Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4044: An Act relative to tuition and student loan reimbursement in gateway cities
Status: In committee, April 2, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, April 22, 2025:
Chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 19G the following section:- Section 19H. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: “Gateway municipality”, a municipality with a population greater than 35,000 and less than 250,000 with a median household income below the commonwealth's average and a rate of educational attainment of a bachelor's degree or above that is below the commonwealth's average. “Health care facility”, a licensed institution providing health care services or a health care setting including, but not limited to, hospitals and other inpatient centers, ambulatory, surgical or treatment centers, behavioral health centers, skilled nursing centers, residential treatment centers, diagnostic, laboratory and imaging centers and rehabilitation and other therapeutic health centers. (b) Subject to appropriation, any physician, dentist or nurse licensed in the commonwealth pursuant to chapter 112 shall be eligible for tuition reimbursement for their undergraduate, dental, medical or nursing school tuition paid or student loans incurred. (c) To qualify for the tuition reimbursement pursuant to subsection (a): (i) the undergraduate, dental, medical or nursing school must be physically located in the United States; and (ii) the physician, dentist or nurse shall be practicing and have a physical office or physically work in a gateway municipality. (d) The …
Sponsors
- Rita Mendes (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- : Hearing scheduled for 07/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Higher Education
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Higher Education (October 16, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4044?
- H4044 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to tuition and student loan reimbursement in gateway cities.
- What is the status of H4044?
- In committee as of April 2, 2026. Latest action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (April 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4044?
- Rita Mendes (D).
- Where is the official record for H4044?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4044
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