HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2634        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3553

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Natalie Higgins

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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 to fund a more affordable public higher education system in Massachusetts.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

1/20/2017

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

 

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

 

Solomon Goldstein-Rose

3rd Hampshire

 

Juana B. Matias

16th Essex

 

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

4/4/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2634        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3553

By Ms. Higgins of Leominster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3553) of Natalie Higgins and others for legislation to establish a fund to be known as the education fund.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act to fund a more affordable public higher education system in Massachusetts.

 

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

Chapter 23K of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 64 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a fund to be known as the Education Fund. The fund shall be credited any monies transferred under section 59 and all monies credited to or transferred to the fund from any other fund or source. Expenditures from the fund shall be subject to appropriation; provided, however, that 35 per cent of the funds shall be appropriated to the Finish Line Grant Program established in section 16 of chapter 15A; and provided further, that any expenditures from the fund for K-12 education shall be used to supplement, and not offset, any reduction in line-item 7061-0008 of the general appropriation act from the previous fiscal year's general appropriation act.