taken	Similar To
S2469	Resolve establishing a commission on tuition and fee-free and debt-free public higher education	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S667	Ensuring students' access to academic transcripts	Accompanied a new draft, see S2274	Similar To
S681	Promoting access to debt-free public higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2469	Similar To
S694	To require disclosure of conflicts of interests in academic institutions	Accompanied a study order, see S2487	Similar To
S702	Relative to strengthening and expanding higher education opportunities	Accompanied a new draft, see S2468	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

H12

Relative to higher education boards and trustees

No further action taken

Similar To

H636

Relative to tuition for U.S. veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H4610

Similar To

H638

Resolutions supporting efforts to ensure that students from Massachusetts have access to debt-free higher education at public colleges and universities

Accompanied a new draft, see S2469

Similar To

H648

Relative to student’s rights in higher education

Accompanied a new draft, see S2081

Similar To

S1383

Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S142

Relative to graduate education for certain professionals

Accompanied a new draft, see H4454

Similar To

S1577

Establishing a college tuition tax deduction

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S2081

Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses

New draft substituted, as amended, see S2191

Similar To

S2266

To prevent bureaucratic overreach in the collection of student debt

No further action taken

Similar To

S2469

Resolve establishing a commission on tuition and fee-free and debt-free public higher education

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S667

Ensuring students' access to academic transcripts

Accompanied a new draft, see S2274

Similar To

S681

Promoting access to debt-free public higher education

Accompanied a new draft, see S2469

Similar To

S694

To require disclosure of conflicts of interests in academic institutions

Accompanied a study order, see S2487

Similar To

S702

Relative to strengthening and expanding higher education opportunities

Accompanied a new draft, see S2468

Similar To

S706

Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses

Accompanied a new draft, see S2081

Similar To

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