Budget Amendment ID: FY2016-S3-597

EDU 597

NEBHE Compact

Messrs. Kennedy, Timilty, Rush, Moore and McGee moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7066-0000, in line 35 by striking out after the word “finance;” the following words: “provided further, that the department, in conjunction with the departments of higher education in the 5 other New England states, shall develop a regional student program for implementation in fiscal year 2017; provided further, that the program shall provide tuition discounts to out-of-state students seeking to attend Massachusetts institutions of higher education that provide academic programs not offered in the students’ home states; provided further, that the program shall secure tuition discounts for Massachusetts students seeking to attend institutions of higher education in one of the other 5 New England states that provide academic programs not offered in Massachusetts; provided further, that the department shall provide to the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later than March 1, 2016, a report on the progress to date on the planning and implementation of the program; provided further, that funds from this account shall be expended for the office of coordination; provided further, that funds from this account may be expended for the Commonwealth’s share of the cost of the compact for education; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the office of trustee relations”.