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MA S 2698

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Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Higher Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to higher education policy matters

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · upper

Description

Senate, November 6, 2025 -- The committee on Higher Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 925) of Julian Cyr and Francisco E. Paulino for legislation to support access to vocational schools by creating MassReconnect, a scholarship program to provide financial assistance to students from the commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 927) of Peter J. Durant and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to require higher educational institutions to provide certain information to students applying for or changing their major field of study; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 931) of Paul R. Feeney for legislation to establish a Master of Library Science assistance program; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 938) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation to require disclosure of conflicts of interests in academic institutions; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 952) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to support access to practical nursing programs in vocational schools, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2698).

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Status date
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Latest action
2025-11-19 — Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules
Bill type
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Sponsors

  • Joint Committee on Higher Educationprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-11-06

    Reported from the committee on Higher Education

  2. 2025-11-06

    Accompanied by S925, S927, S931, S938 and S952

  3. 2025-11-06

    Order reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

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  4. 2025-11-19

    Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

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Related bills

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2698

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