By Messrs. Koutoujian of Waltham and Flynn of Bridgewater, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1185) of Peter J. Koutoujian and others relative to the designation of certain higher educational institutions of the Commonwealth as universities.  Higher Education.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Peter J. Koutoujian

David L. Flynn

James H. Fagan

Stephen R. Canessa

Patricia A. Haddad

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to higher education institutions.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 5 of chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following subsections:-

Section 5A.  Any public institutions in the system of higher education, as listed in section 5 of chapter 15A, may be designated as a university if said institution meets the criteria set forth by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for either a doctorate granting university or a masters’ degree granting college or university, pending the approval of the board of trustees of said institution, as defined below:

(a) doctorate granting university -  if said institution awards at least 20 doctoral degrees per year – excluding doctoral-level degrees that qualify recipients for entry into professional practice, including but not limited to the JD, MD, PharmD, DPT, and doctoral-level degrees  from special focus institutions and tribal colleges.

(b) Masters degree granting college or university - if said institution awards at least 50 master’s degrees per year – excluding special focus institutions and tribal colleges