An Act to provide green and healthy public colleges and universities and address their deferred maintenance needs
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Progress
Where this bill stands in the legislative process.
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill creates a planning commission to advise the state’s public colleges and universities on how to improve their buildings. The commission will focus on making these buildings more energy-efficient, adequately sized, safe, accessible, and healthy for students and staff. It also aims to address significant deferred maintenance needs at these institutions.
Key provisions
- Establish a Green and Healthy Public College and University Building Planning Commission.
- The commission will provide recommendations for building improvements.
- Recommendations will cover energy efficiency, spatial adequacy, life safety, accessibility, and indoor environmental quality.
- The commission will address deferred maintenance needs at public colleges and universities.
- The commission will consider public health aspects of building design.
Who is affected
- Public colleges and universities in Massachusetts
- Students
- Staff
- The Higher Education sector
- The State of Massachusetts
Notable changes
- The bill establishes a new commission to guide building improvements.
- It specifically addresses deferred maintenance, a long-standing issue for many public colleges and universities.
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Sponsors
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11 on record
Primary sponsor
Jacob R. Oliveira
Cosponsors
Jacob R. Oliveira
James B. Eldridge
James K. Hawkins
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