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H1456 • 2025

An Act relative to community colleges and the career technical initiative

An Act relative to community colleges and the career technical initiative

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Sponsor
Adam J. Scanlon
Last action
2026-01-07
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to community colleges and the career technical initiative

An Act relative to community colleges and the career technical initiative By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to community colleges and the career technical initiative By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1456) of Adam J.
  • Scanlon relative to community colleges and the career technical initiative.
  • Higher Education.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-07 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-08-28 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/11/2025 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM in A-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Higher Education

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to community colleges and the career technical initiative
By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1456) of Adam J. Scanlon relative to community colleges and the career technical initiative. Higher Education.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1456

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or session law to the contrary, community colleges as defined in Section 10 of Chapter 15A of the Massachusetts General Laws may apply for grant funding from the Career Technical Initiative operated by the Commonwealth Corporation for the purpose of building out industry-recognized credentialing pathways for adult learners in technical and trade fields through courses run in the evening. Community college based career technical institutes shall be required to meet the same standards for approval as career technical institutes based in vocational technical schools, and shall be included in all reports related to the Career Technical Initiative.

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