Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Higher Education

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-2 and Virtual

Event Description

Hearing #5

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chairs.

All matters filed in the House that are listed above are required to be reported on by December 15, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

Members of the public are 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 registration form at this link. The deadline to register is Tuesday, October 14, 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, and individuals offering testimony on multiple bills must also do so within the 3-minute time limit. 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 - October 16th 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: Emily Doppel at Emily.Doppel@mahouse.gov. Chair Rogers office can also be reached via telephone: (617) 722-2263.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Higher Education -10-16-2025	10/16/2025 1:00 PM	01:12:19

Hearing #5 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.1421	An Act establishing the John F. Kennedy service scholarship program for student debt relief for peace corps, americorps, and commonwealth corps alumni	James C. Arena-DeRosa
H.1437	An Act relative to transcript notations	Natalie M. Higgins
H.1439	An Act providing full student representation on the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees	Daniel J. Hunt
H.1440	An Act relative to the Honorable George V. Kenneally, Jr	Daniel J. Hunt
H.1445	An Act relative to establishing institutional public private partnerships	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.1446	An Act clarifying Meningococcal Vaccine Policy	Patrick Joseph Kearney
H.1449	An Act ensuring students' access to academic transcripts	David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
H.1464	An Act relative to the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center	Chynah Tyler
H.1468	An Act designating the Senator Bill Owens Center at the University of Massachusetts Boston	Christopher J. Worrell
S.941	An Act designating the Senator Bill Owens Center at the University of Massachusetts Boston	Liz Miranda
H.4113	An Act relative to addressing higher education sexual misconduct	Tram T. Nguyen
H.4544	An Act relative to Hispanic-serving institutions	Michael P. Kushmerek
S.926	An Act protecting students abroad	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.927	An Act promoting educational awareness and opportunity	Peter J. Durant
S.931	An Act to establish a master of library science assistance program	Paul R. Feeney
S.935	An Act protecting students and increasing accountability at Massachusetts colleges and universities	Edward J. Kennedy

Present (13)

Joanne M. Comerford (SEN)

David M. Rogers (HOU)

Shirley B. Arriaga (HOU)

Michelle L. Badger (HOU)

Kelly A. Dooner (SEN)

Carmine Lawrence Gentile (HOU)

Tara T. Hong (HOU)

Vanna Howard (HOU)

Joan Meschino (HOU)

Pavel M. Payano (SEN)

Kelly W. Pease (HOU)

Michael J. Soter (HOU)

Richard G. Wells, Jr. (HOU)

Absent (2)

Paul W. Mark (SEN) *

Susannah M. Whipps (HOU) *

Hearing Conflicts (1)

Michael O. Moore (SEN)
*Legislative session

	Document
	H.1421
	H.1437
	H.1439
	H.1440
	H.1445
	H.1446
	H.1449
	H.1464
	H.1468
	H.4113
	H.4544

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Higher Education

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