SENATE DOCKET, NO. 719        FILED ON: 1/14/2025

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jacob R. Oliveira

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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 the endowment match program.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 719        FILED ON: 1/14/2025

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 845 OF 2023-2024.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act relative to the endowment match program.

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 15E of chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 8 and 12, the words “subject to appropriation” and by adding the following paragraph:-

Not less than $30,000,000 shall be expended for the purposes of continuing the implementation of section 15E of chapter 15A of the General Laws to encourage private fundraising by the Commonwealth’s public institutions of higher education for the endowment and capital outlay programs of those institutions; provided further, that the board of higher education shall implement this program in a manner which ensures that each institution shall have an opportunity to secure matching funds from this item; provided further, that $10,000,000 shall be allocated to the University of Massachusetts; provided further, that $10,000,000 shall be allocated to state universities; provided further, that $10,000,000 shall be allocated to community colleges; provided further, that if any funds allocated herein for disbursement to community colleges shall be unused, the remaining funds shall be made available to the state universities; provided further, that if any funds allocated herein for disbursement to state universities shall be unused, the remaining funds shall be made available to the University of Massachusetts.