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H1465 • 2025

An Act relative to establishing a tuition free program for teachers and paraprofessionals

An Act relative to establishing a tuition free program for teachers and paraprofessionals

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Sponsor
Ultrino, Steven
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5179
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to establishing a tuition free program for teachers and paraprofessionals

An Act relative to establishing a tuition free program for teachers and paraprofessionals By Representatives Ultrino of Malden and Howard of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to establishing a tuition free program for teachers and paraprofessionals By Representatives Ultrino of Malden and Howard of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1465) of Steven Ultrino that the Board of Higher Education be directed to establish a program for certain school teachers and paraprofessionals to attend courses at public institutions of higher education at no tuition cost.
  • 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. 2026-03-05 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5179

  2. 2025-07-07 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  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 establishing a tuition free program for teachers and paraprofessionals
By Representatives Ultrino of Malden and Howard of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1465) of Steven Ultrino that the Board of Higher Education be directed to establish a program for certain school teachers and paraprofessionals to attend courses at public institutions of higher education at no tuition cost. Higher Education.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1465

Section 19 of Chapter 15A of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

The Board of Higher Education shall institute, in conjunction with the Board of Education, a program to allow any public school teacher or paraprofessional presently working in the Commonwealth to attend courses at public institutions of Higher Education in the Commonwealth at no tuition cost.

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