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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act increasing grants and scholarships for public higher education students.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/19/2011

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/3/2011

Richard Bastien

2nd Worcester

2/3/2011

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

2/3/2011

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/3/2011

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/4/2011

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

1/28/2011

Ellen Story

3rd Hampshire

2/3/2011

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

2/4/2011

Cleon H. Turner

1st Barnstable

2/4/2011


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

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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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.