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MA H1444
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Bradley Jones
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AI Summary
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Grants the Board of Higher Education authority to mandate financial literacy counseling for accepted applicants at all Massachusetts public higher education institutions regarding student loans and campus expenses
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Authorizes the Board to provide accepted students with a college financing plan developed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and U.S. Department of Education
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College financing plans must include estimated costs of attendance (tuition, fees, housing, meals, books, supplies, transportation) plus available grants, scholarships, work-study, and loan options
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Institutions may provide the college financing plan electronically in a printable format
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Adds new Section 46 to Chapter 15A of Massachusetts General Laws, with the Board authorized to promulgate implementing regulations
Legislative Description
Relative to higher education financial literacy counseling
Last Action
Accompanied a new draft, see H4652
10/27/2025