Massachusetts 194th General Court Status: Introduced 1 R cosponsors

S927 — An Act promoting educational awareness and opportunity

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 194th General Court. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

An Act promoting educational awareness and opportunity

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This bill requires public institutions of higher education to provide specific information to students regarding their chosen major.

  • Chapter 15A, Section 44

    Section 44 1/2. Any public institution of higher education as defined in Section 5 shall be required to collect and provide to all students, when applying for or changing their major field of study, the following information: (i) The estimated cost in total for the selected major when taking the required courses to complete such major; (ii) the average amount of debt students who have completed a degree in such major in the past three years have acquired upon graduation for the chosen major; (iii) the professions that recent graduates within the major have acquired, within 1 year of graduation, including the number who have not received jobs and have not continued on to higher education programs; and (iv) the average salary of recent graduates, within 3 years, with the major.

    This establishes new requirements for data collection and disclosure about academic majors for public higher education institutions.

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 203 not signed on

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Not signed on (203)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S927 do?
An Act promoting educational awareness and opportunity
Who sponsors S927?
S927 is sponsored by Peter J. Durant (Republican).
What is the current status of S927?
This bill died with 194th General Court. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track S927?
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