our BILLS
The Cherish Act establishes a blueprint for a world-class system of public higher education.
Passing the Cherish Act Would Mean:
Properly investing in the Commonwealth’s most important engine of democracy, opportunity and economic prosperity. Enabling more people to benefit from public higher education by:
- Increasing scholarship aid to provide debt-free public college for students.
- Creating a debt-free community college program in FY24, and for four-year universities subsequently.
- Eliminating student fees related to capital debt, fringe benefit and payroll costs.
high quality, affordable public higher education should be a right IN MASSACHUSETTS.
The Debt-Free Public Higher Education Bill Would:
- Establish that it is the policy of Massachusetts to guarantee free public higher education as a right for all students, including undocumented students living in Massachusetts.
- Create a grant program to pay the equivalent of tuition and mandatory fees for an eligible student at any Massachusetts public college or university, or certificate, vocational or training program at a public institution.
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