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Chapter 15A

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15A

Public Education

1Policy and goals 3AStatewide educational technology plan; goals; development and implementation 4Board of higher education; membership 5Public institutions of higher education system 5AGovernor Foster Furcolo Community Colleges 5BNo cost community college program 6Department of higher education; Commissioner; other employees; appointments; salaries; powers and duties 7Mission statements; development, approval and adoption 7ABoard of higher education; performance measurement system 9Powers and duties of council 9AAmerican Sign Language 9BNeeds-based financial assistance program; scholarships; guidelines 10Definitions 11Council actions permitted to aid and contribute to performances of educational and other purposes of community colleges 12Council actions permitted to provide for HEFA expenses and for payments of indebtedness incurred on behalf of community colleges or affiliates 13HEFA; sale or lease of buildings, lands or other property; proceeds 14Powers under Secs. 11 and 12 exercised on behalf of University of Massachusetts and affiliates 15Estimate of ordinary maintenance and revenues; capital outlay requests; allocation of appropriations 15BBudget cycle; preparation and submission of budget requests; comments and recommendations 15CExpenditures and revenues; management and accounting reporting system 15DPersonnel administrative reporting and information system 15EPublic higher education endowment incentive and capital outlay contribution program; matching formula; termination of program 15FCommunity college workforce training incentive program 15GStackable credentials 16Scholarship programs; guidelines 16AHigh demand targeted scholarship program; eligibility; duties and responsibilities of the board and Massachusetts state scholarship office; annual report 17Teaching learning corps program 18Qualifying student health insurance programs; participation; compliance procedures report; penalties for noncompliance; compliance with the federal Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act 19Tuition and fee waiver program; guidelines; annual report 19AStudent loan repayment program; guidelines; expenses for administration 19BTeacher signing bonus program; regulations 19CMaster teacher corps program; regulations 19DScholarship program known as tomorrow's educators program; guidelines 19EPrincipal and superintendent recruitment program 19FEarly education and care educator scholarship program 19GEarly education and care educator loan forgiveness program 20Educational opportunities information center 21Board of trustees for Sec. 5 institutions; membership; qualifications; tenure; vacancies 22Board of trustees of community colleges or state universities; powers and duties 22AReggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center; establishment; powers and duties of board 23Board of trustees; estimate for institution's ordinary maintenance and revenues 24Board of trustees; authorized purchases 24ACooperative purchasing; Massachusetts higher education consortium 25Refusal to elect and contract with blind teaching candidates 26Summer sessions; evening classes 27Dormitories; nonsmoking rooms; rules and regulations 28Establishment and maintenance of bank branch on grounds of public higher education institutions 29Definitions; use of student fee funds for legislative agents' costs 30Developmentally disabled residents; waiver of standardized college entrance aptitude tests 30ADevelopmentally disabled residents; waiver of requirements; guidelines to select students to participate in higher education; associated costs; behavioral policies; liability; duty of care; annual report 31Administrative expenses; determination of qualifying expenditures 32Student assessment system 33Report assessing overall faculty productivity and teacher effectiveness 34Benchmark study of public higher education system 35Professional development schools grant program 36Public schools' eligibility for funds through professional development schools grant program 37Foundations created for public institutions of higher education; governing boards; annual reports; audits 38Military recruiters; on-campus recruiting 39Secondary education students qualified to enroll in higher education institutions 40Optional retirement system; providers; regulations; participation; funds 41Fees for approval of articles or certificates; revenue 42Award of academic credit for student's military occupation, training, coursework and experience; educational credit for exams funded through Department of Defense 43Immunity from academic or financial penalties for postsecondary students performing military service on behalf of the United States 44Readmission protections, privileges and immunities for members of armed forces attending educational institutions within the commonwealth; calculation of cumulative length of absence; exemption from academic or financial penalty 45Establishment and implementation of comprehensive training program 46Medication abortion readiness plans; amendment or revision; determination of adequacy of plan 47Public University Health Center Sexual and Reproductive Health Preparation Fund 48Transfer of credits; MassTransfer program; MassTransfer Steering Committee 49Transfer of credits; common course numbering system 191/2Tuition, fees and room and board waiver for surviving child of parent who died as a result of injuries sustained during active and full-time military service while outside the United States 193/4Armed forces in-state student classification; member; spouse; unemancipated person whose parent or guardian is a member of the armed forces