Bill Text: MA H1172 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishing the John and Abigail Adams scholarship program
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-08-23 - Accompanied a study order, see H04997 [H1172 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1172-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John W. Scibak
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the John and Abigail Adams scholarship program.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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John W. Scibak |
2nd Hampshire |
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Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1195 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to the John and Abigail Adams scholarship program.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 31. Section 16 of chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official
Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the ninth paragraph the following
paragraph:-
There shall be a John and Abigail Adams
Scholarship Program, administered by the Board of Higher Education, providing
for four years of tuition at the University of Massachusetts or at any of the
nine state and 15 community colleges to students who scored in the
Advanced category of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) on
one test and the Proficient or Advanced category on the other test and who scored
in the highest 25 percent in their district or in the highest 25 percent of all
students taking the test by the end of their junior year; and, in addition, those students in the top 10 per cent in their
district or in the highest 10 percent of all students taking the test by the
end of the junior year shall receive a waiver for $2,000 to offset the cost of
campus fees. Those students awarded tuition must complete their college studies
in four years or less and maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average. Those
students awarded tuition plus the $2,000 fee waiver must complete their college
studies in four years or less and maintain at least a 3.3 grade point average.
The Board of Higher Education shall establish guidelines relating to the
program, including an audit procedure to ensure that institutions are in
compliance with such guidelines. The Board of Higher Education shall verify the
amount of tuition and fee revenue, as applicable, that should be reimbursed to
campuses for students participating in the program. Said amount for the John
and Abigail Adams Scholarship Program shall be subject to appropriation.
