S 949
An Act to provide green and healthy public colleges and universities and address their deferred maintenance needs
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Bill 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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Primary sponsor
Jacob R. Oliveira
Cosponsors
Aaron L. Saunders
Jacob R. Oliveira
James B. Eldridge
James K. Hawkins
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Bill S.949 194th (Current)
An Act to provide green and healthy public colleges and universities and address their deferred maintenance needs
By Mr. Oliveira, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 949) of Jacob R. Oliveira, Vanna Howard, Michael D. Brady, James K. Hawkins and other members of the General Court for legislation to create a Green and Healthy Public College and University Building Planning Commission that will make recommendations for public higher education buildings relative to energy efficiency, spatial adequacy, life safety, accessibility, indoor environmental quality and public health. Higher Education.
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Presenter: Jacob R. Oliveira
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Displaying 4 actions for Bill S.949
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Higher Education |
| 2/27/2025 | House | House concurred |
| 5/20/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 06/03/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 |
| 9/8/2025 | Senate | Accompanied a new draft, see S2594 |
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