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H1461 • 2025

An Act to support access to vocational schools

An Act to support access to vocational schools

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Sponsor
Thomas M. Stanley
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 to support access to vocational schools

An Act to support access to vocational schools By Representative Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to support access to vocational schools By Representative Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1461) of Thomas M.
  • Stanley for legislation to make certain nursing students eligible for the MassReconnect scholarship program.
  • Higher Education.

Limits and Unknowns

  • 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 to support access to vocational schools
By Representative Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1461) of Thomas M. Stanley for legislation to make certain nursing students eligible for the MassReconnect scholarship program. Higher Education.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1461

Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, item 1596-2418 in Chapter 140 of the Acts of 2024 is amended by adding after “For MassReconnect, a scholarship program to provide financial assistance to students from the commonwealth who: (i) are enrolled in and pursuing a program of higher education at a public community college in the commonwealth” -

the following

“or a Practical Nursing Program at a Career/Vocational Technical Education School;”

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