JOINT COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

House Staff:
Room 472
State House
Boston, MA 02133 House Staff Telephone: (617) 722-2013


Senate Staff
: Room 416A
State House
Boston, MA 02133 Senate Staff Telephone: (617) 722-1570


It shall be the duty of the committee on Higher Education to consider all matters concerning higher education in the Commonwealth and such other matters as may be referred.


Members appointed to the committee:

O'Leary of Cape and Islands
Downing of Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin
Moore of Worcester and Norfolk
Spilka of Second Middlesex and Norfolk
Rosenberg of Hampshire and Franklin
Brown of Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex
K. J. Murphy of Lowell
Speliotis of Danvers
Sullivan of Fall River
Callahan of Sutton
Donelan of Orange
Pignatelli of Lenox
Calter of Kingston
DiNatale of Fitchburg
Aguiar of Fall River
Humason of Westfield
Peterson of Grafton

List of matters that have been referred to the committee:

Senate, No. 3 -- General appropriation bill
Senate, No. 184 -- Unwanted communications.
Senate, No. 186 -- Dept. of Mental Health,- notice.
Senate, No. 197 -- Law enforcement,-underage.
Senate, No. 315 -- Veterans' siblings.
Senate, No. 318 -- Fun,-loan repayment.
Senate, No. 436 -- Initiative and referendum questions,- anti fraud.
Senate, No. 708 -- Wallace Civic Center and Planetarium,- operation.
Senate, No. 709 -- Scholarhsip information.
Senate, No. 710 -- Fitchburg State College,- McKay School.
Senate, No. 711 -- Accessible handicapped on campus housing.
Senate, No. 712 -- Penalties for hazing or harrassing.
Senate, No. 713 -- Veterans,-fee waivers.
Senate, No. 714 -- Massachusetts high school graduates.
Senate, No. 715 -- Salem State College Assistance Corporation.
Senate, No. 716 -- Tuition,- children of state employees.
Senate, No. 717 -- Steven L. Adams,- childrens' tuition.
Senate, No. 718 -- UMASS,- extension programs.
Senate, No. 719 -- Massachusetts Community College System.
Senate, No. 720 -- Massachusetts,-University.
Senate, No. 721 -- Higher,-education.
Senate, No. 722 -- Brockton,- college collaborative.
Senate, No. 723 -- James Burke building.
Senate, No. 724 -- Umass,-faculty.
Senate, No. 725 -- Educational expenses,-deceased veterans.
Senate, No. 726 -- UMass Board of Trustees.
Senate, No. 727 -- Bristol Community College.
Senate, No. 728 -- Colleges and universities.
Senate, No. 729 -- Higher education assistance.
Senate, No. 730 -- Workforce training.
Senate, No. 731 -- Physicians,- access.
Senate, No. 732 -- Higher education,- excellence.
Senate, No. 733 -- Higher education.
Senate, No. 734 -- Community college,- access.
Senate, No. 735 -- Loan forgiveness,- tax incentives.
Senate, No. 736 -- Financial aid.
Senate, No. 737 -- Sexual assault prevention.
Senate, No. 738 -- Higher education and job training.
Senate, No. 739 -- Public higher education system.
Senate, No. 740 -- Higher education,- human service providers.
Senate, No. 741 -- Sign language,- workforce.
Senate, No. 742 -- Northeastern Massachusetts Nursing Intitute.
Senate, No. 743 -- Direct care workers,- loans.
Senate, No. 2009 -- Master of Library Science.
Senate, No. 2163 -- Boston University.
Senate, No. 2190 -- MassArt,- status.
Senate, No. 2209 -- Wallace Civic Center and Planetarium, -operation.
Senate, No. 2260 -- Veterans,- tuition waiver.
Senate, No. 2361 -- Gardner,- land conveyance.
Senate, No. 2580 -- Higher education assistance.
Senate, No. 2581 -- Massachusetts Community College System.
Senate, No. 2582 -- Sign language,- workforce.
Senate, No. 2607 -- Higher Education,- study.
Senate, No. 2642 -- MASSART,- status.
House, No. 512 -- Higher Education Consortium.
House, No. 546 -- Visually impaired students.
House, No. 548 -- Deaf and sign language studies.
House, No. 563 -- Credit card payments.
House, No. 687 -- Absentee voting.
House, No. 1172 -- Abstinence education
House, No. 1173 -- Business schools, -exemption.
House, No. 1174 -- Colleges, -resident tuitions.
House, No. 1175 -- State colleges, -course credits.
House, No. 1176 -- Charitable institutions.
House, No. 1177 -- Higher education, -student fees.
House, No. 1178 -- North Shore Community Assistance.
House, No. 1179 -- State colleges, -alcoholic beverages use.
House, No. 1180 -- Higher education, -degree programs.
House, No. 1181 -- Tobacco advertising, -tax deduction.
House, No. 1182 -- Teachers, -free tuition.
House, No. 1183 -- Salem State College.
House, No. 1184 -- Polish history, -pioneer valley.
House, No. 1185 -- State universities, -designating.
House, No. 1186 -- Higher education, -financial statements.
House, No. 1187 -- Technical collage.
House, No. 1188 -- Public universities.
House, No. 1189 -- Foster Furcolo, -community colleges.
House, No. 1190 -- Academic bill of rights.
House, No. 1191 -- Social workers, -child welfare.
House, No. 1192 -- University of Massachusetts.
House, No. 1193 -- College students, -course materials.
House, No. 1194 -- Teachers, -tuition waivers.
House, No. 1195 -- Adams scholarship program.
House, No. 1196 -- Adams scholarship program.
House, No. 1197 -- Higher education, -in-state tuition rates.
House, No. 1198 -- George V. Kenneally, Jr.
House, No. 1199 -- Teachers/paraprofessionals, -tuition.
House, No. 1200 -- Colleges, -textbooks.
House, No. 3040 -- Adopted students, -tuition waivers.
House, No. 3229 -- Port Authority, -board of directors.
House, No. 3857 -- Students, -parental notification.
House, No. 3989 -- College of Art.
House, No. 4088 -- Mass. College of Art.
House, No. 4280 -- Higher Education, -capital improvements.
House, No. 4538 -- Higher education capital improvment
House, No. 4679 -- Higher education, -study.
House, No. 4680 -- Public higher education, -study.
House, No. 4914 -- Loan repayment program.

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