Bill > S2468

This bill aims to strengthen and expand higher education opportunities in Massachusetts. Key provisions include: - Providing additional state funding for public higher education institutions, including the University of Massachusetts, state universities, and community colleges, to fully fund their operating and capital needs. This includes a requirement to freeze tuition and fees if the additional funding is provided. - Expanding the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship program, which provides tuition waivers to high-achieving students at public institutions. - Establishing education opportunity coordinator positions at community colleges to assist recipients of transitional aid in pursuing certificates or associate's degrees. - Creating a TAFDC Career Pathways Trust Fund to provide employment opportunities for TAFDC recipients enrolled in community college programs. - Implementing a transfer system to enable seamless credit transfer between public higher education institutions. - Requiring standardized financial aid disclosures and promoting financial literacy education in K-12 schools. - Piloting programs to assist low-income families in saving for college, provide loan repayment assistance for social workers, and create student-employer partnerships. - Authorizing $4.2 billion in bonds for capital improvements at public higher education campuses.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2468