SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2168

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Twenty-Four

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SENATE, March 19, 2014.

The committee on Higher Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 276) of Bruce E. Tarr  for legislation to authorize Performance-Based Education Funding; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 573) of Gale D. Candaras and James B. Eldridge  for legislation relative to a law student repayment assistance program.; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 574) of Gale D. Candaras, John W. Scibak, Stephen L. DiNatale, Ruth B. Balser and other members of the General Court  for legislation to promote higher education among employees of human services provider organizations.; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 576) of Jack Wilson  for legislation relative to college fees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 577) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Sal N. DiDomenico, William N. Brownsberger, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court  for legislation relative to equal access to higher education and generating revenue for the Commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 578) of Eileen M. Donoghue and James Arciero  for legislation relative to fees at community colleges and state universities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 580) of Jessie Wright  for legislation to provide full student representation on the Univeristy of Massachusetts Board of Trustees.; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 581) of Patricia D. Jehlen  for legislation relative to the rights of faculty members at the University of Massachusetts; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 582) of Michael R. Knapik, Peter V. Kocot, Sal N. DiDomenico, Marjorie C. Decker and others  for legislation to provide coverage of educational expenses to deceased veterans; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 583) of Thomas M. McGee and Sal N. DiDomenico  for legislation to ensure equal access to college course materials for visually impaired students; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 584) of Michael O. Moore, Michael R. Knapik, Cory Atkins, Karen E. Spilka and others  for legislation relative to nursing school articulation between degree  granting programs of  state and community colleges of the Commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 585) of Michael O. Moore, Tom Sannicandro, Jennifer L. Flanagan, Michael R. Knapik and other members of the General Court  for legislation to establish a commission on the funding needs for quality public higher education; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 586) of Stanley C. Rosenberg, Sean Garballey, Peter V. Kocot and Daniel A. Wolf  for legislation to support access and excellence in public higher education; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 587) of Karen E. Spilka, John W. Scibak, Stephen L. DiNatale, Alan Silvia and other members of the General Court  for legislation to promote higher education among employees of human services provider organizations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 588) of Bruce E. Tarr  for legislation to establish the Finish Line Scholarship program; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 589) of Bruce E. Tarr, Leonard Mirra, Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and Robert L. Hedlund  for legislation relative to oversight on eligibility for tuition and fee waivers; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 590) of James E. Timilty  for legislation to establish a Master of Library Science assistance program, report the accompanying Order  (Senate, No. 2168).

For the committee,

Michael O. Moore

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2168

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Fourteen

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Ordered, That the committee on Higher Education be authorized and directed to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents numbered 276, 573, 574, 576, 577, 578, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, and 590 relative to higher education.