HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 906 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 351
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sean Garballey
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act increasing grants and scholarships for public higher education students .
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex |
James Arciero | 2nd Middlesex |
Richard Bastien | 2nd Worcester |
James J. Dwyer | 30th Middlesex |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden |
Frank I. Smizik | 15th Norfolk |
Ellen Story | 3rd Hampshire |
Benjamin Swan | 11th Hampden |
Cleon H. Turner | 1st Barnstable |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 906 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 351
By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 351) of Sean Garballey and others increasing grants and scholarships for public higher education students. Higher Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act increasing grants and scholarships for public higher education students .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 16 of Chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby amended in the second paragraph by striking the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following new sentence:-
The amount of awards to qualified students shall be determined by using an indexing system which shall be included in the guidelines established by the council to govern this program; provided, however, that in no case shall the total amount of awards to students attending independent colleges, universities, schools of nursing or any other programs in non-public institutions of higher education exceed in any year the total amount of awards to students attending public higher education institutions in the commonwealth.
