SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1321        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 660

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Eileen M. Donoghue

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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 relative to fees at community colleges and state universities.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Eileen M. Donoghue

First Middlesex

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1321        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 660

By Ms. Donoghue, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 660) of Eileen M. Donoghue, James B. Eldridge, Stephen L. DiNatale, James Arciero and others for legislation relative to fees at community colleges and state universities.  Higher Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 578 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to fees at community colleges and state universities.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, section 22 of chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, shall hereby be amended by inserting after the word “process”, in line 14, the following:-

The rate of increase for fees shall not exceed the immediately preceding 3-year average of the Consumer Price Index for Massachusetts.  Each community college or state university may petition for a higher increase with the board of higher education, and in contemplating approval, the board shall consider the quality of the educational programs offered at the community college or state university as well as the burden that this increase would impose on students.