SENATE DOCKET, NO. 622        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Marc R. Pacheco

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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 UMass tuition credit.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 622        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 846

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 855 OF 2021-2022.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to UMass tuition credit.

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. Section 1B of Chapter 75 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding at the end of subsection (f) the following words:- “The value of the tuition credit shall be adjusted annually to ensure the value of said credit is worth no less than 12.5 % of the total student charges for the academic year.”

SECTION 2. Said Section 1B of said Chapter 75, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out subsection (g) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(g) The board of trustees shall not accept any tuition waivers, grants or scholarships identified in chapter 15A or any other general or special law that are in the form of tuition or fee waivers established on or after July 1, 2016 unless the reduction is accompanied with an appropriation that fully supports the reduction or the reduction is approved by the board of trustees or unless said reduction is secured in a collective bargaining contract.