Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Higher Education

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Friday, July 18, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-2 and Virtual

Event Description

Hearing #3

The Joint Committee on Higher Education will hold a hybrid public hearing to solicit written and oral testimony in-person and remotely on the bills listed to the right.

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the agreement of the Chairs.

All matters filed in the House that are listed above are required to be reported on by September 16th, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be livestreamed on the General Court website . Hearings will be recorded and posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Higher Education hearing page.

Advanced registration is strongly encouraged. Those wishing to register should fill out the form at this link. The deadline to register is Thursday, July 17th at 5:00 p.m. Individuals who miss the deadline to pre-register for testimony may appear on the day of the hearing and sign-up to speak in person on forms provided by committee staff outside of the hearing room. Time permitting, when all pre-registered individuals have been called to testify, the Chairs will then call any individuals who sign up on the day of the hearing.

It is the intention of the committee to limit oral testimony to 3 minutes; however, the committee welcomes submission of additional longer statements in writing, which can be submitted via email to BOTH Dave.Rogers@mahouse.gov AND Jo.Comerford@masenate.gov. If you choose to email testimony, please put “TESTIMONY- July 18^th Hearing” and the bill number in the subject line. Testimony can also be mailed to the House and Senate Chair:

CHAIR DAVE ROGERS

JOINT COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

24 BEACON ST ROOM 473-B

BOSTON MA 02133

CHAIR JO COMERFORD

JOINT COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

24 BEACON ST ROOM 410

BOSTON MA 02133

At the discretion of the Chairs and per committee rules, written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. The committee may limit availability or redact testimony including, without limitation, testimony that is obscene, contains sensitive personal information, information about minors, or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others.

This hearing will be chaired by House Chair Dave Rogers. If you have any questions regarding the hearing, legislation, format of the hearing or reasonable accommodations required to ensure people with disabilities can participate fully in the committee process, please email: George Armstrong at George.Armstrong@mahouse.gov. House Chair Rogers office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-2263.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Higher Education - 7-18-2025	7/18/2025 1:00 PM	03:30:34

Student and Financial Aid 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.1431	An Act expanding access to higher education tuition and fee waivers for adopted foster children	Sean Garballey
S.918	An Act expanding access to higher education tuition and fee waivers for adopted foster children	Joanne M. Comerford
H.1423	An Act relative to social work uplifting practices and exam removal	Christine P. Barber
S.218	An Act relative to social work uplifting practices and exam removal (“The SUPER Act”)	Sal N. DiDomenico
H.4044	An Act relative to tuition and student loan reimbursement in gateway cities	Rita A. Mendes
H.1451	An Act protecting public higher education student information	Michael J. Moran
S.947	An Act protecting public higher education student information	Jacob R. Oliveira
H.1442	An Act relative to the expansion of the valedictorian tuition waiver program	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.1443	An Act relative to higher education tuition and fee waivers for seniors	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.1444	An Act relative to higher education financial literacy counseling	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.1450	An Act relative to instate tuition	Marc T. Lombardo
H.1453	An Act establishing a fund to further educational opportunities for caregivers to adults with disabilities	David M. Rogers
H.1459	An Act to modernize financial aid access	Danillo A. Sena
S.411	An Act to modernize financial aid access	Paul W. Mark
H.1436	An Act relative to debt-free public higher education	Natalie M. Higgins
S.929	An Act relative to debt-free public higher education	James B. Eldridge
H.1463	An Act relative to a tuition and fee freeze at all public colleges and universities	Jeffrey Rosario Turco
S.945	An Act assisting low-income students success through work-study	Michael O. Moore
S.946	An Act creating a scholarship fund to increase the number of medical providers who are knowledgeable in autism	Patrick M. O'Connor
H.1427	An Act reducing the cost of attending college	Mindy Domb
H.1422	Resolve providing for the study and investigation relative to expanding the in-state higher education tuition and fee waiver program	James C. Arena-DeRosa
H.1465	An Act relative to establishing a tuition free program for teachers and paraprofessionals	Steven Ultrino
H.1438	An Act increasing awareness of public student loan forgiveness	Natalie M. Higgins
S.942	An Act to establish a reduced fare pilot program for students aboard South Coast Rail	Mark C. Montigny
H.1428	An Act relative to tuition waivers for children raised by a grandparent or other relative	Paul J. Donato
S.924	An Act relative to tuition waivers for children raised by a grandparent or other relative	Julian Cyr

	Document
	S.218
	S.411
	S.918
	S.924
	S.929
	S.945
	S.942
	S.946
	S.947

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Higher Education

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