HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2166 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1224
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 higher education financial literacy counseling.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/17/2019 |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex | 1/24/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 1/17/2019 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 1/17/2019 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 1/31/2019 |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable | 1/28/2019 |
Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth | 1/29/2019 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 1/30/2019 |
Shawn Dooley | 9th Norfolk | 1/30/2019 |
Michael J. Soter | 8th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol | 1/31/2019 |
Donald H. Wong | 9th Essex | 1/31/2019 |
Alyson M. Sullivan | 7th Plymouth | 1/31/2019 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2166 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1224
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1224) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to financial literacy counseling for students accepted at public institutions of higher education. Higher Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act relative to higher education financial literacy counseling.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:-
Section 45. The board of higher education shall have the authority to mandate that each public higher education institution provide financial literacy counseling to accepted applicants of the institution relative to student loans and other expenses to students upon arriving on campus. The Board is further authorized to provide a financial aid shopping sheet developed by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the United States Department of Education under 20 USC 1001 et. seq. to said accepted applicants of the institution. The financial aid shopping sheet shall include estimated cost of attendance including tuition and fees, housing and meals, books and supplies, transportation and other education costs as well as grants and scholarships and work-study and loan options. The public institution of higher education may provide an electronic version of the financial aid information shopping sheet in a printable format. The board of higher education may promulgate regulations to carry out the purposes of this section.